Author: WENG Newsroom

The former Punta Gorda Police Chief that was fired following the shooting death of an elderly woman during a citizens' academy has now filed a complaint with the Florida Department Of Law Enforcement. Tom... Read More.

The Sarasota County School District announced Monday the new principal for Venice Middle School for this upcoming school year. Tomas Dinverno will move from Tuttle Elementary to Venice Middle starting July 1st, pending School... Read More.

On Monday, Sarasota County released its plan for evacuating Venice, Englewood and Osprey in the event of a major hurricane. The county has designed a program to help bus people out of the most... Read More.

Beaches and pools across Sarasota County are looking for lifeguards this summer after seeing a big decline in job applicants over the past few years. To try and entice people to the water, the... Read More.

Former North Port City Commissioner Althea “Buddy” Hughes has died. Her family announced she passed away over the weekend, just shy of her 91st birthday. Her political career ended back in 1998 following a... Read More.

Volunteers over the weekend called the annual seagrass survey in Sarasota Bay a success. More than a hundred people turned out on Saturday to assist the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program in analyzing sea grass.... Read More.

An Arcadia man has died following a crash in Charlotte County on Friday morning. According to troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol, 63-year old Randy Bateman was traveling south on SR 31 when he... Read More.

The Venice City Council tomorrow is set to spend more than $8 million and approve and award a winning bid to a contractor to reconstruct three main downtown arteries- Venice, Miami and Tampa avenues.... Read More.

Around a half dozen homes were threatened Thursday afternoon a 12-acre brush fire popped up in Pasadena Drive in Charlotte County. The fire did cause closures of Pasadena Drive, Morningside Drive, and St. Yves... Read More.

Sheriffs offices around the state took part in a multi-agency task force called Operation Spring Cleaning. The goal was to round up drug traffickers, their weapons, and their product. Statewide, nearly 5,000 people were arrested.... Read More.