Author: WENG Newsroom

A nearly two-hour long special meeting on alleviating overcrowding in Sarasota County jails ended with no concrete plans to change any current jailing or punishment methods. Despite the number of arrests being down, the... Read More.

Four Charlotte County firefighters were presented with the prestigious Medal Of Valor for their lifesaving efforts last night. Battalion Chief Michael Clements, Lt. Amy Judy, Lt. John Kelly, and Firemedic Nick Miller all received... Read More.

Police in Venice remain on the hunt for a suspect in a shooting that happened overnight Tuesday at PGT Custom Windows + Doors. Around 1230 yesterday morning, an employee told police he was in... Read More.

A Lee County man filed a lawsuit against two Fort Myers police officers earlier today. Holley Jones, 42, said the officers wrongfully tased him and arrested him while he was inside a Fort Myers 7-Eleven... Read More.

Police in Charlotte County are investigating after a man was stabbed in a parking lot late last week. Thursday, deputies were called to Merchant’s Crossing plaza after a man, Daniel Garofalo, was seen bleeding... Read More.

Three people had to be rescued by Charlotte County Fire & EMS after their boat sank near the Elkcam Waterway Sunday morning. A distress call was made by three people that were found wearing... Read More.

Kids in North Port are being asked to join the newly formed city Youth Council. The group was formed to provide the City Commission a young person's perspective on issues affecting the city. Members... Read More.

A House health-care panel has moved forward with a bill that would allow Florida dentists to qualify for up to 250 thousand dollars in student-loan repayments if they agree to work in public-health programs... Read More.

A family of seven is without a place to live after their home caught on fire in Naples on Sunday. Neighbors woke up to firefighters swarming a manufactured house on Coolidge Place. The family... Read More.

An off-duty Sarasota paramedic giving first aid to an accident victim on the side of I-75 was struck and killed by a passing motorist. Florida Highway Patrol officials say a driver hit the parked... Read More.