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Two juveniles were shooting BB guns outside of a home in North Port when one of them was hit in the head with a BB. Police say it happened Saturday evening on Ariton... Read More.
Gas prices are falling as 43 and a half million Americans plan to hit the road for Thanksgiving. Triple-A says motorists are beginning to find prices at the pump under two dollars a gallon... Read More.
Two members of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will be honored on Monday for their lifesaving efforts. On August 14th, deputies James Mills and Seth Pelfrey came to aide of a jet... Read More.
Foul play is also not suspected in the death of a man in his mid-50's, who was found in a hot tub in Warm Mineral Springs on Thursday morning. There's was no immediate... Read More.
North Port Police and Fire Rescue responded to a call from the 2700 block of Traverse Avenue Wednesday evening to find a four-month-old child in a bathtub, unresponsive. A family member had been... Read More.
Two people were critically injured in a crash in North Port Thursday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Corradino Boulevard. Police say a 2010 Toyota driven by... Read More.
A school teacher in Venice is the subject of a criminal investigation. The Herald-Tribune reports that 24-year-old Matthew Minton, who teaches social studies at the Island Village Montessori School, was put on administrative leave... Read More.
There was a very messy traffic situation on I-75 Northbound in Sarasota County on Wednesday morning. A vehicle carrying pig carcasses lost part of its load near Fruitville Road. Two lanes were... Read More.