Author: WENG Newsroom

The Venice City Council is holding off on a plan that would have seen the city collect mobility and park impact fees on new construction. At a Wednesday night meeting, city attorney Kelly Fernandez... Read More.

A hearing has been delayed on whether Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz should still be supervised by a corrections officer he’s accused of assaulting. The hearing set for today was postponed because a court... Read More.

Deputies arrested a 19-year-old Naples man who led a high-speed chase in a stolen SUV on Tuesday morning. The chase began after a driver, identified as Roodly Delouis, sped past a deputy on Tamiami... Read More.

NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal stopped in Sarasota on earlier today as part of the Ringling College Library Association’s Town Hall Lecture Series. Growing up, Shaq said he was a juvenile delinquent and was always... Read More.

Doctors often ask patients to fill out medical histories. But before being licensed in Florida, doctors have to divulge their own medical histories to the state, including disclosing whether they have been treated for... Read More.

Police in North Port are looking for two men who held employees at gunpoint for more than 20 minutes during an armed robbery just after midnight on Tuesday. It happened at the Domino's Pizza at... Read More.

A 20-year-old man is under arrest after police in North Port say he used fireworks to blow up two mailboxes. Gregory Bryant II is charged with one count of criminal mischief and two felony... Read More.

The Sarasota Co. School Board is considering a complete ban on cell phones during the school day. Some board members are pushing for the ban that would prohibit the use of phones, 100 percent,... Read More.

Charlotte County and the airport in Punta Gorda released its final 2018 passenger numbers this week. Despite losing Frontier Airlines in early 2017, the airport still saw a nearly 20 percent increase in the... Read More.

A large amusement center in Sarasota had to be evacuated this morning over a HAZ-MAT situation. Fire crews responded to what some witnesses described as a gas-like odor coming from an office center connected... Read More.