Author: WENG Newsroom

More than 26 years after murdering a Miami-Dade County woman during a burglary of her home, Death Row inmate Jose Antonio Jimenez was executed by lethal injection late Thursday at Florida State Prison.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, along with dozens of others nationwide, are continuing to investigating a series of email bomb threats that were received yesterday. Police say they are taking each individual case seriously,... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man is behind bars after he allegedly traded an iPhone for a sex act with an underage girl. Kristian Gupta is charged with lewd and lascivious battery of a victim aged... Read More.

A Sarasota man was arrested in Port Charlotte this week after try to cash in on his ill-gotten gains. Police say 40-year old Joseph Dillow broke into the Orin Little Convenience Store overnight Monday... Read More.

A Sarasota felon has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing nearly four tons of explosive fuses. Court records say 57-year-old Marc Jason Levene, of Sarasota, was sentenced Wednesday in Tampa federal... Read More.

If you’re tired of seeing road construction in our area, bad news, it won’t be done anytime soon. The Florida Department of Transportation expects to be very busy over the next couple of years.... Read More.

Another suspect is brought in by officers in connection to the theft of weapons and equipment from a Sarasota County Sheriff’s cruiser, Monday night in North Port. A sniper rifle was among the stolen... Read More.

Officials tell reporters Charlotte County Code Compliance officers will work with customers of HD Custom Homes, who have piles of debris strewn in front of their unfinished homes. The debris was dumped after dozens... Read More.

Some water problems are discovered at one area school. Water test results, showing small amounts of lead at Englewood Elementary School, prompted school officials to remove fountains in the kindergarten wing. Last month, Englewood... Read More.

Unattended food on the stove appears to blame for a Tuesday night house fire. According to a release from the Charlotte County Fire and EMS, smoke and heavy flames were reported as fire crews... Read More.