Author: WENG Newsroom

A leisurely motorcycle ride changed quickly Sunday for an off-duty Manatee County Sheriff's deputy. Deputy Willie Finklea was on his motorcycle when he noticed a vehicle was on fire with two people inside on... Read More.

An odd crime took place in Lauderhill when a man was filling up his car with gas. While doing so, a thief jumped in the man's vehicle and took a bag with $30 thousand... Read More.

A dumb criminal doubled-down on his ineptness Monday during the eclipse. The Orange County Sheriff's Office arrested 22-year-old Jocsan Feliciano Rosado after he stole a car. Not only that, he decided to stop and... Read More.

Thursday's execution remains on schedule after the Florida Supreme Court stood firm against an appeal. Mark Asay is set to die Thursday for the murders of two men in Jacksonville in 1987. The white... Read More.

A federal judge in Florida ruled a trial couldn't be postponed just because one of the key witnesses - a federal agent - had travel plans to see the solar eclipse. In a droll,... Read More.

The Florida Supreme Court is refusing, again, to halt the state's first execution after a hiatus of more than 18 months. Justices rejected an appeal Monday on behalf of Mark Asay, who is set to... Read More.

Manatee County may soon look to revisit a potential contract with home-sharing website Airbnb. While county commissioners say the county is missing out on tourist development tax dollars by not signing a contract with... Read More.

The world's oldest profession may have the secret life of a mother/daughter pair from Sarasota as part of its employee field. The Sarasota Police Department Street Crimes Unit and Narcotics Unit arrested 55-year-old Anne... Read More.

A North Port couple has been arrested after police say they stole video game equipment from a Venice Wal-Mart, then tried to pawn the items. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office was called to the... Read More.

A suspect in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Kissimmee will be staying in jail after a judge denied him bond Sunday, saying there was probable cause for his first-degree murder charge.... Read More.