Author: WENG Newsroom

The Florida Lottery announced that a Palmetto woman won the $5 million top prize playing a $20 scratch-off ticket. Sonya Bacon, 49, chose to receive her winnings as a one-time, lump-sum payment of $3,840,000.00.... Read More.

The sheriff's office is asking for help finding a man who showed signs of wanting to harm himself. Richard Champion, 62, was discharged from the Manatee Memorial Hospital on Sunday and later gave... Read More.

A pair of Indiana men have been arrested after officials with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office tied them to a pair of recent burglaries in Venice.Officials say Dylan Russell and Michael Martin used... Read More.

In the midst of one of the worst red tide outbreaks in history, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has introduced a website that will post daily updates of red tide along Suncoast... Read More.

Florida has launched a statewide criminal investigation into sexual abuse by Catholic priests and is asking past victims to share information with legal authorities. Attorney General Pam Bondi said today that at least 15... Read More.

In what could be another delay for Florida’s burgeoning medical-marijuana industry, a Tallahassee judge agreed Wednesday to block state health officials from moving forward with the application process for highly sought-after medical marijuana licenses.

St. Petersburg Police Department is asking the public to be on the lookout for 28-year-old Sydney Wyatt and her 1-year-old son Future Johnson. According to officials Wyatt and her son were last seen at... Read More.

The State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota told Sarasota and Manatee County Schools this week they would no longer be offering dual enrollment courses on their campuses.The move comes on the same day the... Read More.

The midweek red tide report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission once again shows the concentration of the bloom decreasing across SW Florida.That continues a trend the FWC first reported late... Read More.

The race for US Rep between Vern Buchanan and Democrat David Shapiro is tightening, a month out from election day.A new poll out this week by St Pete Polling found Buchanan up by... Read More.