Author: WENG Newsroom

Florida Governor Rick Scott is making his fifth trip to Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Scott's office said they're giving assistance and guidance to emergency management workers and government... Read More.

A Venice man has been sentenced to 330 years in prison on child pornography charges after authorities say he took sex tourism trips to the Philippines and made and posted videos of sexual encounters... Read More.

Two people died after a fiery crash on I-75 in Sarasota County. It happened early Saturday morning near mile marker 212. Police say the driver of a 2006 Chevy was driving south in the... Read More.

A Sarasota duo has been arrested for trafficking heroin and possessing drug paraphernalia according to ABC-7. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, says Ricky Freeman and Lisa Hylton were traveling 90 mph southbound on I-75,... Read More.

Students from Florida to Chicago streamed out of their schools today in the latest round of gun-control activism following the February shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. The protests were chosen to... Read More.

Police across Sarasota County are warning residents of yet another phone scam that has been reported. This time around, the scammers are pretending to be members of the Sarasota Police Department, asking for donations.... Read More.

A plea offer is on hold for a Venice lawyer charged with stealing millions from clients who, in most cases, were already dead. The plea is on hold as prosecutors work out language that... Read More.

Some local state reps are having buyer's remorse after public outcry about a bill that could limit beach access. Some, like state reps Joe Gruter and Wengay Newton, admitted to the Herald-Tribune they didn't... Read More.

There could soon be another hotel in the island of Venice after an application was submitted under the Marriott name for a Sheraton hotel. The hotel would be on U.S. 41 right across from... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol will be out in force this weekend looking for impaired drivers. FHP wants drivers to know it will hold a DUI Wolfpack Operation beginning Friday, from 9:00 p.m. through Saturday, at... Read More.