Author: WENG Newsroom

Gas prices continue dropping in the region. Prices in most states have fluctuated slightly in the last couple weeks, but motorists in the southeastern U.S. have experienced slow and steady declines. Florida's average per gallon price... Read More.

A CCSO detective arrested a clerk from RJR Convenience Store in Englewood yesterday, after he spotted the clerk loading several containers of beer into a pick up truck. The detective waited until the... Read More.

According to RealtyTrac, Charlotte County’s housing market's 18th in the nation for house flipping. NBC2 reports in the past year, more homes have been flipped in Charlotte County than in Miami Dade, a... Read More.

CCSO's Economic Crimes detectives need help identifying a man who used someone else's credit card without their consent at a local gas station last month. The victim of the alleged fraud lives in... Read More.

Venice community leaders meet at The Plantation Golf and Country Club tomorrow at noon. The city says they discuss needs like ensuring all children have food, improving the area's physical appearance, and helping high school... Read More.

Gov. Scott signed a new $77 billion state budget into law today, but took out his veto pen to axe three Sarasota County projects. Scott vetoed $69-million in spending overall, and the Herald-Tribune... Read More.

Gov. Scott signed a new $77 billion state budget into law today, but took out his veto pen to axe three Sarasota County projects. Scott vetoed $69-million in spending overall, and that included... Read More.

The EPA's proposing that Florida cut its carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 38% by the year 2030. The agency unveiled specific targets for all 50-states today as part of the White... Read More.

Mattamy Homes has bought Thomas Ranch. The Business Observer reports the transaction involving Thomas Enterprises runs $86.25 million. Vanguard Land of Sarasota serves as a minority partner for the 9,650-acre property. This real estate development... Read More.

North Port PD and Sarasota County Sheriff's deputies are looking for a stabbing suspect. Investigators say the suspect and the victim had an argument in the driveway of a home in the 12000 block of... Read More.