Author: WENG Newsroom

A $43M wastewater treatment plant for the West Villages is no longer in the planning stages. Officials with the community and city of North Port broke ground on Wednesday. The plant is being paid... Read More.

The leader of the Sarasota County School Board is hoping it's not too little, too late as she calls for a joint meeting between local law enforcement and the school district. Board Chair Bridget... Read More.

Police in Venice continue to investigate a fatal accident that happened yesterday at the intersection of Palermo Place and Nokomis Ave South. Police say a male bicyclist was hit and killed. He has not... Read More.

$3.5 million is headed to the Sarasota County sheriff’s budget after county commissioners unanimously approved the multi-million dollar appropriation for the department to purchase a used helicopter. The sheriff's office currently has only a... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office arrested 21 men during what they called "Operation Intercept V". The undercover sting was done to set up onlline predators. All 21 traveled to an undisclosed location with the... Read More.

For the second time this year, North Port is down to the final four candidates for their open Chief of Police position. They are Ralph Anthony, a 23-year veteran of the Naples PD and... Read More.

A drive-by shooting in Sarasota County injured one woman on Tuesday evening. Police say a car that was driving by a home near Leonard Reid Ave. and 32nd Street opened fire. The woman was... Read More.

There is finally a date for when downtown Venice's massive reconstruction project will begin. The city council announced Tuesday that July 9th will be the day when the streets shut down. Tampa, Venice and... Read More.

The Venice Fishing Pier is set to shut down in order to be rebuilt...but the question is when. After city staff got in the weeds over the downtown project, the pier project got pushed... Read More.

There's been another stumbling block in the Sarasota County School District's plan for having their own police department. Curt Lavarello, the executive director of the School Safety Advocacy Council, told the Herald-Tribune over the... Read More.