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WWSB ABC 7
March 30, 2018
ENGLEWOOD, FL (WWSB) - Deputies say a North Port man was rescued from a sandbar off the coast of Englewood and subsequently arrested after he allegedly ran aground in a stolen boat. At 7 a.m. on Thursday, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office received a call from a resident in the 2000 block of PineÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 30, 2018
NORTH PORT — The First District Court of Appeal rendered a split ruling on a Florida Ethics Commission decision that found former North Port city attorney Rob Robinson violated state law in 2013, when he encouraged the city to create two new positions — a special magistrate for code enforcement and aÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
March 30, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - The Interim North Port Fire Chief Scott Titus has been selected as the North Port Fire Chief. Titus has been ... "I promise to work hard for the men and women of the North Port Fire Rescue and for those who protest and serve," said Chief Titus in a press release. " I'm thankful forÃÂ ...
NBC2 News
March 25, 2018
The first call came in around 3 p.m., and shortly after, four agencies responded, including Charlotte County EMS, North Port Fire, North Port Police, and Florida Fire Service. A few homes were evacuated for precautionary measures, but were not under a mandatory evacuation. The cause of the fire is underÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
March 21, 2018
SARASOTA COUNTY — The future $100 million Atlanta Braves spring training facility at the West Villages development in North Port is beginning to take ... to the county to ensure “everything's done and complete,” Mike Dunn, the Braves' vice president and director of Florida operations, said at the time.
WWSB ABC 7
March 16, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - Police have cleared a multi-vehicle crash at West Price Boulevard and Glenallen Boulevard. The North Port Police Department is reporting the three-vehicle crash that closed all lanes of West Price Boulevard has been cleared. The crash occurred just after 7:30 a.m. FridayÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
March 15, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - The North Port Police Department is reporting that all lanes of U.S. 41 in North Port have reopened after officers concluded an earlier investigation. At 4:30 a.m. Thursday, police responded to the intersection of Tuscola Boulevard and U.S. 41 for reports of a pedestrian struck byÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
March 12, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - The North Port Police Department is seeking information on two individuals that might have information on an incident that happened in Lowe's on Sunday, March 11. According to police, a customer was at the Lowe's on Tuscolo Boulevard in North Port around noon, when heÃÂ ...
WFLA
March 12, 2018
North Port, Fla. (WFLA) - A North Port community was terrified after a Legionnaires' outbreak. Now, health officials have identified a second source of the potentially deadly disease. ... Officials from the Florida Department of Health investigated and determined the disease likely came from the pool and spa.
Fox 4
March 8, 2018
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A North Port woman claimed a $1 million prize in the $5,000,000 Monopoly Florida Edition Scratch-Off Game. Nataliya Brych of North Port claimed her winnings in a lump sum of $770,000, the Florida Lottery announced. Brych purchased her winning ticket at a Shell in Venice, makingÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
February 23, 2018
North Port Mayor Vanessa Carusone said she was in favor of Knight's proposal. “I think it's a great idea,” Carusone said. “It's not going to help North Port any, because from what I've heard, it's only going to affect unincorporated Sarasota County.” The city of North Port currently has five elementary schools,ÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
February 22, 2018
NORTH PORT — Four finalists hoping to be North Port's next police chief will meet the public from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at North Port City Hall. The search ... Three of the four finalists are currently employed in the state of Florida: Coral Springs Deputy Chief Shawn Backer, Brevard County Sheriff's OfficeÃÂ ...
WFTV Orlando
February 21, 2018
North Port, Florida - NORTH PORT -- The Society of the North Port Performing Arts Center goes beyond ushering and working the box office. The group sets up their own shows -- to help their own cause and to help other performances at the North Port Performing Arts Center. The society is a local, nonprofitÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
February 11, 2018
CHARLOTTE COUNTY — A North Port man was seriously injured early Sunday morning in a motorcycle accident, the Florida Highway Patrol reports. According to the report, Kevin Mahoney Jr., 34, of North Port was traveling west on his motorcycle on Edgewater Drive, in the roundabout intersecting withÃÂ ...
WFLA
February 7, 2018
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WFLA) – Fire officials say an arsonist is on the loose, setting a record number of wildfires south of North Port. Firefighters have their work cut out for ... “There's a lot of innocent people that this person put at risk,” said Patrick Mahoney with the Florida Forest Service. Just since Jan.
WTSP 10 News
February 6, 2018
NORTH PORT, Fla. -- Forestry officials say they are looking for an arsonist responsible for nearly 50 brush fires in three weeks. They've put out an 'arson alert' and are posting signs asking for information leading to ... Call the Florida Division of Forestry at 1-800-342-5869 and you can remain anonymous.
