Author: WENG Newsroom

Nine of North Port's top government employees earn salaries this year combining for close to a million dollars.However, the Herald-Tribune reports none of these people have received written performance evaluations in years.The people involved... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man accused of leaving injured people behind after crashing into a gas station.The Herald-Tribune reports authorities have taken 28-year-old Maurice Betard into custody at a home... Read More.

Over 98,000 people have traveled through the airport in Punta Gorda in the last month.That represents an increase of 31 percent over the same time last year.The Bailey Terminal has recently opened at the... Read More.

None of the patrons at a Bradenton restaurant have any injuries after yesterday's kitchen fire.The fire department says the Hurricane Grill and Wings has some damage, but everyone came away unscathed.Police continue investigating.

The highway patrol reports a crash from yesterday on I-75 in Manatee County.It says a 22-year-old died in the wreck at Linger Lodge Road.The troopers report the driver overcorrected after making his way onto... Read More.

A crash yesterday in Manatee County killed a man injured a woman.The highway patrol says it happened on County Road 675 near 161st Avenue East in Parrish.It claims the driver veered off the road... Read More.

Two former state officials linked to a theft ring at the Cecil M. Webb shooting range may take plea deals instead of going to trial.Glen Nickell and John Weatherholt have a June 2 court... Read More.

A train system in Lee County could ultimately extend to Punta Gorda.Cities on that county's west coast have started working together to expand public transportation options.The passenger train would start in Collier County.Bike paths... Read More.

You have until midnight to weigh in on a plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida.The FDA wants to know whether or not a biotech firm should test its lab-bred mosquitoes near Key... Read More.

The owner of the state's largest casinos wants a judge to block the release of information on a trial that could hurt its business.The Seminole Tribe of Florida also wants a key deposition sealed... Read More.