Author: WENG Newsroom

More than 2,200 insurance claims related to Hurricane Irma remain open -just in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties- some seven months after the storm ripped through the area. According to the state Office of... Read More.

Medical marijuana is on the rise and now one Tampa man will be allowed to grow his own, thanks a to a ruling by a Florida circuit judge. Joseph Redner has been given the... Read More.

WENG recently told you about millennials distancing themselves from SWFL when it comes to home purchasing. Now, the second piece of bad news has dropped as foreclosure activity is on the rise. Experts say... Read More.

WENG told you Wednesday about a new medical marijuana dispensary in Sarasota and the possibility of an additional one in the future. The future is now. Wednesday, the Sarasota County Commission approved a second... Read More.

El Salvador Can Have Him---That's what Sarasota County Sheriff Knight has to say about the man accused in a road rage incident that injured a motorcyclist on Sunday. Part of the reason Knight's compassion... Read More.

Resident manatees at Mote are part of a new study. Researchers from the University of California at Santa Cruz and the Aquarium are tracking the energetic costs of continuous swimming. The manatees, named Hugh... Read More.

Long the darling of Punta Gorda Airport, Allegiant Air has now begun more local service..flying into Sarasota/Bradenton airport. The first ever-Allegiant flight to Sarasota touched down on Wednesday morning, as the airline begins year-round... Read More.

Just one day after the Sarasota County Commission approved the first marijuana dispensary application in the county, a second application got the go-ahead. On Tuesday, Bradenton-based Trulieve got the OK for its planned location... Read More.

The primary landline phone provider in Sarasota and Manatee Counties is leaving the market. A trade publication reported on Wednesday that Frontier has hired an outside company to look into selling all of its... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office has opened up registration for the Junior Law Academy Summer Camp. The camp is open to middle school students ages 11-14. The Junior Law Academy is designed to give... Read More.