Author: WENG Newsroom

A Nokomis man in jail today after allegedly stabbing another man during a disagreement last night. Deputies say 46-year-old Joseph Gonyea stabbed a man with a pocket knife outside his Palm Avenue home. Gonyea... Read More.

City Commissioners in Sarasota today expected to consider placing new surveillance cameras along Martin Luther King, Junior, Boulevard in Newtown in an effort to deter crime. City police already have deployed eleven surveillance cameras... Read More.

Economic conditions are affecting something we've taken for granted in the Coast for years: retirees settling here after they stop working. Now, a new Associated Press poll indicates a new twist: Baby Boomers aren't... Read More.

Tourism in Florida rose 5.1 percent in the third quarter from a year ago, jibing with what was one of the best summers in Southwest Florida's history. Visit Florida, the state's tourism agency, said... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies say an argument at a Port Charlotte bar led to a drive-by shooting that injured three people. It happened shortly before 2am yesterday on US-41 near the intersection of Elkcam... Read More.

A Sarasota woman is recovering after she was hurt in a crash on Saturday night. Police say 23 year old Morgan Wallace was flown to Bayfront Medical Center in St Petersburg in critical condition after... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is investigating a third incident of a person or persons either gutting, or dismembering cats and placing the body parts on fairways at Port Charlotte Golf Club,... Read More.

A Punta Gorda firm is being purchased by a company in Michigan. The Gulf Coast Business Review reports Troy, Mich.-based X-Ray Industries is set to acquire Arcadia Aerospace Industries, based locally. Arcadia builds inspection... Read More.

The westbound lanes of West Venice Avenue, between Nokomis Avenue and the beach, will be closed Sunday, Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. for the Cyclovia event, sponsored by the South County... Read More.

A Fort Myers man is in jail in Charlotte County after an alleged theft. CCSO said they busted 24 year old Virgil Raymond Williams Jr., charging him with Grand Theft and Trespassing after he allegedly... Read More.