Author: WENG Newsroom

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has offered more information on locating a Punta Gorda girl in St. Petersburg. Debbie Bowe in the sheriff's office says authorities found 15-year-old Sydney Silvernail by pinging her cell phone. Bowe... Read More.

A Punta Gorda teenager, missing since the weekend is safe, but Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives have questions that need answers... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-032515-Jennings-Punta Gorda Teen Found VO.mp3 The biggest one is under what circumstances did 15-year old Syndey... Read More.

CCSO says that missing 15 year old girl who may have been abducted from her Punta Gorda home over the weekend has been found in St. Petersburg. Sydney Silvernail was by St. Petersburg... Read More.

North Port High School's got a new head football coach. The Herald-Tribune reports Brian Hatler replaces Jared Powers who resigned after just 50-days on the job. Hatler 's been coaching at Arvada... Read More.

Someone may have kidnapped a teenager initially reported as a runaway. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says 15-year-old Sydney Silvernail disappeared from her home on Sunkist Drive in Punta Gorda over the weekend. However,... Read More.

The State Transportation Department's set August 3rd as the start of construction of a new interchange at University Parkway and I-75. The new $83-million interchange will be the first "diverging diamond" interchange in... Read More.

The free Hepatitis C Clinic in Charlotte County is struggling to stay open, and has asked the county for help. The operators of the center at the Virginia Anderson Volu8nteer Community Clinic are... Read More.

Here's where Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies are going to be doing special traffic enforcement this week.... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-032315-Jennings-Traffic Enforcement VO.mp3 They'll be looking for speeders on US 41 between Cranberry and Enterprise Drive and on Kings Highway... Read More.

Michael Deitz is no longer a North Port Police officer. He resigned earlier this week. He was already on unpaid suspension after his arrest by Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies on a misdmeanor... Read More.

Punta Gorda PD say they stopped a car on Tamiami Trail because the passenger wasn't wearing a seatbelt. That's not where things ended. The Herald-Tribune reports a canine unit showed up during... Read More.