Author: WENG Newsroom

Charlotte County deputies said they shot and killed an armed man in a parking lot early this morning in Charlotte Harbor. Deputies said a man pulled into the McDonald's located at 4695 Tamiami Trail... Read More.

A shoplifter is on the loose after winning his first standoff with police. Officials say a man took some things from the 7-Eleven on Tamiami Trial. Charlotte County deputies responded and caught up to... Read More.

Police say when they pulled over a Sarasota man, they found marijuana and a stolen firearm. Around 2:30pm on October 26, officers pulled over 20-year-old Dariente Singletary on Leon Avenue after they say he... Read More.

If you haven’t voted yet, you still have some time to head to the polls for early voting. The last day to cast your ballot is tomorrow before election day on November 6th. Ron Turner, the... Read More.

Hundreds camped out in Gray last night, hoping to be the first to get free medical care. The Remote Area Medical, or RAM Clinic, is once again back at the fairgrounds in Gray this... Read More.

An ongoing project at Mote aims to try and recreate mini-ecosystems in order to better predict the impact of climate change. The Herald-Tribune reports the lab has more than 50 tanks, split between water... Read More.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released their red tide midweek report yesterday. According to FWC, higher bloom concentrations were observed in Manatee and Sarasota counties in the week stretching from Oct. 23... Read More.

Police in North Port are looking for a driver that damaged the soccer and football fields at a park. Surveillance video shows a red sedan, either a Hyundai Elantra or Subaru WRX, driving onto... Read More.

James Moore, the Port Charlotte man, accused of pistol whipping his girlfriend in Sept. 2016…leading to a standoff with an area SWAT team, is found guilty in a Charlotte County courtroom. Prosecutors say Moore... Read More.

Red tide is back on the Gulf Coast…as usual the westerly’s pushed it back onto many beaches in the region. Officials were in Palm Bay, to discuss Gov. Rick Scott’s announcement of $1.3 million... Read More.