Author: WENG Newsroom

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office needs the public’s assistance to identify two men who allegedly took more than $750 worth of alcoholic beverages from the Walgreens at 1930 Kings Highway last Thursday. On Friday,... Read More.

The future Legacy Park design and use on a 10-acre site near the Intracoastal Waterway will be discussed at a public workshop, Wednesday, July 24 at 2 p.m. at the Historic Venice Train Depot... Read More.

After declining during the Independence Day travel period, gas prices are once again headed back up. The Triple A says the statewide average price for a gallon of gasoline jumped 11 cents to 3... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested three Miami men caught passing counterfeit bills at two area stores. Deputies responded to the Venice Walmart yesterday afternoon after a man tried to buy a vacuum with... Read More.

A Sarasota man has received fifteen years in prison for sexual battery against a physically helpless person. The sheriff's office says it arrested thirty-four-year-old Gilberto Perez in June of last year. A twenty-two-year-old blind woman told... Read More.

CCSO Detectives have a Punta Gorda man in custody for the thefts of 6-kayaks and a canoe from the YMCA Center in Charlotte Harbor. Detectives investigating the incident say a patrol deputy notified... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies arrested three men after a traffic stop on North Washington Boulevard in Sarasota led to a loaded weapon and drugs. Deputies determined 19-year old Phillip Richardson Sarasota was driving... Read More.

A fight outside a local home Monday afternoon led to the arrest of a man whose girlfriend was attempting to retrieve $20 from her ex-boyfriend, according to a Charlotte County Sheriff’s report. Diamond Jack Baber,... Read More.

Health Management Associates Inc., owner of Venice Regional Medical Center and Charlotte County’s Peace River Regional Medical Center and Charlotte Regional Medical Center, could be a takeover target. The Herald-Tribune's reports that Community... Read More.

CCSO, in cooperation with the Florida Sheriff’s Association, is holding a Teen Driver Challenge this weekend. With car crashes the number one cause of death among young adults, FSA believes the answer to... Read More.