Author: WENG Newsroom

Walmart in Punta Gorda shut down for three hours last night. The sheriff's office says someone at the store received a bomb threat over the phone right before 11 o'clock. Law enforcement searched the building and... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced where it most greatly enforces speed limits next week. Expect deputies to look for heavy feet on Taylor Road in Punta Gorda, and on Veterans Boulevard in Port... Read More.

New numbers show Marco Rubio with a double-digit lead over two Democratic challengers for his Senate seat. The Quinnipiac poll shows him in front of congressman Patrick Murphy and Alan Grayson. Rubio has entered the race... Read More.

The Small Business Administration has opened a business recovery center to help businesses that have felt the effects of algal blooms, excessive rain, flooding, and the Lake Okeechobee water releases. This makes low-interest economic injury... Read More.

The CEO of the Republican National Convention has released a partial list of speakers for next week's event in Cleveland. The names of two high-profile Floridians have appeared on it. Attorney general Pam Bondi speaks during... Read More.

Publix has bought Bayshore Gardens The Herald-Tribune reports the purchase price as $42 million. Publix has the largest store at Bayshore Gardens. It has operated as a tenant there since the center opened in 1959.

The Atlanta Braves may have company at a proposed North Port spring training complex. The Herald-Tribune reports three or four other teams have an interest in sharing the stadium and practice fields. Martin Black from the... Read More.

The number of homes with foreclosure filings has dropped in the region. RealtyTrac reports that number in Sarasota and Manatee counties has fallen 54 percent in the first half of this year compared to the... Read More.

With I-75 expanding in Charlotte County, some homeowners want a sound barrier wall. FDOT says the area does not qualify, but neighbors tell WBBH-TV that the state has used data over a decade old. A Freedom... Read More.

The foreclosure rate in Charlotte County has dropped to 1.38 percent. Data from CoreLogic also shows that same rate has dropped to 1.46 in Sarasota and Manatee counties.