Author: WENG Newsroom

Sarasota County's school board has until February next year to find a new superintendent. Lori White must retire at that time to collect her retirement benefits. The school board can either try to hire someone before... Read More.

Life for the Tampa Bay Rays returns to normal this afternoon. The team that calls Port Charlotte home for the spring won yesterday's game in Havana against Cuba's national team. It marked Major League Baseball's first... Read More.

A North Port man died in yesterday morning's crash in Sarasota. Police say it involved four vehicles on Fruitville Road. They say a Toyota 4-Runner went eastbound as it crossed the median and went into the... Read More.

A collision closed State Road 776 for a while last night. It happened a quarter-mile north of Jacaranda Boulevard in Venice. The crash involved a motorcycle and a car. One report described the motorcycle as nearly demolished. A... Read More.

Sarasota police continue to investigate an accident early Monday morning that took the lives of 3-21 year olds. The four were well known in the local music scene. Police describe the scene... Read More.

Punta Gorda officially has a new police chief. The interim title has disappeared from the position Thomas Lewis has held since September. Lewis joined the department in 1998. He ascended from patrol officer to detective... Read More.

Small business owners can apply for federal loans following January's heavy rains. They can receive up to $2 million. The Small Business Administration says these loans can go to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses... Read More.

A charitable Naples woman has died. The Naples Daily News reports 102-year-old Berne Davis has died at her home. The Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers bears her name. She also served as... Read More.

Governor Scott has thrown his full support behind the rights of protesters at campaign events for Donald Trump. Scott has already endorsed Trump for the White House, saying he wanted to wait until after the... Read More.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports officials expect an answer soon on whether or not the Atlanta Braves plan on moving spring training to Sarasota County. The Braves want a new spring home for 2018 and beyond. County... Read More.