Author: WENG Newsroom

Local police are looking for a missing 15-year-old girl who may be with an 18-year old she met online. Amanda Rae Schultz was last seen leaving her home in Venice at 7am Monday and... Read More.

Sarasota County School officials are asking the sheriff's office to investigate a principal. The district claims Lincoln Memorial Academy Principal Eddie Hundley didn't warn the school board about a teacher who was accused of... Read More.

A non-profit organization in Sarasota is trying to make heading back to school a bit easier for those in need. Dollar Dynasty on Martin Luther King Jr. Way is hosting a school supply giveaway... Read More.

A North Port man has died following a crash Saturday morning along I-75. Officials with the Florida Highway Patrol report 57-year old Roger Solorzano was driving southbound when he drifted off the roadway and... Read More.

Today is the last day to register to vote before the August 28 primary election. Those wanting to switch their party affiliation for the primary must do so by the close of business today.... Read More.

The long-abandoned Colony Beach and Tennis Resort on Longboat Key is finally being demolished. Crews began tearing down parts of the resort yesterday afternoon. Eventually, a five star St. Regis Resort and Residencies will... Read More.

Pools of mosquitoes in unincorporated areas of Sarasota County near Venice have tested positive for West Nile Virus. An increase in mosquito-borne disease activity prompted a West Nile virus advisory Thursday from the Florida... Read More.

The Florida Department of Health has issued a beach advisory for Port Charlotte Beach West and Boca Grande. Water quality tests done on Wednesday indicated bacteria contamination. The beach remains open, but going in... Read More.

The man convicted in a September 2017 murder in North Port has been sentenced to 30 years behind bars. 26-year old Marquis Harris heard his sentence yesterday. Police say Harris got into an argument... Read More.

Officials with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help in their investigation of an armed bank robbery that happened Wednesday. Deputies were called to BB&T Bank in Venice around 1:30... Read More.