Author: WENG Newsroom

A traffic stop in Sarasota landed a man behind bars due to drugs and paraphernalia that was found inside his car. The 2nd mistake that 30-year-old Ryan Snyder made was deciding to flee the... Read More.

Training that school personnel would undergo that would allow them to be designated "special deputies" is being discussed in the Florida Legislature. Law enforcement would designate the personnel who could carry weapons on school... Read More.

The city of Venice is warning of yet another scheduled water outage. This one will be in the area around 1000 Pinebrook Road on Tuesday. Once water has turned back on, residents should boil... Read More.

The four finalists in North Port's search for their next police chief will be meeting the public Monday night at City Hall from 530-730. Current chief Kevin Vespia is retiring at the end of... Read More.

More than 18 months ago now, voters in Venice approved a bond referendum to spend $16 million-dollars on a new public safety center. By now, the City Council hoped to be breaking ground... but... Read More.

A Jacksonville-based diner is coming to Venice next month. Metro Diner, whose original location was featured on the Food Network, plans to open a new location on Tamami Trail on March 20th. The Venice... Read More.

Starting today, North Sumter Boulevard in North Port will undergo construction. That means lane closures and delays during all hours of the day. According to a release from the city of North Port, North... Read More.

Long-awaited repairs to crumbling seawalls in Punta Gorda are finally getting replaced, nearly six months after getting destroyed by Hurricane Irma. City officials told WINK-TV they're trying to cram in more than a decade's... Read More.

Students throughout Southwest Florida joined students around the country by walking out of school at noon Wednesday. Students at area schools walked out of classes in support of both the survivors and victims of... Read More.

The housing market locally is surpassing that of the rest of Florida and the nation, according to the latest data from CoreLogic. Both the number of closed sales as well as median home prices... Read More.