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CCSO detectives need your help identifying a woman suspected of being involved in a vehicle burglary and credit card fraud case. In mid-July a Rotonda area resident reported someone had broken into her... Read More.

You have seen it in the movies. Someone is trapped or stranded on top of a building, on a mountainside, on an overturned boat or in the middle of nowhere. Danger is imminent. Then,... Read More.

On August 31, 2013 the Florida BBQ Association (FBA) board of directors chose the Suncoast BBQ & Bluegrass Bash to host the 2014 Florida BBQ State Championship. It will be held on April 19,... Read More.

The largest organic by-products recycler in the U.S. has broken ground here in Charlotte County. Synagro's new Charlotte County bio-recycling center will mean hundreds of new eco-friendly jobs, most temporary, and it's expected to... Read More.

CCSO's warning residents scam artists are at it again, with some new angles on getting you to part with your money on the phone. The new scheme that's started this month involves a... Read More.

An undercover operation had led to the arrests of seven men for exposing themselves at Caspersen Beach Park in Venice. W-T-S-P reports detectives have monitored activity along the trails and near the waterways... Read More.

A month-long protest at the Florida Capitol following the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial is resulting in overtime expenses of nearly $173,000. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement on Wednesday released a final breakdown... Read More.

On Tuesday, Sept. 3, the Venice Police Department received a call reporting that an individual had broken the window on a car in the parking lot of CVS, at the corner of U.S. 41... Read More.

Venice Police and Fire responded to a boat crash in the Intracoastal Waterway Sunday evening. The police marine patrol arrived at the scene, across the ICW from Venice High School, to find the... Read More.

Gas prices were steadily moving on a downward path, but tensions with Syria caused oil prices to jump and in turn pushed gas prices up a few cents. Although gas prices are more than... Read More.