Author: WENG Newsroom

44-year old Quinton Handlon of Port Charlotte will spend the rest of his life in a federal prieon. He was convicted by a jury last October on charges of producing and possessing child... Read More.

Yesterday was the soft opening of the new Siesta Sun Deck concession. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-060515-Jennings-Siesta Sun Deck VO.mp3 The new building's part of a $21-million reconstruction project at Siesta Beach that should be finished in January. ... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol's investigating a crash this afternoon between two semi's on SR-31 between Bermont Road and the DeSoto County Line. Charlotte County Fire & EMS officials say an empty gravel truck... Read More.

Fox News reports Jeb Bush formally launches his presidential campaign June 15. A source close to the former governor says he intends to make the announcement in a speech at Miami Dade College.

Major League Football may announce plans to put its headquarters in Manatee County. The county has approved $200,000 in incentives to lure the league to the Premier Sports Campus at Lakewood Ranch. This professional spring football... Read More.

Police say they need to find two men who left someone dying at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. They claim Derek Dewey died shortly after someone left him at the hospital Sunday. Investigators have not explained how the... Read More.

Detectives continue trying to identify the man who broke into a Charlotte Harbor business Monday. They believe he took two pieces of equipment from Reynoso Tires early that morning. Owners of three nearby businesses on Harper... Read More.

Punta Gorda residents may some have bigger bins, on wheels, to handle their recyclables. Punta Gorda's City Council's considering a switch to the bigger, covered, wheeled bins because residents say the current models... Read More.

Stacy Glover's been sentenced to 10-months in the Sarasota County Jail for killing a dog in Nokomis last August. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-060315-Jennings-Dog Case Sentencing VO.mp3 The 24-year old military veteran pleaded no contest in April to felony and... Read More.

Stacy Glover's been sentenced to 10-months in the Sarasota County Jail for killing a dog in Nokomis last August. http://blogaudio.virtualnewscenter.com/WENG-060315-Jennings-Dog Case Sentencing VO.mp3 The 24-year old military veteran pleaded no contest in April to felony and... Read More.