Author: WENG Newsroom

A sad story out of Hillsborough County where a 7-year-old boy has died after allegedly being beaten to death by his stepfather. 31-year-old Jack Montgomery faces charges of first-degree murder and child abuse after... Read More.

A bizarre scene in Orlando has ended with a teenager dead. A pair of teenagers were sitting in a car Monday night when a group of people walked up to the vehicle and fired... Read More.

Police are stressing the new law called the "Move Over" law. Law enforcement locally and across the country have adopted the new law and have said that the new law is being forgotten by... Read More.

The Salvation Army has waived the $12 nightly fee due to cold weather in Sarasota County and Florida. The overnight lows of roughly 30 degrees prompted the change at the Salvation Army where the... Read More.

A North Port man has died after a crash on I-95 near St Augustine. According to the St Johns County Sheriffs Office, 58-year old James Wayne Clark lost control of his Saab around 630... Read More.

There will be a new addition to an already-large retirement community in Venice. Officials with Village on the Isle say they will be adding a new health center as well as 46 residential apartment... Read More.

One local state rep is trying to strip local control over short-term vacation rentals, like Airbnb. Republican Greg Steube introduced a bill last week that would put all short-term rental control in the hands... Read More.

Shelters throughout southwest Florida are opening their doors and waiving fees because of the recent cold snap. Salvation Army locations in both Sarasota and Manatee Counties waived the $12 dollar nightly fee each of... Read More.

A powerboat with four people riding capsized on New Year's Day and were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital with non-life threatening injuries. One of the boaters was reportedly from Siesta Key, along with his... Read More.

A Florida family has been identified among the victims of a charter aircraft crash in Costa Rica. Rabbi Jacob Luski of Congregation B’nai Israel in St. Petersburg said Monday that relatives had informed him... Read More.