Author: WENG Newsroom

State lawmakers have a deal on school construction funds. It means the state spends $700 million on building projects for the state's public schools, colleges, and universities. This legislation includes a $75 million fund to help... Read More.

Florida has a new death penalty statute. The governor has signed legislation that may correct problems in a January ruling from the Supreme Court. Now at least 10 jurors must recommend a death sentence. The jury must... Read More.

Florida is one of the least women-friendly states in the country, according to a WalletHub-dot-com study compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia on factors including median earnings and the unemployment rate... Read More.

One of the two men suspected of breaking into multiple Lehigh Acres homes in January has been identified and arrested, authorities said on Wednesday. Billy Stone, 22, has been charged with four residential... Read More.

Police continue their investigation looking for the driver who killed a 14 year old boy last Friday night. Police have released a more detailed description of the truck they say hit and... Read More.

A federal jury has convicted a Punta Gorda man in a multi-state drug operation., The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has announced the conviction of Leslie Chin. The charges include conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute. Chin... Read More.

Flipping houses continues happening here. The Herald-Tribune has identified the Sarasota-Manatee region as 14th among major American areas for home flips as a percentage of all home sales. However, those homes last year took an average... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office wants people to come to FGCU on Saturday. The coordinator of Project Livesaver discusses the local program and its benefits. Tammy Wilkie begins the discussion at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. Project Livesaver... Read More.

Assistance continues to classmates and teachers following Friday's hit-and-run death in Port Charlotte. The search continues for the vehicle that hit 14-year-old Devin Federly. It happened as Federly rode his bike with friends near Sheehan Boulevard... Read More.

Turtles coming ashore to lay eggs serves as a rite of spring on the Gulf Coast. However, as seat turtle nesting season begins, the Tampa Tribune reports identifies cell phones as a problem for these... Read More.