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Florida ranks fourth nationwide in hospital safety. The biannual report from Leapfrog assigns grades from A to F to 2,500 hospitals across the country. The grades stem from how well they protect patients from preventable harm... Read More.

North Port PD are warning residents to be more aware of what's going on around them after four recently burglaries. According to the Herald-Tribune, they're seeing two distinct types. In one, a... Read More.

CCSO deputies need your help tracking down 14-year old Lakin Bontjes who ran away from her Port Charlotte home about two weeks ago. She was last seen the night of April 15th. ... Read More.

CCSO deputies arrested a Port Charlotte on narcotics charges yesterday. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-042915-Jennings-CCSO Drug Bust VO.mp3 The Narcotics Unit served a search warrant at 44-year old Ronald Edmond's home. They say they found 82... Read More.

CCSO's Narcotics Unit served a search warrant today at a Port Charlotte home and arrested one of the residents on a variety of charges after locating a large quantity of cocaine. The home's... Read More.

CCSO detectives have charged a Deep Creek man on Monday with robbery after incident early Monday ouytside Boomeres Sports Bar in Port Charlotte. Deputies say they were called there by bar employees after... Read More.

A Venice retirement center has a new owner. The Herald-Tribune reports a subsidiary of Fortress Investment Group has bought Venetian Gardens for $21.5. million. This marks the New York company's fourth purchase in Southwest Florida in... Read More.

A much improved Blackburn Point Park officially opens Thursday..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-042815-Jennings-Blackburn Point VO.mp3 Sarasota County invested over $4-million in the park and the Herald-Tribune reports some area residents have given it the once over and... Read More.

Blackburn Point Park opens with some improvements Thursday, including $4-million plus worth of parking, boardwalks, ramps, and picnic areas. The Herald-Tribune reports Sarasota County bought the land for about $16-million 9 years ago,... Read More.

Deputies have stationed themselves for speeders this week in Charlotte County. They most strictly enforce the speed limit along two streches of road: All of Taylor Road in Punta Gorda Veterans Boulevard in Port Charlotte between Highway... Read More.