Author: WENG Newsroom

Last week's North Port City Commission meeting was a barn-burner, as hundreds of people both supported and denounced the Bayflite helicopter stationed near city hall. There's more disagreement outside the meeting, with one homeowner's... Read More.

The Sara­sota County Sheriff’s Office is warn­ing cit­i­zens about a tele­phone scam that attempts to extort money from inno­cent individuals. There are two recent reports of a caller claim­ing to be with the sheriff’s... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff deputies report their latest crackdown on shoplifting resulted in the arrest of six people last week. Three juveniles and three adults were arrested during the six-hour effort at the Wal-Mart on... Read More.

CCSO and Wal-Mart loss prevention teamed up for a 2nd Operation RECEIPT yesterday.  They busted 6-people between 1 and 7p.m. at the Wal-Mart Super Center on Taylor Road in Punta Gorda.  RECEIPT stands for... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is participating in the last ‘Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over’ campaign for 2013.   The campaign starts today and runs through Wednesday January 1, 2014.   As with... Read More.

The Sarasota County School District dropout rate for last school year improved compared to the previous year, but the graduation rate decreased slightly. Charlotte County’s graduation rate fell by 3.7 percentage points and its... Read More.

A man with a criminal history stretching from Massachusetts to Venice, Florida is now facing federal charges: {WENG-121313-Harding-Venice Arrest}

Construction's expected to start in the next couple of months on a veterans memorial in Englewood.{WENG-1213113-Jennings Englewood Vets VO}The... Read More.

CCSO's Economic Crimes detectives have arrested the Punta Gorda woman seen in Wal-Mart surveillance video walking away with another woman's wallet then going shopping with the victim's debit card.  The suspect's identified as 40-year... Read More.

Someone was not so nice to a horse in Punta Gorda.  They shaved off its mane.  CCSO reports it happened to a white and gray mare someone between December 1st and December 3rd in... Read More.