Author: WENG Newsroom

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.

Telephone scams have returned to Southwest Florida. Investigators with the North Port Police Department say the targets are those who may be lonely going into this time of the year. The scammers... Read More.

Waterfest is coming up this weekend at Englewood Beach. On Saturday, several classes of boats will compete for the Oshore Power Boat Association’s national championship. On Sunday, the teams will compete for the... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Project Lifesaver's program is hosting an Alzheimer's Education event. It's sponsored by Charlotte Memorial Funeral Home and A Better Solution of Punta Gorda and it's scheduled for Friday, December... Read More.

You have until 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon to purchase tickets for an awards program honoring people in the Venice-Englewood-North Port area who are outstanding in their field. The first annual VEN Awards, that's... Read More.

An Englewood organization that gives out Thanksgiving dinner to low-income and homeless folks has double the usual need in 2016 for turkeys and other meal items. Pat Knox, manager of the St. David's... Read More.

Gas prices continued their downward march toward two dollars a gallon last week.Triple-A reports that the average price for a gallon of regular fell on Sunday for the 26th consecutive day in Florida, for... Read More.

A North Port man is accused of threatening a woman with a knife and assaulting her. The Englewood Sun reports the victim told police that, during an argument, 68-year-old Samuel Weber brandished a... Read More.

You have plenty of local opportunities to celebrate today, November 11th, Veterans Day. Englewood’s Veterans Day ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. at 10 Harbor Lane, at the west end of West Dearborn Street. American... Read More.

The second Englewood Paddlefest happens this weekend and gets underway tonight with a pool party, including a shrimp boil and movie, at Cape Haze Marina. Beginning tomorrow morning at 9, it's the races:... Read More.