Author: WENG Newsroom

Florida residents who paid for equipment needed for Hurricane Irma may be eligible for some reimbursement. FEMA says that financial assistance is available for disaster-related housing and personal property not covered by insurance. Residents... Read More.

The city of Venice has already had it with medical marijuana dispensaries because current state statutes do not allow any form of local regulation, with the exception of pharmacists. The council directed city attorneys... Read More.

Hurricane Irma is changing the tenor of exactly what Sarasota County leaders want the Florida Legislature to address in the 2018 session. Namely, improving River Road, training building industry workers and planning for the... Read More.

A Sarasota County Sheriff's Office K9 has retired after nearly eight years of service. In October 2009, K9 Hiro began training with Deputy Kevin Skau. Hiro was deployed 1,278 times while working with the... Read More.

A standing-room only crowd of patients were on hand as the first-ever medical cannabis dispensary opened in Bradenton this week. The dispensary, called Trulieve, is the 9th location statewide. The company plans to open... Read More.

Florida schools forced to close due to Hurricane Irma can trim their academic calendar by two days. Education Commissioner Pam Stewart on Tuesday sent a memo to school superintendents regarding school time lost due... Read More.

A standing-room only crowd of patients were on hand as the first-ever medical cannabis dispensary opened in Bradenton this week. The dispensary, called Trulieve, is the 9th location statewide. The company plans to open... Read More.

An Orange County Florida cop has been accused of stealing items from a crime scene. Deputy Joseph Suheil Haddad was arrested Tuesday after investigation found that he'd used the credit cards illegally. He also... Read More.

Some kids may consider this good news. Sarasota County students will not have to make up the missed days due to Hurricane Irma. Superintendent Todd Bowden said that extra instruction each day will fulfill... Read More.

Former Manatee High School football coach Joe Kinnan's lawsuit against the school took a major hit Tuesday after a judge dismissed seven of eight counts that Kinnan brought forward against the School Board of... Read More.