Author: WENG Newsroom

An after-school counselor has been arrested for sexual assault of a six-year-old girl in a bathroom stall at the school he works in Naples. Austin Hunter, who passed a background check, faces multiple felony... Read More.

A long construction project set to last into April of 2018 is underway in Venice. The Service Club Park boardwalk and picnic areas will be rebuilt. The look is designed to be completely ADA... Read More.

A gathering of community members and students took place near the Sarasota County School District office Monday to pay tribute to those who have died due to their gender identity. The Trans Day of... Read More.

An awful situation after Hurricane Irma took place in Charlotte County. A 91-year-old man was found by a neighbor after she had not seen the man's caretakers stop by for an extended period of... Read More.

A gas leak caused some early morning problems Monday in Venice. Venice Fire Rescue and Police responded to 113 W. Tampa after a recycling truck hit a dumpster and forced it into a gas... Read More.

The search for a missing boater has been suspended by the U.S. Coast Guard. Fraser Horne went missing from Egmont Key Friday. Horne's vessel was found near Mead Point around midnight Friday. The man's... Read More.

Months after Hurricane Irma changed the lives of thousands of Florida residents, the City of Sarasota is able to put a major cleanup project behind it. An announcement has been made stating that storm... Read More.

A strange squabble between two men led to the arrest of one of them for punching the other regarding a handicapped parking spot. 57-year-old Mark Wheaton was in a Key Largo parking lot when... Read More.

Florida's Democratic Party leader is stepping down after being accused of making several women feel uncomfortable. Stephen Bittel said in a statement that it was time for him to step aside. Multiple gubernatorial candidates... Read More.

Venice City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday next week for the Thanksgiving holiday. Collection of garbage, yard waste and recyclables will not be collected next week on Thursday, but will be on... Read More.