MOTORCYCLIST MISSES CURVE AND WIPES OUT

Monday, May 2

TWO PEOPLE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN PORT CHARLOTTE LATE LAST NIGHT. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 37 YEAR OLD JASON FINNEGAN OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON TOLEDO BLADE BOULEVARD APPROACHING STATE ROAD 776 JUST BEFORE 10:15PM WHEN... Read More.

MAN MISSES CURVE IN ROADWAY IN NORTH PORT

Monday, May 2

A NORTH PORT MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT THERE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. NORTH PORT POLICE SAY 30 YEAR OLD JEREMY CHRISMAN WAS SOUTHBOUND ON US 41 AT NORTH PORT BOULEVARD JUST AFTER 3:30AM FRIDAY WHEN HE FAILED TO NEGOTIATE A CURVE IN... Read More.

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SIX FROM TENNESSEE ARRESTED AFTER TRAFFIC STOP

Monday, May 2

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES ON THURSDAY ARRESTED SIX PEOPLE FROM SWEETWATER, TENNESSEE ON DRUG CHARGES AFTER THEY STOPPED THE TWO VEHICLES THEY WERE DRIVING FOR TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS. DEPUTIES SAY THEY STOPPED A HYUNDAI DRIVEN BY 57 YEAR OLD ELMER CARTER AT US 41 AND... Read More.

OLDER CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

Friday, April 29

THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL HAS ARRESTED A SARASOTA MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL ACCIDENT IN ENGLEWOOD MARCH 13TH. TROOPERS SAY 69 YEAR OLD GEOFFREY OLDER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE AFTER HE RAN OVER A MAN AT A CAR SHOW... Read More.

MAN BUYS TWO VEHICLES WITH BAD CHECKS

Friday, April 29

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AFTER HE PURCHASED TWO VEHICLES WITH CHECKS FROM A CLOSED ACCOUNT. DEPUTIES SAY 27 YEAR OLD RYAN HEMBREE VISITED A PUNTA GORDA DEALERSHIP AND PURCHASED A 2006 HUMMER H3 WITH A $22,000 CHECK EARLY IN THE MONTH. ... Read More.

NATIONAL DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY SATURDAY

Friday, April 29

BOTH THE SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICES WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S NATIONAL DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY TOMORROW FROM 10AM-2PM. IN SARASOTA COUNTY, THEY WILL ACCEPT THE DRUGS AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER AT 2071 RINGLING BOULEVARD IN SARASOTA AND... Read More.

BRUSH FIRE IN EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Thursday, April 28

A BRUSH FIRE IN EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAS CONSUMED NEARLY 130 ACRES. STRUCTURES WERE THREATENED IN THE AREA OF BERMONT ROAD AND STATE ROAD 31, BUT FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE BLAZE AWAY AND BOTH ROADS OPENED WITH THE HELP OF 36 BAMBI... Read More.

ENGLEWOOD WOMAN HIT BY SUV

Thursday, April 28

AN ENGLEWOOD WOMAN WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 46 YEAR OLD MICHAEL ROWLEY OF ENGLEWOOD WAS WESTBOUND ON DEARBORN STREET IN THE LEFT TURN LANE APPROACHING INDIANA AVENUE AT AROUND 9:15AM. HE... Read More.

CITY OF VENICE SUSPENDS UTILITY RATE INCREASES

Thursday, April 28

THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY SUSPENDED PLANNED RATE INCREASES OF WATER AND SEWER CUSTOMERS PENDING A STUDY. THE INCREASES WERE TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE FALL. A CONSULTANT WILL BE HIRED TO DO A COST OF SERVICE STUDY TO BE COMPLETED BY... Read More.

LOVEBUGS INNUNDATE THE AREA

Thursday, April 28

WELL IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR. THEY DON’T STING OR BITE, BUT THEY ARE A NUISANCE. I’M TALKING ABOUT LOVEBUGS, AND THEY ARE BACK. THE LITTLE BLACK BUGS HAVE INVADED THE SOUTHWEST PLEX IN THE PAST WEEK,... Read More.