North Port Police are searching for a “Carton Caper” suspect who they say stole cigarettes from two different Dollar General stores in the area. This morning around 10:49 a.m. NPPD posted surveillance video on... Read More.

On Tuesday, the Venice City Council voted to ban shark fishing on the pier and on all city beaches. There are some state laws that are set to take effect, including a Shore Based... Read More.

A Florida man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for a fatal crash. Charlotte County prosecutors say 25-year-old Michel Brutus was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of a... Read More.

A new survey of Floridians is reinforcing the belief among victims of Hurricane Michael that they've been forgotten as they continue their recovery efforts eight months after the Category 5 storm made landfall. According... Read More.

Lee County deputies are serving search warrants in the Pine Manor neighborhood. Deputies are going in and out of homes near Third Avenue and Oak Drive.Three of the search warrants are for narcotics. Deputies confirmed... Read More.

14 people were arrested in a retail theft sting in both Venice and Sarasota. Over a three-day span, officials with the Sarasota County Sheriffs Office filed 20 charges against the 14 suspects. All but... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is investigating after a man died in an officer-involved shooting late on Monday night. Officers went to a home in the 6000 block of McKinley Terrace for a report... Read More.

The Sarasota County courthouse is making things a bit easier for the moms of newborns after adding a lactation room that opened this week. Members of the Sarasota chapter of the Florida Association for... Read More.