Author: WENG Newsroom

A Port Charlotte man has died after an Monday crash on Medical Drive in Englewood. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 69-year old William Carlson drove his 2012 Toyota Tacoma pickup on Medical Drive... Read More.

A power outage on Saturday led to a wastewater spill. Around 700 gallons of partially treated wastewater overflowed at a lift station in Rotonda Lakes near David and Ingram Boulevards. County utilities staff responded in... Read More.

The Summer Beach Runs return tonight on Siesta Key Beach. Starting tonight and every Tuesday through August, there will be a 1-mile fun run on the Siesta Key public beach. Any kids that participate... Read More.

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce is looking for volunteers to hand out trash bags to visitors and guests over the upcoming July 4th weekend. After a Memorial Day that saw a trashed beach... Read More.

More than 1,000 complaints have been called in to Charlotte County Mosquito Control over the past week. Charlotte County Mosquito Control Manager Scott Schermerhorn told ABC-7 this year appears to be a record-breaker for... Read More.

More than a dozen unlocked vehicles were burglarized over the weekend in the Parkside area. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office posted an alert on their Facebook page, saying the burglaries happened from late Saturday... Read More.

A pair of local state representatives are claiming Governor Rick Scott purposely vetoed projects in certain districts whose reps voted against his wishes. Venice's state rep, Republican Julio Gonzalez, voted against Enterprise Florida, the... Read More.

A Venice attorney accused of stealing around a quarter of a million dollars from his clients was in court late last week. Adam Miller had already been charged with exploitation of the elderly and... Read More.

If the Tom Adams Bridge is in your daily travel plans, you'll have to change your route all this week. The bridge closed for repairs yesterday and it will remain closed until this upcoming... Read More.

Sarasota County had the strongest April ever for tourism, officials said Thursday. The county saw a 3.8 percent increase in visitors when compared with the previous same month in 2016, according to Virginia Haley,... Read More.