Author: WENG Newsroom

More than nine months after Hurricane Irma rolled through, a lot with more than 30 unclaimed and damaged boats has finally been cleared away in Charlotte County. Those boats were dumped in an empty... Read More.

A Charlotte County sheriff's deputy was found to have resigned over suspicion that he was tampering with his own drug tests. Back on March 9, Deputy Justin Treworgy took a random test, but needed... Read More.

A 40-year old man has been arrested after he tried to sell a stolen Bluetooth motorcycle helmet on Facebook. The victim told police that he had parked his bike near the front door of... Read More.

A once-popular scam has resurfaced in Charlotte County, known as a virtual kidnapping. Residents reported multiple incidents to the sheriff's office last week. The scam works something like this: a caller tells you that... Read More.

The Manatee County sheriff's office has a warning for you. Acccording to ABC-7 Deputies say to lock your cars. Three communities in Bradenton have seen a high amount of car burglaries within days. ... Read More.

Pedestrians and bicyclists in Bradenton were greeted with an increased presence of Florida Highway Patrol troopers This morning as they began their day. Pedestrian Education and Developing Safety (P.E.D.S.), is an operation conducted... Read More.

Venice High School has fired its head football coach amid a social media flap in which John Peacock 'liked' a racist Tweet one of his players sent regarding Curt Bradley, the multi-racial head coach... Read More.

Four men were arrested Tuesday after a high-speed chase that ended with their car crashing into a deputy’s vehicle on I-75 in Sarastota County. A homeowner saw four men standing inside the lanai of... Read More.

Police in North Port are investigating a threat made in a bathroom stall at Heron Creek Middle School on Wednesday. Officials said the threat was found inside a bathroom in a locker room, written... Read More.

With the help of Sarasota community, the K-9 Unit with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will soon be equipped with ballistic vests for its six dogs. Earlier this month, the sheriff’s office... Read More.