Author: WENG Newsroom

The highway patrol says a Punta Gorda man likely suffered a medical event before a fatal collision.It happened yesterday along I-75 near Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers.The patrol says 74-year-old Joseph Tessier lost control... Read More.

The investigation continues into a shooting that injured a man in Bradenton.The sheriff's office says it hurt a 24-year-old man early yesterday.It happened at a bar on 15th Street East and 57th Avenue.The man... Read More.

A crash over the weekend in Port Charlotte killed a man.The highway patrol says it happened Saturday at Veterans and Loveland boulevards.Authorities have identified the driver as 78-year-old James Dunn of North Carolina.They believe... Read More.

Donald Trump has come to southwest Florida this afternoon.The Republican nominee for president speaks at a rally at Germain Arena in Estero.The rally follows Trump's campaign in Miami on Friday, and just a day... Read More.

A medical episode may have triggered a crash Saturday morning in Fort Myers.Investigators say the car that 74-year-old Joseph Tessier drove suddenly veered off I-75.It crashed into a barrier and some trees.Officials at a... Read More.

A sheriff's deputy has won Officer of The Year in Lee County.Sgt. James Chitwood has taken home the honor at the annual Law And Order Ball.Chitwood has spent over two decades with the sheriff's... Read More.

Manatee County detectives have arrested 29-year-old Alonzo Lee Churchwell on second degree murder charges. Witnesses say Churchwell from Bradenton, shot a women during drug deal gone bad on Sunday.

The state is cracking down on Workman's Comp fraud. Southwest Florida officials made arrests this week charging 5 contractors worker's compensation fraud.A report says Humberto Fumero ignored workman's compensation laws, allowing one man to... Read More.

Florida's unemployment remained at 4.7 percent for the fourth straight month despite adding 22,000 jobs last month.The state Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday that there were 454,000 unemployed Floridians out of a workforce... Read More.

“Tucker B”the loggerhead sea turtle, is free again. Tucker was rescued in Boca Grand back in May, suffering from wounds to his head and shell. Mote's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Hospital nursed Tucker back... Read More.