Author: WENG Newsroom

Dozens of strangers Saturday helped three people from Port Charlotte after a crash. A vehicle lost control on I-75 northbound approaching Gibsonton Drive in Ruskin. A back tire ruptured, pushing the SUV into the median and... Read More.

The Sarasota-Manatee Metropolitan Planning Organization has released its top legislative priorties for next year. The Herald-Tribune has identified the items at the top of the list as putting six lanes on River Road and replacing... Read More.

Planned Parenthood in Southwest Florida stands ready to offer medical services to transgender people in the region. Health services plan on focusing on those undergoing gender transitioning. The organization says the new program's care can cover... Read More.

You may want to find a different sunbathing spot in Sarasota. The county's beaches have to deal with the effects of red tide. This algae blooms offshore around this time of year, and it can kill... Read More.

In the event of another case of pollution like the Mosaic sinkhole or sewage spilling into a bay, the governor says to expect a different response. Rick Scott has announced that within 24 hours of... Read More.

The Florida Division of Elections has already counted 38 mail-in absentee ballots that have returned to officials for the general election.

Schools of fish off the coast near Sarasota have died from seasonal red tide. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission last week recorded high levels of red tide in Gulf Coast waters just south... Read More.

Presidential candidate Jill Stein comes to Sarasota this week. The Green Party nominee intends to rally supporters on Thursday at noon. This happens at the Robert L. Taylor Community Center Complex on Highway 301 and 34th... Read More.

North Port this weekend began draining one of its waterways. The city started lowering water levels at Cocoplum Waterway at Hillsborough Boulevard between Venango Street and Flamingo Boulevard. City employees this week begin working on replacing... Read More.

Authorities remain tight-lipped about this weekend's shooting in Lehigh Acres. The sheriff's office says it happened yesterday at Coral Plaza on Lee Boulevard near Williams Avenue. Deputies closed off the shopping plaza for six hours, and... Read More.