Author: WENG Newsroom

Home prices remained on the upswing in Manatee and Sarasota Counties in May. While it's good news for homeowners, it's less so for would-be buyers that already are looking at -in comparison with other... Read More.

Five people were injured after a multi-vehicle crash shut down southbound I-75 for nearly two hours Wednesday afternoon. Multiple agencies, including the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and Florida Highway Patrol, were called to the... Read More.

An ad selling already stolen fireworks landed two people in jail in Lee County. Michael Naple and Ashley Lyall filed a burglary report at a fireworks tent located at Meadow Road and Gunnery Road... Read More.

North Port is closing in on a finalized budget and a monster jump in property tax will add $1.5 million in new revenue. The hope is to keep the millage rate the same. If... Read More.

A man who kept the body of his dead wife in a freezer in an effort to collect her social security has repaid the nearly $16 thousand he took from the government. Allan Dunn's... Read More.

The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is looking for help in finding an endangered 57-year-old man. At around 9 p.m. on Sunday, Donald Joseph Kay called a longtime friend, saying his cancer returned and it... Read More.

Hundreds of people took part yesterday in what has become one of southwest Florida's biggest 4th of July festivals. The annual Freedom Swim was yesterday in Punta Gorda, and people went in everything from... Read More.

A branch of a national nonprofit that hopes to prevent domestic violence recently held a day-long bystander training seminar in Charlotte County. The group is called Green Dot, and according to data from the... Read More.

City commissioners in North Port will discuss the potential economic impact of the Atlanta Braves Spring Training Facility on the city at their Thursday meeting. Commissioner Debbie McDowell was the one who requested the... Read More.

Two teens were beat up in Bradenton after a drug dealer wasn't able to sell them drugs Monday night. The 15 and 19-year-old victims were offered drugs by the suspect and said no. They... Read More.