Author: WENG Newsroom

A fire that destroyed the boardwalk at Service Club Park in Venice may lead to a new, citywide ordinance. The city council next week will take up an ordinance that was in part drafted... Read More.

Not even a week after the Sarasota County School board named Paul Grohowski as its newly hired chief of police, district officials told ABC-7 there are "interest groups working to undermine Grohowski's credibility." They... Read More.

The City of North Port issued a boil water advisory yesterday following a temporary interruption in water service for all of Harbor Cove Mobile Home Park. Around 130 yesterday, crews had to repair a... Read More.

A Florida judge agrees with environmentalists that lawmakers didn’t follow the wishes of voters who overwhelmingly approved a land preservation proposal. Leon County Circuit Judge Charles Dodson ruled from the bench Friday that the... Read More.

A misstep from the Florida Legislature looks like it will take away more than $158,000 from a local group that funds programs for the homeless. The Herald-Tribune reports the state budget that goes into... Read More.

A Venice lawyer who prosecutors say defrauded his clients was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Adam Miller was also forced to repay $2M to his victims and will be on probation for 60... Read More.

The Atlanta Braves put 2020 Spring Training season tickets on sale over the weekend- the first full season the team will be playing at its new home in North Port. The team estimates more... Read More.

The latest luxury condo project in Siesta Key broke ground Wednesday. The six-unit Oceane Siesta Key will have just a half-dozen massive units, clocking in at around 4500 square feet apiece. The developer told... Read More.

Residents of a mobile home park in Venice have been fighting with the owner of that park about the condition of a damaged home that has been sitting, exposed to the elements and abandoned,... Read More.

The town of Longboat Key can finally go ahead with the demolition of nearly all of the abandoned Colony Beach Resort. A state judge handed down a ruling late Wednesday night in the town's... Read More.