Author: WENG Newsroom

A North Port resident and former law enforcement officer was arrested Monday night for making threats with a handgun in a Port Charlotte restaurant. 47-year-old Walter Kaufman, Jr., pulled the gun at the Applebee's... Read More.

Judge George Reynolds is trying to come up with a new map for Florida's 40 state senate districts. Voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2010 requiring compact political districts that aren't drawn to benefit... Read More.

Authorities are searching for a dump truck driver that was involved in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 75 Monday night that seriously injured a Sarasota man. According to a report from the Florida Highway Patrol:... Read More.

The price of gas in the Englewood-Sarasota-Venice market remains below $2, but hasn't dropped too much since hitting that mark. The average on Monday in the region was $1.98, about 1.5 cents lower than this... Read More.

Another week, another list of areas where Charlotte County deputies will be watching more closely for misbehaving drivers. From today through Sunday, increased speed limit enforcement will be in effect on Placida Road between... Read More.

Florida schools already know their assumed end-of-year grades, according to a proposed simulation based on a rule released by the state Department of Education commissioner, Pam Stewart. According to a letter from Stewart, if... Read More.

The latest effort to change Florida’s alimony law is heading for another try in the Legislature. Some 80,000 Florida couples end their marriages each year. Lawmakers passed an alimony reform bill in 2013, but it... Read More.

A Boston developer plans to build a boutique hotel in the Rosemary District of Sarasota, joining a throng of new projects targeting the hospitality industry. The 76-room hotel, called The Sarasota Modern, is planned... Read More.

The Grinch has come to Charlotte County, where the sheriff's office says it has received numerous reports of packages being stolen from stoops and porches of private homes over the past several days. Police... Read More.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested three men out of dozens involved in a well-organized and coordinated efforts to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from renters. Although they operated in Florida, they... Read More.