Author: WENG Newsroom

Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight has put together a new team aimed at decreasing homelessness to the tune of $600 thousand. The budgeted figure pays for a pair of deputies, one sergeant and two... Read More.

The Manatee County Health Department, along with the county commission and school board has decided that a health study will be conducted to collect data from former students of Bayshore High School. The concern... Read More.

A Marion County man has been charged with animal cruelty after being accused of using garden shears to remove the tails of kittens after a fight with the owner of the animals. James Reid... Read More.

A suspected serial killer believed to be responsible for the deaths of four people has been arrested. Late Tuesday it was announced that 24-year-old Trai Donaldson III was arrested, suspected of the killings that... Read More.

The plan for the growth of Venice has been approved after years of discussion. The plan that is designed to affect the city for at least the next decade was approved Tuesday by a... Read More.

A high school basketball coach at Southwest Florida Christian Academy has been arrested for his part with a fatal hit-and-run accident that took the life of 53-year-old Helen Heastie. The Fort Myers Police Department... Read More.

A former employee of a Sarasota YMCA has been arrested for stealing from the childcare program. Samantha Banting was with the company as childcare director since September of 2013 and was in charge of... Read More.

The officer who accidentally killed a bystander during a public event has decided to sue the City of Punta Gorda to receive his pension. Lee Coel was denied by a police officers' pension board... Read More.

A real-life Jaws situation happened to a swimmer in the gulf over the weekend. The shark sighting happened between the North Jetty in Venice and Nokomis Beach, according to the Venice Gondolier. Witnesses say... Read More.

A fugitive is being sought by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The fugitive's name is Craig Markgraff and he is wanted for a probation violation on charges stemming from burglary and fleeing. Markgraff has... Read More.