Sarasota's city commission tonight discusses rules for ride sharing services like Uber and Lyft. Commissioners may require drivers to complete background checks, place signs in their vehicles while on duty, pay registration fees, have regular... Read More.

Three people died in a plane crash yesterday after taking off from Sarasota. The plane crashed near Kernersville, N.C. on its way to Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro. The Beech A36 went down in the... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a missing person has reappeared safely. The office claims 77-year-old Henry Maikowski disappeared yesterday, but has turned up in Manatee County in good health. It has reunited him with family.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office needs your help finding missing 'at risk' senior citizen...... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-090815-Jennings-CCSO Missing Man VO.mp3 Henry Robert Maikowski's 77-years old and has severe dementia. He was last seen leaving... Read More.

A Nokomis man has injuries following a crash today. The highway patrol says 24-year-old Martin Rudis rode his bicycle south on Orange Grove Avenue towards Edmondson Road. The patrol believes Rudis failed to stop at a... Read More.

Here's where Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies will be paying special attention to traffic enforcement this week...... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-090715-Jennings-CCSO Traffic VO.mp3 Deputies will be looking for speeders the entire length of Loveland Boulevard in Port Charlotte and Wilmington... Read More.

Attack ads have already begun for a southwest Florida senate seat, with mailers going out last week accusing area representatives for not supporting a plan to keep Sarasota County in one congressional district. The... Read More.

Two years ago, Jay Vanko shot and killed Charlotte County sheriff's deputy Sgt. Michael Wilson before turning the gun on himself. At a hearing in the case today, the judge granted a request from... Read More.