Author: WENG Newsroom

Police have now identified the man who died while fleeing police on his motorcycle in Charlotte County last night. The Florida Highway Patrol says 19-year-old Matheus Flor of Fort Meyers died while fleeing from... Read More.

In case you're keeping track, this year's hurricane season has officially ended. And again this year, Florida dodged a major hurricane. It's the sixth straight year now since we were hit directly by a... Read More.

It was a scandal that led to the resignation of the Sarasota Police Chief. Now, the case of a former Guatemalan dishwasher who sued the city over excessive use of police force has been... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives say within an hour last week, the same Englewood man sold undercover officers a stolen boat motor, then sold illegal drugs to a different set of officers. 25-year... Read More.

North Port City officials have broken ground on a facility poised to take action on complaints that the community's water is too hard. The city is investing more than $9.5 million for upgrades to... Read More.

What happened when a two year old fell into a campfire last week? That's what the Charlotte County Sheriff's Department Major Crimes Unit is investigating. They said on Friday that it happened on Wednesday... Read More.

He was allegedly expecting a package of pot from U-P-S. What came to his door was a pair of Florida state troopers. A drug-sniffing dog alerted troopers to a package at a U-P-S distribution... Read More.

An Englewood man in jail today after allegedly selling undercover detectives illegal narcotics just an hour after he sold them a stolen boat motor. Deputies say 25-year-old Steven Kasten sold a boat motor stolen... Read More.

The Sarasota Millionaires organization kept the tradition alive of giving out turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday. And not just the turkey, but all the goods: sweet potatoes, cranberry something, pumpkin pie... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives arrested an Englewood East man in two undercover operations for selling them a stolen boat motor, and an hour later, selling them Oxycodone pills. On Wednesday night,... Read More.