Author: WENG Newsroom

The Pew Research Center calls Charlotte County one of the grayest counties in the country. New data puts nearly 38 percent of the county's residents at age 65 or older. Only Sumter County to the north... Read More.

Here's where Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies will be paying special attention to traffdic enforcement this week..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-072715-Jennings-Traffic Enforcement VO.mp3 They'll be looking for speeders the entire length of Taylor Road in Punta Gorda... Read More.

Here's where Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies will be paying special attention to traffdic enforcement this week..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-072715-Jennings Traffic Enforcement VO.mp3 They'll be looking for speeders the entire length of Taylor Road in Punta... Read More.

The tentative budget passed by North Port's City Commission this week will give employees a 3% raise, the second straight year they've gotten one, and the budget calls for adding 18 new employees. ... Read More.

Narcotics detectives arrested four people on multiple drug-related charges after serving a search warrant early this morning at their Gulf Cove area home. The warrant was served at 5441 Kennel Street. A... Read More.

Detectives continue investigating a purse snatching from last night in Port Charlotte. Reports show the suspect ran up behind a woman last night just outside the Books-a-Million. The sheriff's office says he ran through the parking... Read More.

If you're a patient of Dr. Fred Turner in Punta Gorda, you'll have to get a new doctor. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-072415-Jennings-Venice Doc Office Raid VO.mp3 Turner's Gulfshore Pain and Wellness Center was shut down yesterday when DEA agents... Read More.

DEA agents raided and shut down the office of Dr. Fred Turner today. The agents were seen going in and out of Turner's office, on U.S. 17 in northern Charlotte County, removing boxes... Read More.

CCSO deputies could use your help tracking down whoever burglarized a Port Charlotte Regions Bank branch early Tuesday..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-072315-Jennings-CCSO Bank Burglary VO.mp3 The alarm at the bank, at 24153 Peachland Boulevard was trigger a little before... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office says deputies have arrested a Bradenton woman on more than a dozen drug charges for alleged narcotics sales in Sarasota and Manatee counties. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-072215-Jennings-Sarasota County Drug Arrest... Read More.