Author: WENG Newsroom

There's been another sewage problem at Venice Regional Bayfront Health. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-091615-Jennings-Venice Bayfront VO.mp3 Over the weekend, three toilets overflowed in the hospital's Intensive Care Unit. That forced hospital officials to order the evacuation of a... Read More.

The Venice Planning Commission reaffirmed chairman Barry Snyder and vice-chairman Shaun Graser after staff were unable to find evidence of the vote in meeting minutes from March, when it usually takes place. Neither the... Read More.

31-year-old Joseph Taylor of Englewood was arrested last night after deputies say he beat and robbed a man who tried to buy drugs from him. Taylor allegedly threatened the would-be customer with a machete,... Read More.

Right now visitors to Warm Mineral Springs have the springs and a gift shop, and nothing else. That may change... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-091515-Jennings-Warm Mineral Springs VO.mp3 It's been almost a year since North Port took sole... Read More.

The pilot who crashed a small, single engine plane on Caspersen Beach in Venice last year has done it again. 67-year-old Steven Stam landed on Interstate 80 east of Laramie, Wyoming, Friday evening. He... Read More.

The Bailey Terminal at Punta Gorda Airport has opened. Crews have spent the weekend finishing this component of the terminal's expansion project. Expect to see changes in lighting, security, and noise control. The old terminal has now... Read More.

Here's where the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement this week..... http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-091415-Jennings-Traffic Enforcement VO.mp3 Their traffic signal enforcement locations are at the intersections US 41 and Toledo Blade Blvd. and US... Read More.

The owners of Three Palms Speedway face the prospect of eviction. WBBH-TV reports they have apparently not paid rent for several months. Pam Seay from the Charlotte County Airport Authority says she wants the track to... Read More.

Police continue looking for whoever tried burning down a gay club in Sarasota. The sheriff's office says a fire started Sunday at Throb Nightclub. The sprinkler system knocked down the flames, but not before they caused... Read More.

A deadly accident closed Kings Highway in Port Charlotte last night. The highway patrol says 23-year-old Andrew Smith of Punta Gorda drove his motorcycle south near the northbound I-75 on-ramp. Troopers say 60-year-old Marie Virgile of... Read More.