Author: WENG Newsroom

More people are shopping online for the holidays which means more gifts and packages are being delivered to homes and left on front steps. Several people in Charlotte County have become victims of this... Read More.

Attorney General Pam Bondi says the former Florida sheriff's deputy who was was arrested on charges of impersonating a federal drug agent could face more than 30 years in prison. Former Seminole County Sheriff's Deputy... Read More.

Charlotte County commissioners have rejected a $7 million request for repairs and renovations to the Family Services Center in Port Charlotte. The facility is home to the local Boys and Girls Club, which provides... Read More.

One robber caught, another on the loose. Charlotte County deputies arrested Heidi Lynn Smith today for the Aug. 8 robbery of the Subway store on Tamiami Trail in Punta Gorda. Smith is being held... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office continues accepting applications for the citizens police academy. The classes run on Tuesdays for eight weeks from 5:30 to 9 o'clock. The session begins Jan. 5. It meets at the Englewood Chamber... Read More.

Minor-league baseball appears to be staying in Charlotte County despite rumors that have been swirling recently over the possibility of the Charlotte Stone Crabs leaving the area once its pending sale is complete. That... Read More.

An IRS telephone scam hits home for the the City of Sarasota. Julius White reports. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-120815-WHITE-Sarasota%20Employee%20Scammed.mp3 Monday, a City of Sarasota employee received a call from a scammer claiming to be with the U.S. Department... Read More.

A controversial bonus program for teachers in Florida got approval from a state House education committe last week to continue operation. The Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program will hand out bonuses to over... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced its enforcement targets for this week. Deputies look for speeders along two stretches of road: Taylor Road in Punta Gorda, and Veterans Boulevard in Port Charlotte between Route... Read More.

Family members of an Englewood boater missing since this past weekend have started their own search efforts after the U.S. Coast Guard called off their searches earlier this week. 48-year-old Jeffery Reinhardt was last... Read More.