Author: WENG Newsroom

First Responders from Sarasota County are in North Carolina right now helping with recovery efforts. This morning, more firefighters headed to the state where Hurricane Florence made landfall last week. They're purpose is... Read More.

A Sarasota County man has pleaded guilty in federal court to two counts of possession of explosives by a convicted felon.Now, 57-year old Marc Levene faces up to 20 years in prison when... Read More.

A worker's lunch break was cut short Monday after the tractor he was operating burst into flames.Officials with the Venice Fire Department were called to the intersection of Jacaranda Blvd and Border Road... Read More.

What was supposed to be a one-hour campaign stop for Gov. Rick Scott turned into just 10 minutes at a Venice restaurant yesterday afternoon.Dozens of protesters turned up, upset with the governor's response... Read More.

Bat droppings are being blamed for causing breathing problems that made 13 workers ill at a Florida courthouse. The Lakeland Ledger reports that workers at the Hardee County Courthouse on Thursday complained of coughing,... Read More.

Deputies are investigating after a man held up a Sarasota bank earlier today. It happened at the Liberty Savings Bank on Stickney Point Road around 10am. Deputies say the man came in and handed the... Read More.

A 65-year old North Port man faces murder charges in connection with the shooting death of his neighbor. Police were called to the 3500 block of Erie Court on Friday and found 62-year-old Carl... Read More.

Three people were able to escape uninjured from a house fire in Port Charlotte on Saturday morning.Fire crews were called to a home on Mineral Avenue around 10am Saturday.Charlotte County Officials say... Read More.

Gov. Rick Scott is in town today for a campaign visit at a Venice restaurant.The Republican Party of Sarasota is hosting a meet and greet with Scott at Mojo's Real Cuban restaurant in... Read More.

Target plans to hire more than 120,000 people for the busy holiday shopping season, a 20 percent increase from last year.The retailer says the temporary hires will stock store shelves and check people out... Read More.