Indoor Vaping Banned Starting Next Week
Starting next week, vaping and the use of electronic cigarettes in most indoor workplaces, will be banned, similar to a long-standing law that prohibits smoking tobacco in indoor workplaces.
Author: WENG Newsroom
Port Charlotte Man Killed by Deputies Following Domestic Dispute
A man is dead after shots were fired during a domestic dispute in Charlotte County on Monday night. Deputies were shot at as they arrived on the scene off of McKinley Terrace in Englewood,... Read More.
North Port, Punta Gorda Crime Rates Skyrocket By 30-45 Percent
Crime rates in North Port and Port Charlotte skyrocketed through the first few months of the year, according to crime stats released yesterday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.While the statewide crime... Read More.
Florida Crime Decreases Overall
Floridas overall crime rate last year dropped by 9 perent from the previious year, although murders and sexual assaults increased. The most serious crimes, including robbery and aggravated assault, decreased by 7.4 percent from... Read More.
Domestic Violence Vs. Gun Rights Case Heats Up
A Florida woman’s effort to protect herself from domestic violence has become a flashpoint in the debate over gun rights and victims’ safety. Courtney Irby gave her estranged husband's guns to police after he... Read More.
Charlotte Co. Aims to End Land Deal with Sunseeker
Charlotte County commissioners are asking lawyers to effectively kill a deal that would have given a more than 3 and a half acre parcel of land to Sunseeker.The 2018 proposal would have seen... Read More.
One Charged, One Shot in Port Charlotte Domestic Incident
A Port Charlotte man was rushed to the hospital Saturday night after he was shot in what police are calling a domestic incident.Officials with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office say Frantz Pierre-Louis was... Read More.
Nokomis Police Continue Death Investigation
Police in Nokomis continue to conduct a death investigation after a woman was found dead inside a home.
Police were called to the house in the 500 block of Rousseau Drive late last week.... Read More.
Florida Unemployment Numbers Down
Florida’s unemployment was 3.4% in May, down 0.1% from the month before.The state released employment figures today showing there are 353,000 jobless Floridians out of a workforce of 10.3 million. The state’s unemployment rate... Read More.
Naples Woman Chased by Man With Knife
A terrified woman in Naples called 911 on Wednesday night after being chased by a man wielding a knife outside a Taco Bell in the Lakewood Plaza. The panicked phone call to Collier... Read More.