Author: WENG Newsroom

A plot of land that was once owned by Walter Farley, the author of 'Black Stallion,' is one step closer to being developed. The Venice Planning Commission this week voted 4-1 to rezone the... Read More.

A piece of legislation proposed by a Sarasota rep passed the Florida House on Wednesday. The bill would allow new hospitals to build facilities without permission from the state. Currently, they need a 'certificate... Read More.

A 71-year-old Sarasota County Schools bus driver is facing charges after he was caught on video touching a 13-year old's hair and neck without her consent. An investigation into Leonard Villari started back in... Read More.

A teacher in Lee County has the entire community in an uproar because he is still an employee after admitting to kissing a female student in early 2016. Jonathan Blikstad pleaded contest to the... Read More.

A situation involving undercover members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office resulted in a SWAT situation and the suspect being shot Tuesday afternoon. The drug buy was set for around 4pm near US-41 and... Read More.

A Sarasota man has been arrested in connection with a hit and run crash on Longboat Key. Police say 29-year old Michael James Rowe hit a bicyclist, 69-year old Mike Maccormick back on the... Read More.

In less than three months, school board members in Sarasota County will find out if the district will retain its 'A' rating. For the first time since 2008, the school board sat down with... Read More.

Most of Venice will find themselves without water for at least part of the day Wednesday. After a brief outage yesterday, city officials said residents from Pinebrook Road and East Venice Avenue, "west to... Read More.

Neal Communities reports they sold 96 homes in March, and jumped its total to 306 for the first quarter. The number are roughly the same from last year, with March numbers down slightly, but... Read More.

A man who led Punta Gorda on a high-speed chase has been tossed in jail and charged with fleeing to avoid a police officer and leaving the scene of a crash. North Port resident... Read More.