Author: WENG Newsroom

Northbound traffic on US-41 was diverted for a number of hours yesterday after a fatal crash at the intersection with Veterans Boulevard. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, the crash involved two vehicles,... Read More.

Hundreds of Sarasota County students and parents gathered over the weekend at the Boys and Girls Club of Sarasota this weekend. An event put on by the Tiny Hands Foundation saw hundreds of backpacks... Read More.

After getting more than 100 submissions and nominations, the City of North Port is now asking the public to further whittle down the final list of names for the new future boundless playground at... Read More.

The ongoing red tide problem now appears to be spreading and affecting waters off the coast of Manatee County. A number of hotel owners in Bradenton Beach and Anna Maria told ABC-7 they're seeing... Read More.

A high speed chase Friday night through Venice -eventually- ended in the arrest of a local man. 21-year old Gavin Hill was wanted in connection with a carjacking on Friday night at a Sunoco... Read More.

Florida parents shopping for the new school year are getting a slimmed down back-to-school tax holiday. The tax holiday kicked off at 1201 this morning and will last the entire weekend. Three years ago, the... Read More.

A Sarasota County Commission candidate forum Thursday saw District 2 hopefuls square off over controversial issues facing taxpayers and campaign contributions — with one candidate accusing the other of being bankrolled by developers. Lone Democrat... Read More.

Tourists weren’t scattered across Sarasota and Charlotte County beaches on Thursday, but hundreds of dead fish were. The Herald-Tribune reports that visitors piled into the parking lot of Venice Beach, got out of their cars,... Read More.

A 56-year-old North Port woman has been arrested after allegedly throwing a knife at a man after an argument about leftover Chinese food. The man said he walked into the home in the 7900... Read More.

On Wednesday, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission released its midweek red tide update, and it was not a pretty one for the Suncoast. Water testing found background to high concentrations in 19... Read More.