Author: WENG Newsroom

The North Port High School marching band is holding a fundraiser to try and cover the costs of sending the band to Rome to play in a New Year's Day parade in January. The... Read More.

A convicted felon finds himself behind bars after police say he was spotted leaving the scene of an explosion. Sarasota County Sheriffs Deputies were called to the 4600 block of Proctor Road over the... Read More.

More than 1,200 credit card skimmers were removed from Florida gas stations over the past year, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The use of the illegal devices, which collect... Read More.

Voters would have more time to "cure" ballot signature discrepancies, county canvassing boards could start counting absentee ballots earlier and election supervisors would have more time to submit recount results, under a sweeping elections... Read More.

A former child actor is facing felony charges after allegedly stealing music equipment from multiple Sarasota County stores. Joey Gaydos, Jr., who appeared in the film 'School of Rock,' allegedly would walk into stores,... Read More.

Less than 24 hours after the Charlotte County Sheriffs Office asked an anonymous tipster to come forward in a 24-year old cold case murder, officials say they now have a person of interest in... Read More.

The North Port City Commission this week unanimously approved a five-year contract with Axon Enterprises, who will provide body cameras for 84 North Port police officers. The Herald-Tribune reports the cameras North Port will... Read More.

Florida drivers get ready for the operation safe DRIVE from Florida Highway Patrol. Operation Safe DRIVE stands for Distracted Reckless Impaired Visibility Enforcement. This program wants to decrease commercial and non-commercial motor vehicle crashes.... Read More.

On Monday, 44-year-old Bernardo Baptist’s car broke down at Harborview and Tamiami Trail around 1 p.m. Deputies say they saw the vehicle in the road with the hazard lights on and began to help.... Read More.

Sarasota and Charlotte Counties are working out an agreement for staffing and security at shelters in the event of an evacuation. County leaders are hammering out details of a pair of agreements- one, to... Read More.