Author: WENG Newsroom

A report from the real estate site RealtyTrac shows that investors are still interested in southwest Florida homes. Buyers paid cash for over 48 percent of single-family homes and condos in Sarasota and Manatee... Read More.

The next installment in Florida's congressional redistricting saga started today in a Tallahassee courtroom. Seven different proposals are being considered by Leon County Circuit Judge Terry Lewis, including maps from two interest groups that... Read More.

A former treasurer of Sarasota County Youth Baseball's free on bond after he arrest for felony grand theft. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-092415-Jennings-Sarasota Little League Theft CHarge VO.mp3 Sarasota Police say 45-year old Janet Lynn Best... Read More.

Two people were injured in a vehicle crash yesterday morning at the intersection of the U.S. 41 Bypass and Center Road in Venice. One victim was airlifted to a nearby trauma center while the... Read More.

Six years after the Tampa Bay Rays moved their preseason games to Port Charlotte, the Atlanta Braves are looking to play spring baseball at a new training facility in Pinellas County, which could hurt... Read More.

A Sarasota County man has been missing since the weekend, and police are asking for the public's help. 72-year-old Neil Smith was last seen was last seen leaving his home Sunday. His wife reported... Read More.

A study from the University of South Florida has identified development as a top concern in Sarasota County. The survey has asked 800 people to give input on the area's top issues, and 27 percent... Read More.

The parent company of the Bayfront Health facilities in Venice, Port Charlotte, and Punta Gorda is selling off one of its other nearby properties. Community Health Systems will sell Lehigh Regional Medical Center in... Read More.

Police have identified the woman found dead in a North Port grocery store restroom. 35-year-old Shannan Michelle Miller, an employee of the Publix store on Tamiami Trail, was discovered unresponsive around 1:30 yesterday afternoon,... Read More.

Good news for green sea turtles: Mote Marine Laboratory is reporting a record number of nests for the current season that began May 1 along beaches from Longboat Key to Venice. Green sea turtles... Read More.