Author: WENG Newsroom

America's first-ever, all-solar powered town celebrated its grand opening on Saturday. Babcock Ranch in Charlotte County was the brainchild of owner Syd Kitson. Over the weekend, he and FPL officials unveiled a solar facility... Read More.

We're eight days away from the primary election, and early voting has now started for the Mar. 20 elections in Manatee and Sarasota Counties. Voters in both counties will be voting on school district... Read More.

Voters in Sarasota County will head to the polls March 20 and will have a question in front of them having to do with local-option property tax that was fi4st approved in 2002. The... Read More.

A vehicle involving multiple vehicles and a Sarasota County school bus happened this morning on US 301 and 17th Street. Four vehicles were involved in the crash that happened around 8am. Three children were... Read More.

An Associated Press has said that Broward County School District may be the first in the country to stop accepting money from the National Rifle Association. The powerful NRA is believed to have given... Read More.

Republican State Rep Joe Gruters is looking to move from the Florida House of Representatives to the Florida State Senate. He announced yesterday he plans to run for Sarasota's open Senate seat left vacant,... Read More.

A Venice substitute teacher has filed paperwork to run for the District 5 seat of the Sarasota County School Board. Pamela Gavette will now be challenging Jane Goodwin for that seat. She has two... Read More.

Three weeks after the Parkland high school shooting, Gov. Rick Scott has a gun-control bill on his desk that challenges the National Rifle Association but falls short of what the Republican and survivors of... Read More.

Allegiant Air on Thursday announced new non-stop service to and from Nashville, Tennessee from the Punta Gorda Airport. The one-way fare starts at $48 and the new service will begin on June 7, 2018.... Read More.

The Sarasota Balloon Festival starts today and will feature hot air rides, food trucks, vendors and a limited carnival. The event is happening at Lakewood Ranch and runs through Saturday. The event is not... Read More.