Author: WENG Newsroom

A potential robber carried a baseball bat as he broke into a North Port home last Thursday. He got the surprise of his life. A man inside the house put him in a bear hug, and... Read More.

The funeral took place yesterday for a Cape Coral man who died in a hit-and-run. Eighteen-year-old Adam King rode his motorcycle last week as a white pickup hit him on Colonial Boulevard. Police have found the... Read More.

Florida could experience some blowback following the Supreme Court ruling on abortions in Texas. Governor Scott signed a law this year that required doctors in abortion clinics to have hospital admitting privileges. The Supreme Court has... Read More.

The search continues for a Lehigh Acres man. Sheriff's deputies issued a statewide Silver Alert last night for 80-year-old Richard Sozzi. Someone last saw him at his Greenwood Avenue home. Authorities describe Sozzi as a diagnosed dementia... Read More.

A black bear has returned to the wild after a walk through a neighborhood in Fort Myers. FWC officers captured and moved the bear yesterday. Authorities have described the bear as at least a year old... Read More.

The governor spends the day traveling around the state to discuss how to fight the Zika virus. The state health department has confirmed 223 cases statewide. The governor's stops today include West Palm Beach and Jacksonville.

Life has returned to normal at Venice Regional Bayfront Health. A water main break forced paramedics to divert to other hospitals. Officials say the break happened yesterday, and they had to shut off water to the... Read More.

A Sarasota bicyclist keeps recovering after a pickup hit him. Troopers say the 72-year-old man rode his bike with a group yesterday morning along Fruitville Road. They claim a black Ford F-150 hit him near Cowpen... Read More.

The search for a family that disappeared off the coast near Englewood has ended. The Coast Guard has announced the suspension of search operations. Authorities have found the bodies of Ace Kimberly and his teenage daughter... Read More.

More people died in Charlotte County over a five-year period than were born. The latest Census report shows the county had the third oldest population in the country with a median age of 58.4.