Author: WENG Newsroom

Residents of Siesta Key are pushing for Sarasota County to change the law when it comes to short term rentals. During the county commission meeting yesterday, a group asked the commission to allow for... Read More.

A Sarasota County bank robbery suspect tracked down at an interstate rest stop in Kentucky was killed in a late-night exchange of gunfire that left a sheriff’s deputy critically wounded. 57-year old Edward Reynolds... Read More.

A woman who tried to flee from the scene of a 5-car crash in North Port was arrested, thanks to witnesses who chased her down. Police say 27-year old Kristan McKinney hit a truck... Read More.

The number of guardians hired to protect students in Manatee County schools is climbing. This Friday, thirteen more guardians will get their certificate from the Manatee County School Board. Starting on Monday, there will... Read More.

A former detective with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office has been arrested after being accused of stealing money from their investigative fund. Deputies began investigating 31-year-old Christopher Gallagher in late August after his supervisors... Read More.

Rescue and power crews from the Suncoast are heading northeast this week, on their way to the Carolinas to help out once Hurricane Florence makes landfall. Early yesterday afternoon, Sarasota County Fire Department sent... Read More.

City leaders in Venice last night approved a resolution encouraging residents to avoid using fertilizer 12 months per year. The amount of fertilizer going into the Gulf has been top of mind in recent... Read More.

Lee County EMS is sending a strike team to North Carolina to help with the Hurricane Florence response. First responders came to Southwest Florida one year ago to help with Hurricane Irma relief, and... Read More.

The operator of a Tampa-based animal sanctuary says she was the target of an Oklahoma zookeeper who was indicted last week on federal murder-for-hire charges. Carole Baskin of Big Cat Rescue in Tampa said she's... Read More.

Sarasota GOP leaders began the process Monday of trying to remove Peter Gemma from the party’s executive committee following reports that have come out, linking him to groups with racist and anti-Semitic views. The... Read More.