Author: WENG Newsroom

Some water problems are discovered at one area school. Water test results, showing small amounts of lead at Englewood Elementary School, prompted school officials to remove fountains in the kindergarten wing. Last month, Englewood... Read More.

Unattended food on the stove appears to blame for a Tuesday night house fire. According to a release from the Charlotte County Fire and EMS, smoke and heavy flames were reported as fire crews... Read More.

Police in North Port are looking for a a suspect who allegedly broke into a car, then tried to use the victim's stolen credit card. Police say the break-in happened back on October 25th... Read More.

ABC-7 reports that some residents of Venice caught a business dumping liquid into the canal near Gulf Coast Parkway and Groveland Avenue. Residents claimed the workers in trucks from a Tampa-based company, VacVision, said... Read More.

Against the urging of some area residents, the Sarasota County Commission yesterday approved the Siesta Promenade project. That will be built on a vacant lot at U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road in South Sarasota... Read More.

A 37-year-old woman is behind bars after police said she called 911 and then threw a piece of concrete at an officer who had arrived to help her. It happened Tuesday evening on Cape... Read More.

Florida’s budget will face increased financial pressure as the state continues to recover from Hurricane Michael, which ravaged Panhandle communities in October. A new report to the Senate Appropriations Committee shows the state costs... Read More.

Florida Democrat Andrew Gillum is set to address top Democratic Party donors gathered in Washington amid speculation he’s considering a 2020 presidential bid. The Tallahassee mayor is fresh off a close loss in the Florida... Read More.

Cynthia Saunders, the former deputy superintendent who was sworn in as interim schools superintendent in Manatee County at the end of June, is being accused by the state of inflating graduation rates. In a... Read More.

The overcrowding issue at Venice High School appears to have been solved...for now, at least. On Monday, the Sarasota County School Board decided to choose an addition of a new wing to the school... Read More.