Author: WENG Newsroom

The memories of Mary Knowlton continue following her funeral yesterday at First United Methodist Church in Punta Gorda. She died in last week's shooting during a citizens police academy. It happened during a "shoot, don't shoot"... Read More.

Drivers in Manatee County with suspended licenses may not have to make full payments on hefty state fines. The county's court clerk says courts may consider forgiving outstanding balances for unpaid traffic tickets that have... Read More.

A scandal has led to the firing of the football coach at South Fort Myers High School. The district has announced the dismissal of Anthony Dixon following an investigation that has lasted months. Two dozen South... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports three drug arrests after two traffic stops Friday. Deputies learned that these people stayed in a hotel off Clark Road. Authorities claim they first stopped 45-year-old Shawn Scott for driving... Read More.

Someone robbed a Pokemon GO player of her purse last night in Sarasota. Police say officers responded to the parking lot of 2 Marina Jack after someone reported a robbery. They spoke with a woman who... Read More.

People have come to First United Methodist Church to say goodbye to Mary Knowlton. She died last week in a training exercise involving an officer at the citizens police academy. Lee Coel fired a weapon at... Read More.

A Sarasota boy continues recovering after a car hit him yesterday. The highway patrol says it happened near Tuttle Avenue and Martin Luther King, Jr. Way. It claims the car hit the seven-year-old boy after he... Read More.

FWC reports the death of a Florida panther. It says the animal died after a car hit it on Sunday on State Road 29 near Naples. FWC plans on conducting a necropsy. The Florida panther remains an... Read More.

A man remains a Naples Community Hospital after someone shot him in the face. Naples Police say it happened late yesterday at Coastland Center Mall. Police have found a gun at the scene. The investigation... Read More.

The investigation continues into this morning's armed robbery in Venice. The sheriff's office says it happened at the 7-Eleven on South Tamiami Trail. It has identified the suspect as either a white or Hispanic man dressed... Read More.