Author: WENG Newsroom

Tropical Storm Michael formed Sunday and could become a hurricane as soon as later today as it gains strength and heads toward the Florida Panhandle. The National Hurricane Center upgraded the tropical depression in... Read More.

Allegiant Air is changing their focus for a planned resort in Charlotte County. The Sunseeker property had been initially planned to have 720 condominiums and a smaller 75-room hotel. According to a presentation to... Read More.

Red tide and fertilizer runoff will dominate the agenda at tomorrow's Venice City Council meeting. Back in mid-August, the council hosted a special meeting on red tide and ways residents can help mitigate the... Read More.

The latest red tide report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission shows the concentration of red tide has dropped as much as 25 percent in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties. The report says... Read More.

An anonymous donor has raised the cash reward for information leading to an arrest in a 2013 murder case. Another $1,000 was added to the reward for information on the August 2013 murder of... Read More.

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.