Author: WENG Newsroom

A bomb threat at an Englewood WalMart yesterday has investigators on the trail of whomever made the call today. The WalMart on South McCall Road was evacuated shortly after the store received a telephoned... Read More.

We're seeing a big spike in existing home and condominium sales on the Sun Coast. While summer is often a slack season, August figures are in and they show a sharp rise in home... Read More.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is trying to get his campaign back on the rails in Sarasota today. After slipping in the polls and having to weather criticism from his "47 percent" remarks that... Read More.

Repairs continuing today after a bizarre pair of near-catastrophes at the Sun Coast Humane Society early in the week. A lightning storm blew out a power transformer and caused it and the pole it... Read More.

Commercial real estate was hit hard by the recession, more so in south Florida than in much of the rest of the country. Which is why what would have been a dismal number a... Read More.

An alleged stalker who fired cell phone and text messages at a Charlotte County woman for hours is behind bars. Sheriff’s deputies say 32-year-old Allan Lowe of Port Charlotte sent the woman at least... Read More.

The Sarasota County School Board has now heard formally from five applicants for charter schools. Each of the five made a presentation to Board members at the Board’s monthly work session. Board members then... Read More.

Normally the opening of a new WalMart isn’t news except to WalMart but this may be different. The mass retailer opened a new WalMart Market store on North Tamiami Trail today and residents say... Read More.

Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney has added a public rally to a private fundraiser in Sarasota tomorrow. Romney had been set for a 2500-dollar-a-plate dinner tomorrow evening. Now, his campaign has added a public... Read More.

A drug bust in Englewood and investigators say this guy had a lot of product on him. Detectives are calling 32-year-old Sean Monahan a known drug dealer. He was arrested when a deputy cruising... Read More.