Author: WENG Newsroom

A man wanted for the 2013 murder of a 30-year-old Bradenton woman has been charged with second degree murder after being extradited from Colombia to Manatee County. Deputies say Jazmin Catano was found shot... Read More.

Fire crews in North Port responded quickly after a car crashed into a building early this morning. The car crashed into the North Port Commons at Tamiami Trail. The City of North Port... Read More.

An Englewood man has been arrested in connection with a domestic violence attack last week. Police arrested 35-year-old Christopher Cooper after he allegedly assaulted one person at Tringali Center last Thursday. On Tuesday, police... Read More.

Members of what has been deemed a hate group claim that they worked with Sarasota state Sen. Joe Gruters to craft an immigration enforcement legislation bill. The Southern Poverty Law Center has the Federation... Read More.

Just one day after the city of Venice lost a court battle against a home developer, that same developer- Neal Communities- announced it's purchased 450 acres off Fruitville Road and Lorraine Road in Sarasota... Read More.

The Florida House Appropriations Committee has approved an $89.9 billion state budget for next year that is lower than spending proposals by the Senate and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The committee approved the spending blueprint... Read More.

The Venice City Council on Tuesday ended its attempt to enforce payment of "extraordinary mitigation fees" paid by Neal Communities for land the city annexed. The Herald-Tribune reports that under the agreement reached yesterday,... Read More.

Sarasota County Schools Police on Tuesday detailed their plans to expand the SRO program in schools for next school year. The police department will serve all schools in the district except for Venice High... Read More.

One person has died from injuries he suffered in a crash earlier this month in Venice. Back on the morning of March 10th, 74-year old Monroe Kokin made a u-turn out of a parking... Read More.

One teenager is in custody after attempted robbery with a firearm in Sarasota. Roshon Mae, Jr., 19, of Sarasota, has been arrested by the Sarasota Police Department Street Crimes Unit and is facing charges of... Read More.