Fixing the collapsed section of Kenilworth Boulevard in Port Charlotte;s going to cost over $1-million and could see the road closed between Porter and Yorkshire for up to a year.   The street gave way... Read More.

Lemon Bay High School reported  yesterday someone took 21- Christmas trees from their tree sales lot.  The school’s ROTC Unit and Project Graduation received 130 trees November 26 to sell as a fund-raising project. ... Read More.

The search continues for an endangered adult in Venice.The police chief says 50-year-old James Mondello walked away from A Banyan Residence Assisted Living Resort on Base Avenue East.The chief says... Read More.

The state capitol has a nativity scene for the first time in four decades.  Howard Simon from the ACLU says since the state has declared the area a public forum, no one can deny other... Read More.

David Kelsey Sparre has received the death penalty after answering the ad of a young Navy wife on Craigslist and murdering her.  However, his lawyer Nada Carey has told the Florida Supreme Court that... Read More.

The state's supervisors of elections have received orders not to accept absentee ballots that people do not turn into supervisors offices.  Ron Labasky represents the supervisors association.  He says this dispute may go to... Read More.

There's an effort to cut holiday burglaries in Punta Gorda after officers say there's been a rising number of cases. The agency is implementing a number of high-profile patrol tactics. Officers will start downtown... Read More.

As recently as Friday, the Sarasota National Cemetery had only half the number of wreaths needed to place one at each grave site on December 14th, the day of Wreaths Across America. A burst... Read More.