CCSO Detectives found what appeared to be a small meth cooking operation along Taylor Road in Punta Gorda last Friday. It was found in the area of 2730 Taylor Road, and came to... Read More.

A new report shows Florida's high school graduation rate among the lowest in the country. The Department of Education has gathered the data, which shows just 75 percent of high school students earn their diplomas. Only... Read More.

People in Venice next month seek to set records for life jackets. On May 17, residents hope to break the mark for most life jackets worn, as well as inflatable ones inflated. Organizers hope to not... Read More.

The governor today has named a new secretary for the state's child welfare agency. Mike Carroll takes over the Department of Children and Families next week. Interim secretary Esther Jacobo took over the agency last July... Read More.

State lawmakers have decided how to spend the money in the new state budget. The deal includes a 2.6 percent increase in spending on public school students. Lawmakers have also agreed to give a five-percent pay... Read More.

The Florida Senate has honored Masters champion Bubba Watson. Lawmakers have lined up at the Capitol to snap photos with him. Watson has just won the Masters for the second time. He calls Bagdad in... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has deputies out looking for speeders in two spots next week. Drivers truly need to obey the speed limit to two spots starting Monday: Gulfstream Boulevard in Englewood, and Midway... Read More.

Deputies arrested two people in Punta Gorda for making meth on Tuesday. The sheriff's office says it initially started out as a trespassing complaint off Burnt Store Road. The deputies found 39-year-old Richard Parson... Read More.