Author: WENG Newsroom

The FDLE is investigating a fake account created on YouTube that has some connections to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office. The account, which bears Sheriff Bill Prummell's photo and name, made racist and sexist... Read More.

Florida Keys officials say they will reopen to tourists Oct. 1. Officials made their announcement Monday, more than two weeks after Irma made landfall in the Florida Keys. The storm destroyed an estimated 25... Read More.

FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Center in Venice to assist storm survivors. The center is providing in-person support to individuals and small business owners. Recovery specialists from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration... Read More.

Debris cleanup is slowly but surely continuing in Sarasota and Manatee Counties...but crews who were supposed to show up and pick up tens of thousands of pounds of debris...simply left. The reason? Counties and... Read More.

Four kids that were the subjects of an Amber Alert have been found safe and sound. Police in Manatee County issued the alert for Joseph, Jacqueline, Jocelyn, and Jowella Gadeaun of Bradenton. Their mother- who... Read More.

Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory say Hurricane Irma caused huge problems not just for people, but for sea turtles. In all, they say at least 153 nests were washed out as a result of... Read More.

This week, services and appointments at Bayfront Health Punta Gorda hospital will once again be good to go. The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration gave the facility the OK to begin inpatient admissions.... Read More.

A fatal crash along I-75 near North Port claimed the life of one man late Friday night. A report from the Florida Highway Patrol said a Ford van clipped the back of a semi... Read More.

A Texas republican plans to push for relief for Texans and Floridians in the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Andrew, as well as Maria. Kevin Brady, who chairs the House Ways and Means Committee... Read More.

New rules may be on the way for nursing homes to have generators in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Those pushing for the change want the homes to have enough power for roughly four... Read More.