The Florida-based chain Metro Diner is planning to open a second restaurant in southwest Florida. Permits filed with Sarasota County last week indicate the diner will open at 2111 Tamiami Trail S. in Venice.... Read More.

The Punta Gorda police officer who was fired after accidentally shooting and killing an elderly woman during a citizens academy last August wants his job back. Lee Coel was fired by the Punta Gorda police... Read More.

Nokomis is getting a new Dollar General store. Permits filed late last week show that the company plans to build a new, 7,500-square-foot store at a cost of $400,000. The store wil be at... Read More.

Police have arrested a Punta Gorda man in connection with a March burglary at the Historic Train Depot. Officials say William Michael Legrand pawned some stolen items from the Depot. Back on March 11th,... Read More.

It is becoming very common in the United States for communities to try and do their part to keep the environment as clean as possible. Monday, the City of North Port got in line... Read More.

Southbound I-75 near North Port was shut down Tuesday after a fatal crash between a beer truck and an ice cream truck. The crash happened around 5:15am near the Sumter Blvd. exit, which is... Read More.

The Florida Senate's version of a bill to implement the state's medical marijuana constitutional amendment has passed its first committee. The bill (SB 406) passed the Health Quality Committee on Tuesday. It must go through... Read More.

The daughter of a Manatee County woman and her boyfriend charged in her mother's murder arrived in Manatee County over the weekend after being extradited from West Virginia. 21-year old Kayla Colyer and 26-year... Read More.