Author: WENG Newsroom

The Riverside Oaks mobile home community in Punta Gorda has been sold for $10 million. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. bought the 102-space park this month from longtime owners Michael and Gina Cook. Northwestern Mutual... Read More.

More than one million voters have cast ballots in Florida's primary election. The Florida Division of Elections website says that more than 861,000 voters have mailed in their ballots so far. Nearly 163,000 people... Read More.

An Arcadia man is free on bond, despite being caught with 230 grams of meth late last week. 46-year old Reppard Little was approached by deputies with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office after he... Read More.

Inmates from the Sarasota County Jail have been taking on a very stinky job. They have been removing carcasses and bits of dead marine life killed by red tide on county beaches. More than... Read More.

The North Port City commission today is set to vote on whether to sell eight surplus police vehicles for $6,000 each to the Sarasota School Police Department. Five of the six cars are either... Read More.

Business owners from Bradenton down to Collier County are seeing smaller crowds because of red tide, which is why Governor Rick Scott included assistance for businesses in his emergency order. Small businesses with less... Read More.

Early voting has officially begun for Florida's primary election. Voting began Saturday and runs through this coming Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m daily. Sarasota County early voting locations are as follows: the... Read More.

No injuries were reported following a large house fire yesterday morning in North Port. Fire crews were called to the home on Natchez Court and found the home engulfed in flames. Luckily, the home... Read More.

A major part of an annual ritual on the Suncoast has been cancelled due to red tide. The Fish-A-Thon, part of the annual Englewood Pioneer Days, has been called off. The event was initially... Read More.

North Port Police are looking for a man who led to shots being fired during a road rage incident. The altercation happened around 5 Wednesday evening near the intersection of US-41 and Biscayne Drive.... Read More.