Author: WENG Newsroom

March 2018 was the busiest month in the history of the Punta Gorda Airport, according to the Charlotte County Airport Authority. Last month saw a more than 36% increase in commercial passenger traffic over... Read More.

Sarasota County Schools is conducting its annual climate survey for students, parents and employees this week. The survey will stay live through the 20th at www.sarasotacountyschools.net. Among the sample statements they are asking parents... Read More.

The annual Shark Tooth Festival in Venice was cut short by a day due to bad weather yesterday. Festival officials made the call to cancel the event's final day around 1030 yesterday morning, citing... Read More.

Florida Highway Patrol investigators are looking for help in a hit and run crash that killed a bicyclist early Sunday morning. Troopers say the 74-year old man was riding his bike on US-41 just... Read More.

A man who teaches chemistry at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has been charged with failure to safely store his weapon after leaving his loaded weapon in the bathroom in a public restroom. The... Read More.

Students at Braden River High School, will be putting on a display of support for a student next week who was told to wear a bra by an administrator. The event, cleverly called a... Read More.

A 39-year old Port Charlotte woman faces charges after she accidentally ran over her son while dropping him off at school. The incident happened in the parent drop off lane at Port Charlotte High... Read More.

A Venice man found guilty in a pair of 2011 murders will spend the rest of his life in prison. Jurors came back with a 9-3 vote for the death penalty for John Allen... Read More.

While many people applauded efforts in Tallahassee to up school safety in the wake of the Parkland shooting, school districts are finding themselves increasingly cash-strapped trying to abide by the newly-passed Marjory Stoneman Douglas... Read More.

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.