Author: WENG Newsroom

Sarasota County firefighters were awoken yesterday morning to a call of an early morning motorcycle fire. Just before 7am, crews were called to the scene near Venice Avenue and Greencove Road. The bike fire... Read More.

Venice Elementary School will soon get a new School Resource Officer. Mayor John Holic made the proposal to allocate already existing police funds to increase police presence at Venice schools. The new funding would... Read More.

The conduct of two Florida Highway Patrol troopers who responded to a pair of crashes involving former Assistant State Attorney Jessie Weissman is still being investigated, more than 18 months later. No charges were... Read More.

The principal of Venice Elementary School is leaving at the end of the year to be the new boss at Riverview High School. Erin del Castillo previously worked at the high school as an... Read More.

A man was apparently robbed outside the Paddy Wagon Irish Pub in Port Charlotte Sunday. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is looking for two black men who were part of the robbery that saw... Read More.

The city of North Port has decided to pay a former city employee $60,000 in damages as part of a federal lawsuit. Steve Uebelacker, a former captain of criminal investigations, sued the city for... Read More.

Multiple residents of North Port's Islandwalk Community have been diagnosed with Legionnaires Disease. Michael Drennon, the county Director of Disease Intervention, told ABC-7 they believe the disease may have come from the pool or... Read More.

Florida State Senator Greg Steube will be leaving his post in order to run for the US House seat that will be vacated when Tom Rooney's term expires later this year. The 17th U.S.... Read More.

An Orlando-based doctor has been arrested after it was determined that she gave vaccinations without the full dosage to children. Police say Dr. Ishrat Sohail may have given limited dosages to about 500 children... Read More.

Another day and more threats to a school, this time Cardinal Mooney in Sarasota. A text message was sent out overnight Sunday saying school would not be in session due to threats that had... Read More.