Author: WENG Newsroom

Voters in both Sarasota and Manatee Counties yesterday decided to pass their respective school board referenda. Sarasota County voters overwhelmingly said 'yes' to continue their one-mil tax that has been in place since 2002.... Read More.

A tip from an inmate led Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies to arrest three people over the weekend on charges of human trafficking and drug possession. The tip led police to a Sarasota hotel, where... Read More.

A 74-year old Venice man is free on bond after being arrested and charged with possession of child pornography. Police say an IP address that belonged to Hartley Haines was used to download multiple... Read More.

A pair of Charlotte County stores are in hot water after an undercover sting into underage alcohol sales. According to a release from the sheriff's office, members of their Juvenile Unit went to 13... Read More.

The Sarasota Memorial Hospital board has committed more than $8 million in designing a master plan for a site on Laurel Road in Venice that will eventually house a 210-bed hospital campus. The board... Read More.

Students returning from Spring Break scheduled a moment of silence on the campus of Florida International to pay their respects to the people killed in the bridge collapse. The moment of silence was scheduled... Read More.

A Cirque du Soleil performer died over the weekend after falling during a show in Tampa. It was announced on social media that Yann Arnaud was dead after the accident during VOLTA. The company... Read More.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed legislation to fight the state's opioid problem. He did so today while in Bradenton. Manatee County was the home for the highest amount of deaths in the state... Read More.

A 31-year-old man from Port Charlotte was arrested on Friday during a Sexual Battery investigation by Detectives with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit. Jeffrey Meyer is already a registered sex offender... Read More.

Eight were rescued and one person injured in a brush fire at Caspersen Beach Park Thursday. The Venice Fire Department said the fire broke out around 1:45pm. Crews from Sarasota County, Nokomis, Charlotte County... Read More.