Author: WENG Newsroom

Registered sex offenders can no longer hide at Florida's colleges and universities. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has expanded its Internet registry to let people search for offenders by where they work, live, and... Read More.

The Fort Myers man arrested Tuesday on loitering charges was charged Wednesday with the armed burglary of an occupied residence on Oil Well Road. Detectives investigating the occupied residential burglary of a residence on... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man's been arrested after calling CCSO to report a stolen firearm. Deputies arriving at Jimmy home learned that Whipple was a convicted felon barred from possessing firearms. At the... Read More.

The Venice City Council's expected to consider rebuilding or replacing the fire station in downtown, because it no longer meets storm standards for wind or water. The Herald-Tribune reports the fire station, which... Read More.

State Lawmakers are considering changes to the "stand your ground" law in the wake of the Trayvon Martin case. The State Senate Judiciary Committee today approved a bill requiring Florida's Department of Law... Read More.

The Venice Fire Department will be at the Farmers Market Saturday, Oct. 12, from 8:30 a.m. - noon to educate adults about how to prevent kitchen fires, as part of the department's Fire Prevention... Read More.

The Charlotte County sheriff's office reports possible movement in a cold case. Literal movement, that is. Debbie Bowe in the office says detectives expect to move that Corvette from the canal area at Rampart and Navigator... Read More.

CCSO needs your help. They're trying to find Samuel Uveges of Port Charlotte. He was last seen Friday October 4 about 2:30 pm at the Muscle Car Showdown on Tamiami Trail in... Read More.

CCSO's investigating a home invasion robbery reported in the Port Charlotte area yesterday. A spokesperson says 2-masked white males, on carrying a handgun, allegedly entered a home in the area of the 3000... Read More.

Charlotte County workers found a car in a canal this morning that belongs to a man reported missing more than 25 years ago. At about 10:00 this morning, Charlotte County workers located a... Read More.