Members of the Juvenile Unit of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office teamed up for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors. The operation included compliance checks on seven businesses... Read More.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be in Tampa Wednesday to talk about the opioid epidemic. Sessions will address the issues at the U.S. Attorney's Office. Gov. Rick Scott and numerus lawmakers continue to... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff's Office deputies and Venice Police responded to a call of a crashed vehicle at Albee Farm Road and Laurel Road Tuesday morning. Someone from the vehicle, which was stolen, ran into... Read More.

Gas prices across Southwest Florida jumped another 8 cents over the week. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the area was $2.59 on Monday, up from $2.51 a week ago... Read More.

Both the North Port Police Department and Sarasota County Sheriff's Office are asking the public for any information they have in the death of Trent Bartol-Thomas. Crews were out in a pond along Biscayne... Read More.

A report says 35 manatees across Florida have died as a result of cold stress syndrome in January. The Bradenton Herald reports the deaths between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26 were tallied in a preliminary... Read More.

State Road 776 in Port Charlotte was shut down for much of Sunday because of brush fires in the area. Late Sunday, police said they now are looking for a car they believe may... Read More.

A man working as a security guard at the Venetian Golf and River Club in Venice is facing charges after allegedly downloading child pornography while at work. 32-year old Dennis Pomroy was arrested and... Read More.