Police have arrested a Cape Coral man just hours after he got out of jail. Officers knew Kenneth Pearson might come to Oasis Charter School yesterday. They learned of an ongoing dispute he had... Read More.

A 54-year-old Hialeah man is in the Charlotte County Jail charged with misusing the 911 county's system. A CCSO deputy responding to a report of a vehicle accident with injuries found an uninjured... Read More.

Tropical Storm Fernand may weaken into a tropical depression today. Regardless, forecasters expect Fernand to bring heavy rains to eastern Mexico. The storm's maximum sustained winds have dropped to 40 miles per hour.

Venice says city hall remains closed Labor Day on Monday. Collections of garbage, recycling, and yard waste, however, take place as usual.

Retail gas prices are expected to remain below last year's holiday average of $3.83 nationally, when close to 33 million Americans traveled during Labor Day weekend. This year, more than 34 million people are... Read More.

Venice Police say they've identified 30-year old Joshua Moss as a suspect in two recent incidents, around the Venice Avenue Bridge and the Hatchett Creek (north) Bridge, where a man exposed himself to women.... Read More.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is calling on the state's top education leaders and officials to examine its grading system and school standards. Scott says that Florida's A-to-F grading system is a national model but has... Read More.

(CHARLOTTE COUNTY) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from August 26 – September 1. SPEED ENFORCEMENT: Entire length of Bermont Rd. (Punta Gorda) SR 776... Read More.