Author: WENG Newsroom

Thanks to heavy rain over the past few days, a number of wastewater overflows were recorded in the City of Venice. City officials say 16 manholes overflowed due to increased pressure within the wastewater... Read More.

Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who posed as an employee of the sheriff's in order to steal four iPads from the Port... Read More.

Punta Gorda's police chief has been fired just more than a year after one of his officers accidentally shot and killed a woman during a citizens academy exercise. Punta Gorda City Manager Howard Kunik announced... Read More.

A new survey of Sarasota County residents showed population growth and new development topping the list of issues concerning residents. Fiscal year 2016 was the fourth-straight year growth and development have far outpaced any... Read More.

Florida taxpayers have already spent $5 million on a state budget website that never went public. Now litigation over the failed project could cost another $200,000. The Florida Senate hired a Tallahassee-based contractor six... Read More.

After a Confederate monument was taken down in Bradenton, a group that wants to preserve such monuments called Tuesday for it to be repaired and restored to its former place on the courthouse lawn.... Read More.

The results of the 26th annual Sarasota County Citizen Opinion Survey were presented to the Board of County Commissioners yesterday, and it showed that people say it’s good to live here. According to the results,... Read More.

The SunCoast Blood Bank is hoping Manatee and Sarasota County residents will answer the blood bank’s urgent call on Monday for blood and platelets to help victims of hurricane-ravaged Houston and the Gulf Coast... Read More.

The Venice Utilities Department is asking residents and properties within City limits to conserve water. They are asking that residents reduce the amount of toilet flushes as much as possible during the ongoing rains.... Read More.

An elderly Port Charlotte man has died after a crash last week on South McCall Road. 87-year old Bobby Barnhill's SUV crossed the center line and hit the dump truck head on near South... Read More.