Author: WENG Newsroom

CCSO detectives are asking for your help trying to find a 54-year-old Port Charlotte man who hasn't been seen since last Thursday. John Simmons, of the 400 block of Wabash Avenue in Port Charlotte,... Read More.

CCSO has a reminder for contractors and workers to make sure they secure their construction equipment and materials at job sites. Between June of last year and this month, the Sheriff’s Office has... Read More.

A developer's asked Venice officials for approval of a mixed use development on 50-acres of under-developed land at the northeast corner of Laurel Road and Knights Trail east of I-75. The Herald-Tribune reports... Read More.

Sarasota County commissioners have asked interim County Administrator Thomas Harmer to take the job of County Administrator permanently. The Herald-Tribune reports Harmer was the deputy county administrator, before the dismissal of former Administrator... Read More.

Medical marijuana appears on Florida's November ballot. State Supreme Court has approved this measure in spite of objections from Attorney General Pam Bondi. Meanwhile, attorney general candidate George Sheldon calls the ruling a victory for Floridians. Bondi... Read More.

CCSO Detectives are looking for a vintage motorboat and trailer stolen from the driveway of a Port Charlotte home sometime Friday night. A 1958 Herters fishing boat and trailer was taken from a... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol's shutdown the southbound lanes of I-75 at mile marker 213 in Sarasota County after reports of concrete falling from the overpass onto University Parkway. NBC2 reports Southbound traffic is... Read More.

On a 4-3 decision today, Florida's Supreme Court's approved the wording of a proposed constitutional amendment that would legalize medical marijuana. The question will be in the hands of voters in November. ... Read More.

Authorities say the human remains found earlier this month in the Pirate Harbor area of Punta Gorda are those of Danny Mordenti, who was reported missing in May 2008. The identification was made... Read More.

The governor wants another spending increase for public schools this year, even though this latest request sits less than half of what he wanted last year. Rick Scott today wants the legislature to increase spending... Read More.