WWSB ABC 7
February 6, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - The North Port police department and Sarasota County sheriff's office have been working with the Underwater Recovery Force to search a body of water along Biscayne Drive. The search is part of the investigation into the death of Trent Bartol Thomas. Police have made oneÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
February 5, 2018
“I'm proud to endorse Margaret Good, who gives us a real opportunity to elect a strong Democrat to a critical seat in the Florida House,” Biden said in a statement that was released by Good's campaign Monday. “Margaret will be a champion in Tallahassee in the fight for affordable health care, publicÃÂ ...
The News-Press
February 4, 2018
Hawkins-Garland said mutual aid had been requested from the Lee County Strike Team, Englewood fire department, Boca Grande, and North Port. No acreage estimate was available. The sheriff's office also issued a warning that they had received reports of a suspicious vehicle seen in the area of theÃÂ ...
Fox 4
February 3, 2018
NORTH PORT, Fla. --- Students at North Port High were moved outside Friday due to a bomb threat at the school. The North Port Police Department and district security were on scene investigating the bomb threat. The perimeter of the campus was found to be secure but, parents weren't allowed to pick upÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
February 2, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - Authorities did not locate a bomb at North Port High School after North Port Police and the Sarasota Sheriff's Office completed a thorough search of the campus. At 5:30 p.m. North Port Police Tweeted that the search on the North Port High campus was complete and nothing wasÃÂ ...
NBC2 News
February 2, 2018
The North Port Police Department is currently on scene at a standoff near the intersection of E. Price Boulevard and S. Haberland Boulevard. The address of the incident is 3601 E. Price Blvd. in North Port, Fla. The suspect is barricaded in the home and is armed. Nearby Woodland Middle School is onÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 29, 2018
NORTH PORT — A North Port man shot a gun toward his stepfather after the man reprimanded him for the way he spoke to his mother Saturday, according to a police report. Michael Scott Martin, 25, of North Port, has been charged with attempted murder, firing a weapon in public, and improper exhibit of aÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
January 29, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - A North Port man has been arrested on felony charges for attempted murder. Police say that 25-year-old Michael Martin got into an altercation with his step-father on Saturday, Jan. 27. and threatened to kill him. 00:00 00:00ÃÂ ...
WFLA
January 26, 2018
North Port elementary school custodian arrested for child pornography. News Channel 8 Sarasota Bureau ... SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – A 55-year-old janitor at Glenallen Elementary School in North Port was arrested on suspicion of possessing child pornography. Robert Hudson faces five felonyÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 26, 2018
Vice President of Florida Operations of the Atlanta Braves Spring Training Facility Mike Dunn speaks as part of a panel discussion Friday at the South County Tiger Bay Club Luncheon about the impact of the West Villages and the Atlanta Braves on the region. [HERALD-TRIBUNE PHOTO / MATTÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
January 25, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - North Port Assistant City Manager Danny Schult is on paid administrative leave following accusations of bullying staff. We asked North Port Mayor Vanessa Carusone if she's surprised about the allegations, she said, "No. I have had complaints by employees personally.".
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 24, 2018
NORTH PORT — Teen court, a pretrial intervention program designed to keep youths ages 10 to 17 out of the criminal justice system while still holding them accountable for their actions through a jury of their peers, will open in North Port as soon as March. After a presentation by teen volunteers and adultsÃÂ ...
Wink News
January 18, 2018
For many people in pain, the grand opening of Surterra Wellness on Tamiami Trail is a long time coming. This could be the closest location for patients who live in areas of Southwest Florida that have banned dispensaries. “It's just nice to be apart, stay within my community and get my medicine and not feelÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
January 16, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - Homicide detectives have arrested Dontae Lamar Stanley, 21, in connection with a home invasion murder. Police say they first responded to the a call of shots fired at 1:29 a.m. at a home on Porto Chico Avenue on January 10th. The victim was identified as 19-year-old TrentÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 15, 2018
Dontae Lamar Stanley, 21, charged with murder, armed home invasion robbery, two counts of aggravated battery, three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in connection with the death of Trent Bartol-Thomas (Trent Joseph), 19. He was arrested Jan. 15, 2018. [PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH PORTÃÂ ...
WTSP 10 News
January 10, 2018
NORTH PORT, Fla. - One person was killed in a shooting on Wednesday morning, the North Port Police Department said. The shooting happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Port Chico Avenue near Gorgas Street. North Port police believe two men wearing masks entered the home shortly after theÃÂ ...
