Author: WENG Newsroom

An ongoing project to remove the Venice limepits is underway, but one very big question remains for the Venice City Council. After the project underwent some complications, an additional $1M was approved to finish... Read More.

The Sarasota School Board has decided to pay for an attorney that will help Superintendent Todd Bowden fight a sexual harassment charge. The board voted Tuesday 4-1 to pay for the attorney, as well... Read More.

A 16-year-old is missing and the Manatee County could use your help in finding the boy. Christian Todorov has been missing from his home in east Manatee County since Dec. 7th, although someone reported... Read More.

Several students and the driver on a school bus were hurt in a crash Wednesday morning on U.S. 27 in Highlands County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a semi hit the back of... Read More.

An accident that occurred in Fort Myers has a familiar ring to it…that's because a cell phone was involved. Florida Highway Patrol says 55-year-old Kenneth Rogers Jr. crossed the centerline of an unknown road... Read More.

An area man accused of killing his mother in 2012 has been found in Israel and will be brought back to Florida. The Lakewood Ranch murder happened on Jan. 9, 2012. Police found 78-year-old... Read More.

Charges have been filed against three man who are accused of dragging a shark behind a speed boat. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and Hillsborough County State Attorney's Office have charged 21-year-old Michael... Read More.

A convicted Sarasota County sex offender will spend the next 50 years behind bars, then will immediately be on probation following his release. Christopher McWatt was arrested back in 2014 when Sarasota County Sheriff's... Read More.

A convicted Sarasota County sex offender will spend the next 50 years behind bars, then will immediately be on probation following his release. Christopher McWatt was arrested back in 2014 when Sarasota County Sheriff's... Read More.

An endangered Florida panther kitten has been struck and killed by a vehicle. It’s the 24th fatal collision this year, out of 29 total panther deaths. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said... Read More.