Author: WENG Newsroom

Something apparently lit up the sky over the Suncoast last night. ABC7 says that the station has had numerous reports of what some are calling a "fireball" moving toward the west out over... Read More.

Organizers are saying that this year's Englewood Beach Waterfest was bigger and better than last year, when the event began. Racefest participation grew from 40 boats to 48 boats as racers competed for... Read More.

The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement, in effect through this afternoon, for coastal Sarasota and Charlotte counties. There's a possibility of Florida Red Tide, which can cause respiratory irritation,... Read More.

Two juveniles were shooting BB guns outside of a home in North Port when one of them was hit in the head with a BB. Police say it happened Saturday evening on Ariton... Read More.

Gas prices are falling as 43 and a half million Americans plan to hit the road for Thanksgiving. Triple-A says motorists are beginning to find prices at the pump under two dollars a gallon... Read More.

Two members of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will be honored on Monday for their lifesaving efforts. On August 14th, deputies James Mills and Seth Pelfrey came to aide of a jet... Read More.

Foul play is also not suspected in the death of a man in his mid-50's, who was found in a hot tub in Warm Mineral Springs on Thursday morning. There's was no immediate... Read More.

North Port Police and Fire Rescue responded to a call from the 2700 block of Traverse Avenue Wednesday evening to find a four-month-old child in a bathtub, unresponsive. A family member had been... Read More.

Two people were critically injured in a crash in North Port Thursday afternoon. It happened at the intersection of U.S. 41 and Corradino Boulevard. Police say a 2010 Toyota driven by... Read More.

A school teacher in Venice is the subject of a criminal investigation. The Herald-Tribune reports that 24-year-old Matthew Minton, who teaches social studies at the Island Village Montessori School, was put on administrative leave... Read More.