You live in a pretty quiet neighborhood. You don’t have anything really big or valuable in your car. So you leave it unlocked in your driveway overnight. Shouldn’t be a problem, right? ... Read More.

Venice's City Council's settled a lawsuit filed by city Finance Director Jeffery Snyder for $20,000. The Herald-Tribune reports the suit was filed over Mayor John Holic's demotion of Snyder in February 2012 from a... Read More.

A North Port man's facing 20 counts of possessing child pornography and a count of possessing with intent to distribute. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fort Myers Regional Operations Center Cyber/High-Tech Squad... Read More.

Venice firefighters will be visiting area schools and other places to teach fire safety and prevention throughout October in observance of National Fire Prevention Week. This year's theme is Preventing Kitchen Fires. According... Read More.

Woodland Middle School's opening a food pantry for the families of its students tomorrow. The pantry, will be in an unused teachers lounge on campus. The Herald-Tribune reports it's expected to open... Read More.

A Venice man was arrested yesterday in Port Charlotte after allegedly trying to get away from Sarasota County deputies in the North Port area. Jason Robert Gibson, 34, of 1956 San Silvestro... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is joining with Books-a-Million and Yogurt Mountain in supporting the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch at a “Bookfair” this Saturday. The Port Charlotte Books-a-Million and Yogurt Mountain, located... Read More.

Consumer confidence in Florida is dropping again. The monthly University of Florida survey released Tuesday shows the state's consumer confidence was 76 in the month of September. That's on a scale of 2 to 150... Read More.