Author: WENG Newsroom

Gov. Rick Scott made a stop at Manatee Technical College Wednesday and announced a $200,000 grant for student training. The grant is the first project that will benefit from Florida's job growth grant fund.... Read More.

The Fort Hamer Bridge has been placed in the Top 10 North American Projects in Roads and Bridges magazine. The bridge, which came in at number seven is being praised for staying on schedule... Read More.

If you saw police action at a 7-Eleven store near you it was due to a raid by U.S. immigration agents. The raids began early Wednesday when agents began interviewing employees in what is... Read More.

Dozens of child pornography files were found on the home computer of a Nokomis man after a search on Browns Road Tuesday. Dennis Dalrymple's computer was found with over 40 video files, according to... Read More.

U.S. Senator Bill Nelson has filed legislation that would permanently ban offshore drilling near Florida's coast. He called a recent move by the Interior Department and Gov Scott to keep Florida off the offshore list... Read More.

Emergency crews got a bit more than they bargained for when responding to a crash along I-75 in North Port on Tuesday.Police say an SUV ran off the road near mile marker 172,... Read More.

The Charlotte County Airport Authority announced this week the Punta Gorda Airport passenger count for 2017 was just over 1.293 million people. That's a 15.65 percent increase in passenger traffic for 2017 compared with... Read More.

Three people were killed after a crash Tuesday afternoon in Englewood. Police were called to the intersection of Gasparilla Road and Marathon Boulevard just before 5pm. Investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol say an... Read More.

The City of Venice has installed 4-hour parking signs in the parking lot at Hecksher Park, 450 W. Venice Ave., across from City Hall on the island of Venice. The purpose of the signage... Read More.

West Villages residents continue their offense in an effort to simply change their zip code. Residents have continued an onslaught on the post office and Congressman Tom Rooney in an attempt to keep from... Read More.