Author: WENG Newsroom

Police in North Port are investigating a threat made in a bathroom stall at Heron Creek Middle School on Wednesday. Officials said the threat was found inside a bathroom in a locker room, written... Read More.

With the help of Sarasota community, the K-9 Unit with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will soon be equipped with ballistic vests for its six dogs. Earlier this month, the sheriff’s office... Read More.

Another year, another tourism record shattered across Florida. More than 116 million people came to the Sunshine State last year, even though the state lost nearly two million visitors because of Hurricane Irma. Elliott... Read More.

A Sarasota County Democrat is ending his campaign for County Commission to instead serve on the board of the state Democratic party. Jordan Letschert had filed this month to run for the District 4... Read More.

It's a clean bill of health, so to speak, for nine Charlotte County businesses. Members of the county sheriff's Juvenile Unit teamed up on Friday for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of alcohol... Read More.

Gas prices in Southwest Florida jumped 13 cents in the past week, hitting their highest levels in three years. The average price for a gallon of regular gas in the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice market was $2.70 on... Read More.

Florida Governor Rick Scott is making his fifth trip to Puerto Rico since Hurricane Maria devastated the island. Scott's office said they're giving assistance and guidance to emergency management workers and government... Read More.

A Venice man has been sentenced to 330 years in prison on child pornography charges after authorities say he took sex tourism trips to the Philippines and made and posted videos of sexual encounters... Read More.

Two people died after a fiery crash on I-75 in Sarasota County. It happened early Saturday morning near mile marker 212. Police say the driver of a 2006 Chevy was driving south in the... Read More.

A Sarasota duo has been arrested for trafficking heroin and possessing drug paraphernalia according to ABC-7. The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, says Ricky Freeman and Lisa Hylton were traveling 90 mph southbound on I-75,... Read More.