Author: WENG Newsroom

Sarasota County Commissioners decided today they're not ready to merge SCAT with Manatee County's transit system. The Herald-Tribune reports commissioners say until staff completes an internal review of bus operations late next year.... Read More.

FDLE's investigating a beating last night at the Charlotte Correctional Institution. NBC2 reports the reason FDLE's involved is due to a new policy put in place by Correction's Secretary Julie Jones. It... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies say they arrested an Englewood man for attacking a staff member at his doctor's office. NBC 2 reports a patient went to the Sarasota Family Medical Walk-In Clinic on... Read More.

CCSO deputies are investigating reports of gunshots fired in an area near Midway Boulevard in Port Charlotte. NBC2's reporting witnesses say the gunfire followed someone on a bicycle being hit by a car... Read More.

A brush fire yesterday afternoon in Port Charlotte provided for some excitement, but no injuries or damage. It happened near Jaeger Avenue and McCabe Street. The fire reached four or five acres at its peak. NBC2 reports... Read More.

The University of Florida opens a food pantry for needy students and staf when Summer B classes begin next month. The Gainesville Sun identifies the dean of students office as the operator. A survey of 1,800... Read More.

The governors of Kansas and Texas support the lawsuit from Florida's governor against the Obama administration. The suit from Rick Scott accuses the administration of coercing states to expand Medicaid in order to receive money... Read More.

A free hurricane preparation seminar is coming up this Friday at Venice City Hall. It'll include Venice police and fire chiefs, Sarasota County emergency management officials, the city engineer, the Red Cross, and a... Read More.

The local tourism bureau reports that the USA BMX National Series race in Punta Gorda generated about 700-thousand dollars in direct expenditures for Charlotte County. That also includes more than 19-thousand dollars in... Read More.

Charlotte County Fire and EMS say they've contained a brush fire reported earlier this afternoon. NBC2 reports it was in Port Charlotte near Jaeger Avenue and McCabe Street. Several engines were sent... Read More.