WFLA
January 10, 2018
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) — Emergency crews responding to a recent crash in North Port had to fight off bees to save the victims. The North Port Police Department responded to the crash ... The Florida Highway Patrol completed the crash investigation with help from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.
WWSB ABC 7
January 10, 2018
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - One person is confirmed dead after a shooting in southern Sarasota County. North Port Police responded to a call from Porto Chico Avenue around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning reporting possible gunfire. When they arrived they found one person dead at the scene.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
January 5, 2018
Two Florida residents headed home after the holidays without their young cat after the feline was found stowed away inside a piece of checked luggage at the Erie International Airport on New Year's Day. Slim, a 6-month-old female cat, was discovered inside a piece of luggage filled with clothes and otherÃÂ ...
St. Augustine Record
January 2, 2018
One person died on New Year's Day after losing control of his car and crashing into a tree off Interstate 95 North near International Golf Parkway in St. Johns County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. James Wayne Clark, 58, of North Port, was driving a 1995 Saab 900 about 6:25 p.m. when he lostÃÂ ...
WWSB ABC 7
December 31, 2017
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - North Port Police are asking the public to help identify a driver who fled the scene of a vehicle crash Saturday. The crash occurred at Price Blvd. near North Porth Highschool when a vehicle rear-ended another vehicle. The driver and vehicle responsible for causing the crashÃÂ ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December 28, 2017
She made the discovery while driving in Sarasota County on Christmas Eve. NORTH PORT — A Florida woman found some Christmas gifts on the side of Interstate 75 and is trying to find the child they were intended for. Andrea Reid tells NBC2 she was heading to a Christmas Eve gathering with her familyÃÂ ...
WFLA
December 31, 1999
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) – Police say a standoff where an armed person was barricaded inside of a home ended peacefully. The standoff occurred along Haberland Blvd, about 1.5 miles away from Woodland Middle School. Out of an abundance of caution, the school was placed on lockdown.
WWSB ABC 7
December 7, 2017
NPPD Chief Vespia is honored by the North Port High JROTC ahead of his retirement. ... NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB)- The North Port High School ROTC honored retiring Police Chief Kevin Vespia today. ... “He's been my personal role model,” said Dillon Stover, who's part of the ROTC at North Port High.
Bradenton Herald
December 6, 2017
Safety is something most people look for when choosing a city to live in and residents of North Port may be in one of the safest, a new study found. The City of North Port was named the second-safest city in Florida with a population of at least 50,000 by SafeHome.org. With a population of more than 61,000Â ...
WWSB ABC 7
December 2, 2017
NORTH PORT, FL (WWSB) - 62-year old Roman Shkraba is accused of beating his cocker spaniel and shooting it in the head with a BB gun on Saturday at his home on Chesebro Avenue in North Port. "Initially it appeared to have a BB in it's palate, further examination by the veterinarian's office indicated ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December 2, 2017
The other was by Universal Health Services, which owns Manatee Memorial Hospital and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, for a 120-bed hospital in North Port. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration combined the two applications into one statement of denial. A court decision is expected in ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December 1, 2017
A police report said that Roman Shkraba, 62, kicked and shot his dog “Fluffy” with a BB gun Nov. 25. NORTH PORT — The North Port Police Department said a 62-year-old North Port man was arrested and charged for allegedly beating his dog — a Cocker Spaniel named “Fluffy” — and then shooting it in ...
WWSB ABC 7
November 30, 2017
According to the North Port Police Department, Williams has been arrested for spray painting graffiti at the North Port skate park. The vandalism included a spray painted swastika sign. The North Port Police Department takes vandalism very seriously and plans on installing cameras at the skate park very ...
WFLA
November 24, 2017
NORTH PORT, Fla. (WFLA) – A truck crashed into a North Port home, injuring the driver Friday afternoon. According to police, the pick-up truck struck a home in the 6400 block of Safford Terrace. There were no reported injuries to the resident of the home. The building department is assessing the structural ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
November 13, 2017
North Port takes steps to split West Villages from Venice zip code .... start a change.org petition to “Keep the Venice FL mailing address for West ...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
November 9, 2017
He plans to retire from the city of North Port at the end of March 2018. ... city put the word out through the Florida Police Accreditation Coalition.
Bradenton Herald
November 5, 2017
RUSKIN The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for Lee Lyman Bassett, 30, of North Port, who is accused of fleeing the scene of a crash.
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
November 2, 2017
NORTH PORT — After congratulating members for their work, the North ... Care Administration, 2727 Mahan Drive, Building 1, Tallahassee, FLÂ ...
