Author: WENG Newsroom

Two people had non-life-threatening injuries after their vehicle rolled in Venice on Monday. The Venice Fire Department found a Honda Odyssey minivan on I-75 southbound one mile north of Exit 195. The Nokomis Fire Department helped... Read More.

Sarasota County officials will lead a free community clean-up in Englewood from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., March 22. The herald-Tribune reports dumpsters will be waiting for the stuff volunteers pick up at... Read More.

A bill would allow schools in Florida to designate a teacher to carry a gun in class. At the moment, strict federal and state laws ban guns by anyone not a cop in school zones. The... Read More.

CCSO deputies are looking for the gunmen who robbed the Waffle House on Mac Drive in Punta Gorda this morning. Employees say two black men, in masks and dark or camouflage style clothing,... Read More.

The two North Port Police officers, a man and a woman, suspended last week, are under investigation for allegedly handcuffing a woman and having sex with her at a party in North Port. ... Read More.

Be careful where you leave your wallet or purse. A women left her purse in a Punta Gorda Waffle House in January, but was back to get in half an hour. The... Read More.

Florida's joined a multistate lawsuit seeking restitution for damage to the state's natural resources, from 2010's Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The suit filed by Florida's secretary of environmental protection and the head of... Read More.

Narcotics detectives arrested a Port Charlotte man for battery yesterday after he allegedly grabbed an undercover detective in the groin at a local park. Deputies were investigating complains of sexual activity at Sunrise... Read More.

CCSO's running another Civilian Gun Safety Course next month. It's scheduled for Saturday April 5th from 8a.m. to 5p.m. at the Sheriff’s Office Training Building in Punta Gorda. The course will explain... Read More.

Cheney Brothers, one of the largest food distributors in the country, broke ground on a $40-million distribution hub near Punta Gorda Airport off Piper Road today. NBC 2 reports the new facility, which... Read More.