Author: WENG Newsroom

The FAA has honored Punta Gorda Airport.The airport has received this year's Air Carrier Airport Safety Award for the Southern Region.The FAA claims Punta Gorda Airport "has worked hard to enhance safety, which increasing... Read More.

We have a little more information on a story from yesterday.Aldi has broken ground on a store along Lee Boulevard in Lehigh Acres.WFTX-TV has identified the location of the site as Hanna Avenue.That sits... Read More.

Florida may have a second locally-acquired Zika virus case.State health officials say the investigation continues into a case in Broward County.They have already acknowledged a possible locally-acquired case in Miami-Dade County.These two instances would... Read More.

Someone stole a boat that belongs to the dentist who shot Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe.Police tell the Naples Daily News that they caught the man who took the boat belonging to Walter Palmer... Read More.

A stabbing at a Publix in Sarasota injured two people yesterday.Both of them remain in stable condition after it happened at the store on Bee Ridge Road.Deputies say a shoplifting suspect stabbed a woman... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has deputies staked out in two places next week for speeders.Expect more strict enforcement of the speed limit on Melbourne Street in Port Charlotte, and Placida Road in Englewood.Deputies... Read More.

A car hit and killed a man last night in Fort Myers.Police say it happened in front of a gas station at Colonial Boulevard and Winkler Avenue.The driver stayed at the scene, and police... Read More.

Aldi has broken ground in Lehigh Acres.Chris Hewitt from Aldi Royal Palm Beach tells the News-Press that this store may open this winter.However, a publicist has denied to confirm that the store would sit... Read More.

State health officials have trapped mosquitoes near Miami and have tested them for Zika.A woman may have the first case of the virus that has resulted from a mosquito bite in the continental U.S.The... Read More.

One delegate from Charlotte County says this Republican National Convention feels more exciting than the one four years ago.Bill Folchi tells WUFT that he supported Marco Rubio at first. However, he now says... Read More.