STEP TAKEN FOR ISLAND RESIDENTS TO BE COVERED

THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE PRESENT FOR WEDNESDAY’S BOARD MEETING VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO PROVIDE FIRE PROTECTION TO DON PEDRO AND KNIGHTS ISLAND RESIDENTS AFTER THE VOLUNTEER FIREHOUSE CLOSED LAST MONTH.  HOWEVER,... Read More.

PORT CHARLOTTE MAN LEAVES SCENE OF ACCIDENT

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE REPORTEDLY LEFT THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT HE CAUSED.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL AROUND 9:15PM TUESDAY THAT A MOTORIST DROVE OFF THE... Read More.

THREE HONORED FOR SAVING TEEN

A FISHERMAN AND TWO FRIENDS OF AN ENGLEWOOD TEEN WERE HONORED WEDNESDAY BY THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT AT A CEREMONY AT THE ENGLEWOOD SPORTS COMPLEX.  14 YEAR OLD AUSTIN CRUM AND HIS BUDDIES,... Read More.

O’NEILL MAY FACE TERMINATION AFTER ALL

DIANA O’NEILL, THE VENICE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHER WHO WAS ACCUSED OF ABUSING STUDENTS IN HER CLASSROOM MAY BE TERMINATED AFTER ALL.  PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY A STATE PANEL RECENTLY RULED THAT O’NEILL KEEP HER TEACHING... Read More.

MAN IMPERSONATES OFFICER TO STEAL PILLS

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT WHEN A MAN FLASHED A BADGE AND TOOK A WOMAN’S PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.  DEPUTIES SAY THE VICTIM HAD JUST PURCHASED ROXICODONE PILLS AT A PHARMACY ON OLEAN... Read More.

SEVERAL HONORED FOR SAVING ELDERLY COUPLE

THREE PEOPLE WERE HONORED BY THE CITY OF VENICE TUESDAY FOR SAVING THE LIVES OF TWO PEOPLE WHO’S CAR HAD PLUNGED INTO THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY.  SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE CROW’S NEST RESTAURANT SHOWED THE... Read More.

MISSING WOMAN FOUND AT ANOTHER HOME

A WOMAN WHO WAS MISSING SINCE SUNDAY NIGHT WAS FOUND THIS MORNING IN SARASOTA.  DEPUTIES SAY A RESIDENT OF THE VILLAGE WALK NEIGHBORHOOD FOUND 83 YEAR OLD CARLOTA GONZALEZ IN HER BACK YARD AND... Read More.

VENICE AIRPORT PLAN APPROVED BY THE FAA

THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION IN ORLANDO APPROVED THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT PLAN.  VENICE MAYOR JOHN HOLIC, INTERIM CITY MANAGER NANCY WOODLEY AND AIRPORT ADMINISTRATOR CHRIS ROZANSKEY MET WITH FAA REPRESENTATIVES ON MONDAY AND RECEIVED... Read More.

MAN WANTED FOR SEX CRIME ARRESTED IN TN

THE SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE INTENDS TO EXTRADITE A FORMER SARASOTA MAN ARRESTED IN TENNESSEE BACK TO SARASOTA TO FACE CHARGES FOR SEXUAL BATTERY ON A CHILD YOUNGER THAN 12. A PUBLISHED REPORT SAYS... Read More.