Author: WENG Newsroom

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.

Hundreds of gallons of gas have spilled into a canal in North Fort Myers. It's coming from a boat that became partially submerged along North Shore Avenue. A lieutenant with the North Fort Myers... Read More.

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference and several ministers will announce support for Amendment 6 on Tuesday’s ballot. Among other things, the amendment, which has become known as “Marsy’s Law,” would expand the rights of... Read More.

President, Trump took the stage at a rally in Estero to stump for gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and Gov. Rick Scott, in his campaign for U.S. Senate. The Trump Make America Great Again rally... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man is arrested after threatening a landscape worker with a pistol for moving his plant. Officials say the victim was blowing cut grass from the sidewalk in front of a condo... Read More.

Crews in Charlotte County take on a structure fire. Officials tell reporters the resident of the Alan Blvd. home could hear popping sounds coming from his garage…that’s when he discovered that was the source... Read More.