Sarasota County commissioners today approved a new policy that would allow hunting on publicly-owned preserves in the county, including land bought with money from a special tax for protecting sensitive land and wildlife. The... Read More.

Punta Gorda police chief Albert "Butch" Arenal has announced his retirement from the force, effective next month, and will become chief of the Coconut Creek Police Department. NBC2 reports that Arenal has been with... Read More.

Finally, last night, 25-year-old Samira Silva of Port Charlotte died when the motorcycle she was riding on I-275 in St. Petersburg lost control and struck a guardrail and then several trees around 7:30pm. Floriday... Read More.

A crash killed a Punta Gorda man yesterday. The highway patrol says 46-year-old Wayne McMahon died in a collision on Route 41. The patrol claims McMahon drove southbound as he approached a slower vehicle from behind. He... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol's looking for help from Englewood residents..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-082415-Jennings-Englewood Hit and Run VO.mp3 State Troopers are looking for a hit and run driver who knocked a 59-year old woman off her bicycle Saturday evening.... Read More.

The noon deadline came and went today for the Florida legislature to agree on a new congressional district map without a resolution but with plenty of animosity. Leaders from each chamber continued to do... Read More.

Local unemployment has increased, but the numbers show considerable job gains from last year. The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity puts Charlotte County's current unemployment rate at 6.2 percent. It sits higher than the 5.9 percent... Read More.

Residents around a Port Charlotte aren't having the greatest summer. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-082115-Jennings-Sunshine Lake VO.mp3 Residents of Sunshine Lake aren't in a very sunny mood, and that's because of algae. It's gotten so bad,... Read More.