North Port Police are looking for a Peeping Tom. The man has been seen repeatedly in the North Chamberlain Boulevard area. In the past several weeks, the suspect (described as a white male wearing... Read More.

The raid of a meth house in the Port Charlotte Parkside area on Wednesday resulted in six arrests: Most of them face possession with intent to sell charges. Of the six, four posted bond. Narcotics... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives arrested 5 people today in a major theft from an Englewood home on January 26th. Nine weapons, cash and coins were taken from a safe in the home. ... Read More.

Weather Service forecasters have issued an alert for those sensitive to the effects of Red Tide: A BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR POTENTIAL RESPIRATORY IMPACTS ASSOCIATED WITH FLORIDA RED TIDE IN SARASOTA...CHARLOTTE... Read More.

Gas prices spiked about 15-cents per gallon last week. Tampa-based AAA-South spokesman Mark Jenkins says it was a dramatic jump, but gas prices are still cheaper than they were a year ago...

Lemon Bay Con­ser­vancy will honor the tar­pon tomorrow night: The annual Toast to the Coast fundraiser is at the Boca Bay Bass Club in Boca Grande. It helps sup­port the Conservancy’s ongo­ing juve­nile tar­pon research... Read More.

Twenty-nine people have been charged for their involvement with a prescription fraud ring. Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight says the charges come after a 10-month investigation. Operation Bad Apple began last March when the sheriff’s... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office calls it "Operation Bad Apple." It's named after the Apple Pharmacy in Englewood that put thousands of Oxycodone pills on the street. 29 people have been charged by... Read More.