Author: WENG Newsroom

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is investigating reports of a telephone scam. Sheriff's spokesman Bob Carpenter says some residents have reported getting phone calls from someone soliciting money...

Say goodbye to Albertson's. The supermarket chain is closing thirteen of its seventeen Florida stores including several Sun Coast locations. Albertson's says the closings are part of a move to eliminate unprofitable stores and... Read More.

A Port Charlotte teen with an extensive criminal history is accused of an armed home invasion back in February. Bob Carpenter with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says 18-year-old Greg Gary Jennis was... Read More.

Allegiant Airlines today announced the opening of a new base of operations at Punta Gorda Airport. The company says it will open the base with one MD-80 jet aircraft, beginning on June 27th. Allegiant... Read More.

New charges of prescription fraud in Sarasota County and they come in two separate cases. Sarasota Police charging 39-year-old Christian Agner of Sarasota with nine counts of prescription fraud. Meanwhile, an investigation by Sarasota... Read More.

A missionary from Sarasota dies in Haiti. Reports from the island nation say 21-year-old Israel Yoder was swimming off a Haitian beach when he was apparently caught in an undertow and drowned. Yoder had... Read More.

New charges today against a driver who police say caused a three-vehicle accident in Sarasota five months ago. 25-year-old Matthew Houmes of Sarasota has been free on bond. Now, police are saying Houmes was... Read More.

A suspected shooter arrested in Sarasota County early today following a high-speed chase from Bradenton. Police say 22-year-old Jose Serrano is believed to be the gunman who shot a man in Bradenton early this... Read More.

Out-of-town visitors allegedly threatened by a man with a gun in a road rage incident. Charlotte County authorities have arrested 47-year-old Charles Knight of Port Charlotte after a family of four claimed Knight threatened... Read More.

Another caregiver charged with abusing an elderly person in Sarasota County. This time, a young woman has been arrested for allegedly stealing almost ten thousand dollars from the person she was supposed to be... Read More.