Author: WENG Newsroom

A 47-year-old man was arrested for animal cruelty after witnesses saw him repeatedly punch his dog. Chris Trapuzzano told police that he had run out of gas and that his dog was acting playful... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight is proposing a new plan for school security. Knight's plan after the Parkland shooting would incorporate retired law enforcement and military to be security at local schools. Knight's plan... Read More.

A Tampa area state rep is trying to pick up the pieces and has fired an aide.Benjamin Kelly, an aide to 63rd District rep Shawn Harrison emailed a Tampa Bay Times reporter Tuesday.In... Read More.

Just one day after announcing he would not be running for a sixth term to the US House of Representatives, Tom Rooney abruptly canceled a scheduled visit to Nokomis last night. He had planned... Read More.

For the third time in 13 years, the parent company of Winn-Dixie is filing for bankruptcy. South Carolina-based Bi-Lo is preparing to fil for bankruptcy sometime in the next 30 days. Bloomberg is reporting... Read More.

The City of Venice is warning residents about a water outage Wednesday morning in the area of 232 St. Augustine Ave. According to a press release from the city, the outage will be from... Read More.

A safe ending came to a story WENG brought you Monday. A 12-year-old girl, whose sister was killed last year, has been found and is doing fine, Jalyssa Shannon was missing, according to the... Read More.

The Florida state House has passed a bill that would have Florida remain in Daylight Saving Time throughout the year. That would allow the state to remain lighter while some other parts of the... Read More.

The City of Venice has a budgeting issue to the tune of millions of dollars. A project that is supposed to be done by the fall has exceeded the $6 million budget and is... Read More.

Proof that law enforcement is taking school violence serious has happened again in Collier County after an arrest has been made of an 18-year-old student. Deputies say the student brought a knife, along with... Read More.