Author: WENG Newsroom

Former North Port City Commissioner Althea “Buddy” Hughes has died. Her family announced she passed away over the weekend, just shy of her 91st birthday. Her political career ended back in 1998 following a... Read More.

Volunteers over the weekend called the annual seagrass survey in Sarasota Bay a success. More than a hundred people turned out on Saturday to assist the Sarasota Bay Estuary Program in analyzing sea grass.... Read More.

An Arcadia man has died following a crash in Charlotte County on Friday morning. According to troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol, 63-year old Randy Bateman was traveling south on SR 31 when he... Read More.

The Venice City Council tomorrow is set to spend more than $8 million and approve and award a winning bid to a contractor to reconstruct three main downtown arteries- Venice, Miami and Tampa avenues.... Read More.

Around a half dozen homes were threatened Thursday afternoon a 12-acre brush fire popped up in Pasadena Drive in Charlotte County. The fire did cause closures of Pasadena Drive, Morningside Drive, and St. Yves... Read More.

Sheriffs offices around the state took part in a multi-agency task force called Operation Spring Cleaning. The goal was to round up drug traffickers, their weapons, and their product. Statewide, nearly 5,000 people were arrested.... Read More.

Sarasota County has announced its latest transportation plan to assist residents with getting to a hurricane evacuation center if they do not have a means of transportation. The plan provides county residents -and their... Read More.

The Sarasota County School Board took the first official steps toward establishing their own police department Tuesday night. The board, by a 3-2 vote, approved a variety of new job descriptions including two key leadership... Read More.

Democrats and Republicans alike are coming together to ask the Sarasota County School District to change a police involving political activity on school grounds. The main sticking point is the annual Freedom Festival at... Read More.

Two businesses in Charlotte County were cited after clerks unknowingly sold alcohol to minors that were working with the sheriff's office. The Juvenile Unit went out on Saturday to seven area stores for an... Read More.