Author: WENG Newsroom

Charlotte County Commissioners today decided to put an 8-year extension of the penny tax on the November ballot. While there are plenty of people who support the tax, there are quite a... Read More.

Gov. Scott says he'll veto legislation raising the speed limit on Florida highways from 70 to 75 mph. Scott says he'll stick with the advice of law enforcement agencies that have asked... Read More.

Venice's utilities department annually sponsors a poster contest promoting water conservation. Fifth-graders at Venice Elementary and fourth- and fifth-graders from Epiphany Cathedral School learn about conservation and then draw posters to help spread the word. The... Read More.

In a move they say is intended to restore public confidence, the City of North Port's asked the Center for Public Safety Management to do a review of the Police Department. The Herald-Tribune... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office watches for speeders in Port Charlotte next week. Starting Monday, deputies heavily enforce the speed limit on all of Melbourne Street, and on El Jobean Road between Highway 41 and... Read More.

CCSO Narcotics Unit deputies raided a suspected Port Charlotte drug house this morning. Inside the home deputies found meth and synthetic marijuana. NBC2 reports the Sheriff's Department's cracking down on drugs and... Read More.

A Punta Gorda woman's been arrested on drug charges after CCSO deputies say she dumped the contents of her purse, which included the drugs, on the ground in front of them. It happened... Read More.

Every VA clinic nationwide, including the three in SW Florida, are facing an audit. The Department of Veterans Affairs is investigates dozens of deaths at a VA facility in Phoenix, AZ that many... Read More.

An 18 year old Harbour Heights man already in the Charlotte County Jail on charges including armed robbery and grand theft auto, has been slapped with new burglary counts involving five other incidents. ... Read More.

A Kansas man was charged last night with Soliciting for Prostitution after he allegedly propositioned a detective during an undercover operation. The operation was run near Jones Loop Road and Knights Drive in Punta... Read More.