Author: WENG Newsroom

With tens of thousands still without power, Florida Gov. Rick Scott today relaxed or waived voting rules for eight counties hammered by Hurricane Michael last week. Scott’s order represents a delicate balancing act for the... Read More.

The Punta Gorda Police Department is searching for a man accused of burglary and grand theft. Police say they are looking for 26-year-old Gavin Jackson- he is charged with burglary of an occupied home,... Read More.

City officials in North Port are asking the state to approve a new traffic signal in the West Villages. The new light at 41 and West Villages Parkway, the city says, is needed to... Read More.

There's more good news on the red tide front according to Wednesday's report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Yesterday's data showed even less concentration of the blooms from their last update... Read More.

With no winners, Mega Millions jackpot soars to $868 million. No one won the record-setting $667 million Mega Millions jackpot, so the grand prize has soared more than $200 million for the next... Read More.

Florida Supreme Court: Amendment measures can stay on ballot . The Court is overturning a lower court decision to toss three proposed constitutional amendments off the Nov. 6 ballot. today's ruling means voters can... Read More.

All of the earlier no swim advisories that had been in effect for beaches in Sarasota County have now been lifted. Yesterday, Manasota Key Beach and Nokomis Beach were the last of a dozen... Read More.

A North Port woman remains behind bars after allegedly telling friends she tried to drown her daughter during a fight. 25-year old Claudia Gonzalez-Garcia allegedly admitted to the crime in July, just a few... Read More.

A judge has tossed out a lawsuit by a Siesta Key group that was trying to block the city’s planned dredging of Big Pass in order to rebuild parts of Lido Beach. Circuit Court... Read More.

No tickets matched all the numbers today to win the Mega Millions' jackpot, so the grand prize is increasing to the third largest jackpot in the lottery’s history. The jackpot, now at $548 million, has... Read More.