Author: WENG Newsroom

The investigation continues into last night's armed burglary in Port Charlotte. The sheriff's office says it sent units to Lancaster Avenue. It claims two men ran from the area, and one of them wore dark shorts... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office keeps looking for a missing Englewood man. It says 62-year-old Jeffrey Fleming has dementia, and he likes to go to parks. The sheriff's office describes him as 5'8" and 190 pounds... Read More.

We have more information on yesterday's fatal collision in North Port. A semi-truck hit a 48-year-old man who rode a bike. It happened in the southbound lane of Tamiami Trail at North Port Boulevard. The truck driver... Read More.

Blood banks continue making a difference. WTSP-TV reports the SunCoast Blood Bank on Mound Street in Sarasota has spent the last two days sending blood to banks in Orlando. Now SunCoast needs help recovering. It... Read More.

North Port Police say a bicyclist died in a crash with a truck this morning. They say it all happened on Tamiami Trail south at North Port Boulevard. Police have not identified the man on the... Read More.

Charlotte County deputies have staked themselves out in Port Charlotte to look for heavy feet this week. The sheriff's office says to expect them in two stretches: Tamiami Trail between Cranberry and Enterprise Drive, and... Read More.

A Charlotte County inmate died on Friday. The sheriff's office says 54-year-old David Szakalos of Englewood died after jumping from a housing pod earlier this month. Szakalos fell onto concrete decking below. Since then, he had spent... Read More.

Expect road closures and repairs on Bird Bay Drive West in Venice this week. These repairs happen today and Wednesday between 8 and 4. The construction actually begins about 50 feet east of the 41 Bypass.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has sounded the all-clear following an armed robbery in Port Charlotte. Units responded this morning to Kennesaw and Cedarwood streets for an alleged robbery and stabbing. The sheriff's office says the... Read More.

The search continues for a man who allegedly robbed a bridal shop in Lehigh Acres. Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers says a man with a bandana over his face had a knife in his hand yesterday. It... Read More.