Author: WENG Newsroom

"Preserving Our Past--Preparing For Our Future." That's how the city of Venice is billing its 2017 to 2027 draft comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan is a planning document required of local governments... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested six men, ranging in age from 52 to 80, for indecent exposure and solicitation crimes during an undercover investigation at Caspersen Beach. Special Investigation Section detectives received reports... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested a Nokomis woman for Manslaughter after they say she provided Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid commonly sold in place of heroin, to a Sarasota man who died as a... Read More.

A domestic disturbance 911 call from a residence in Englewood Sunday evening culminated in an officer-involved fatal shooting. Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell said a male making threats against deputies could be hear... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a total of 10 people have been arrested in connection with the theft of firearms, knives and ammunition from a home on Austrian Boulevard in Punta Gorda. ... Read More.

The city of North Port might have to rethink where it is going to put two dispensaries of medical marijuana. Back in November, the city council approved the dispensaries at locations east and... Read More.

Something to watch for in Punta Gorda this week. Starting Wednesday, the city's Wastewater Collection Division will close a section of Carmalita Street between 41 Northbound and Taylor Road. That closure will... Read More.

There's a new director of Planning and Development Services in Sarasota County. Matt Osterhoudt is getting the job full-time after having served as interim director since last year. Previously, he served as... Read More.

A heads-up for motorists in Charlotte County, the sheriff's office is paying special attention to traffic enforement at several locations this week. Deputies are watching for speeders in the Bermont Road, State Road... Read More.

Responding to a domestic disturbance call last night, Charlotte County Sheriff's Deputies shot and killed an individual who was said to be armed. It happened shortly after eight o'clock at a home in... Read More.