The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 10:32 a.m. on Saturday for strong thunderstorms until 11 a.m. for Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Residents can be ready for wind gusts ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed the death warrant for a man convicted in the 2008 murder of a North Port woman that resulted in increased training for 911 operators in Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant for Michael King, convicted in the 2008 murder of Denise Amber Lee.

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Teams around the Sunshine State are beginning to release their schedules for the 2026 high school football season and another that did so are the Port Charlotte Pirates, a state semifinalist from the ...

Maestro Kwamé Ryan conducted himself into the history books Sunday as the first Charlotte Symphony music director to win a Grammy Award. Ryan won the Grammy for Best Opera Recording for the Houston ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Thomas Tao is an NYC-based spirits writer and media producer. For whisky drinkers, peated Scotch is a dividing line. Beloved ...

Port Charlotte is the smoke show label from Islay’s Bruichladdich distillery. True, the team there makes even smokier whisky as part of its annual Octomore series, some of which qualifies as the most ...

The Bruichladdich Distillery is situated on the scenic shores of Loch Indall on the Scottish island of Islay. The brand is acclaimed for its single malt whiskies that expertly marry peaty smoke with ...

The limited release only includes 8,000 bottles. Tony Sachs has written for numerous publications about spirits and the people who make them since 2007, and traveled the globe to witness the processes ...