Author: WENG Newsroom

There was a very messy traffic situation on I-75 Northbound in Sarasota County on Wednesday morning. A vehicle carrying pig carcasses lost part of its load near Fruitville Road. Two lanes were... Read More.

Cooler temperatures won't stop thousands of people from attending the second Englewood Beach Waterfest this weekend to check out the power boat races. If you go, keep in mind that you can't park there.... Read More.

Time to break out the hoodies, jackets and sweaters. A cold front will be moving into Southwest Florida over the weekend. The National Weather Service says temperatures in Englewood, North Port and... Read More.

The company that owns a drug store in North Port is shelling out three-quarters of a million dollars to settle a claim that it violated a federal health-care law. Benzer Pharmacy Holding, parent... Read More.

We don't know why or how, but a 120-foot crane collapsed in North Port on Wednesday. It happened as a worker installed equipment at a cell phone tower off Bobcat Village Center Road near... Read More.

It was on November 3rd that police arrived at Venice High to investigate a bomb threat called into the school that prompted students, teachers and staff to evacuate. The campus was given... Read More.

Waterfest gets underway Friday evening with a block party on West Dearborn Street at Englewood Beach that should be busier than ever. Debbie Marks, manager of the Sarasota County Englewood Community Redevelopment Agency,... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has charged a man with kidnapping. Early Sunday morning, deputies responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in Port Charlotte. A witness told them that a male and... Read More.

A Charlotte County cattle ranch owned by the state is now open to the public. The Babcock Ranch Preserve was bought by the state in 2005 for 350-million-dollars as part of the Florida Forever... Read More.

Venice High is one of the venues for the the Kyle Jutras Scholarship Foundation 3rd Annual Boys Basketball Preseason Classic getting underway today. Three games are scheduled at Venice High, starting with Lemon... Read More.