Author: WENG Newsroom

Did you know that the Punta Gorda police department offers free checks on your home while you're away on vacation? The service is called Away From Home, and the department has volunteers who check... Read More.

Police and school officials are looking into a brawl that erupted among players from North Port and Braden River high schools at a football game Friday evening. The melee was contained within about 90... Read More.

A vehicle crash on Veterans Boulevard near Peachland Boulevard earlier this afternoon took down power lines and shut down the roadway just off Kings Highway in Port Charlotte. Traffic was detoured around the closure... Read More.

Florida's governor continues trying to bring jobs here. Rick Scott travels to New York City this week to ask more companies to expand in Florida. The trip begins tomorrow, and Scott's to-do list includes meeting with... Read More.

Englewood-based Sunfresh Produce has merged with Happy Foods of Southwest Florida, which is based on Fort Myers. The merger allows Happy Foods to use some modern yet vacant warehouse space in Charlotte County that... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a Port Charlotte man has been arrested after a shooting incident earlier this afternoon on Newbury Street injured a woman, her child, and a neighbor's dog. Following the... Read More.

The National Weather Service has issued a high rip current risk through Sunday evening. It says as Hurricane Joaquin lifts north from the Bahamas, a surface low develops north of Florida. The service anticipates the pressure... Read More.

Charlotte County may soon be the home of a new breast-care center. Dr. Tiffani Shelton recently joined Bayfront Health Punta Gorda after having trained at the Katzmann Breast Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and... Read More.

A Punta Gorda woman has been charged with exploitation of the elderly after police say she took advantage of a woman with Alzheimer's. Abby Resilus worked with Helping Hands Across Southwest Florida as a... Read More.

A Venice man missing for the past two weeks was found dead, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. 72-year-old Neil Smith was last seen Sept. 20. His body was found in a wooded... Read More.