Author: WENG Newsroom

20-year old Kenneth Barkley's in the Charlotte County Jail on $712,000 bond. NBC2 reports he's accused of stealing over 100 items from his girlfriend's mother and selling them off for $3700 dollars. ... Read More.

As a part of the I-75 Airport Direct Connect project, crews will be putting in a sign structure over all lanes of I-75 for the Intelligent Transportation System. NBC2 reports I-75 will be... Read More.

The 2014 Sarasota Open will be at Longboat Key Club’s Tennis Gardens from Saturday, April 12 to Monday, April 21. The tourney's drawn crowds of as many as 30,000 in years past, and... Read More.

CCSO deputies say they recovered human remains last week along with the wallet of a Spring Hill man last seen in May 2008. The remains and wallet were in a lot in the... Read More.

Charlotte County officials say they've started the last phase of creating a hurricane evacuation route for Englewood. It will be along Winchester Boulevard. NBC2 reports the $17-million project will extend Winchester... Read More.

CCSO is looking for the owner of a three-wheel ATV found today in a wooded area near Placida Road and Short Street in Englewood. A construction crew clearing a lot spotted the white... Read More.

The substantially discounted impact fees builders pay to help cover the costs of new and expanded roads will continue "indefinitely" if the Sarasota County Commission adopts a revised law about the fees. the commission will... Read More.

A Punta Gorda man was arrested over the weekend for allegedly ramming a shopping cart into another man at the Walmart on Taylor Road. NBC2 reports 77-year old William Golladay got upset when... Read More.

The governor wants more money going into roads, ports, and transportation. Rick Scott wants state lawmakers to reserve $8.8 billion for the DOT budget this year. The current state budget has $8.6 billion for the DOT.... Read More.

Some Port Charlotte business owners are not happy. They've been cut off from customer by a huge micro tunneling project on Midway Boulevard. The road's being widened to four lanes, and to... Read More.