The City of Venice was notified the TRIM (Truth in Millage) notice being mailed to Venice city property owners has an error regarding the date of the first budget hearing. The public hearings take... Read More.

A business wants to help the family of a fallen lawman. Staff from Walmart has reached out to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. It has decided to hold a fundraiser for the family of... Read More.

Attempts to get members of the Florida House and Senate to call for their own special session on Stand Your Ground laws have fallen short. On Monday, the Secretary of State received signatures from... Read More.

Detectives are requesting the public’s assistance to identify a man who burglarized the Burger King restaurant on King’s Highway overnight. Just after midnight last night (August 15, 2013), an unknown man was knocking on... Read More.

The recent lull in tropical cyclone activity could come to an end later this week, with forecasters expecting a hurricane season that started strong and will finish in similar fashion. The Herald-Tribune reports... Read More.

Florida legislators are being asked whether or not they'll support holding a special session to deal with the state's "stand your ground law." Despite Gov. Scott's refusal to call a special session, there's... Read More.

Venice's utilities department continues its water main replacement program. It looks to move water mains in the backs of private properties to the front of them. The program also replaces parts of old and... Read More.

A Venice Police officer on patrol interrupted a burglary even though the burglar thought he had prevented evidence of his crime. Around 2:30 a.m., the officer was in the 400 block of S. Tamiami... Read More.