Author: WENG Newsroom

Law enforcement agencies working through the night tonight to try to nail impaired drivers before they can harm themselves and others. Local officers, sheriff's deputies and state troopers are patrolling the highways and major... Read More.

It's the old story on Labor Day weekend: gas prices going up. Experts are saying they'll stay high for awhile, too, due to a number of factors. A big one is the lingering effect... Read More.

It appears Sun Coast beaches have largely been spared impact form Isaac as the storm passed a week ago today. Surveyors have been out to check area beaches for evidence of damage from the strong... Read More.

It was a report of a suspicious bicycle that got a Sarasota man arrested in the attempted broad daylight burglaries of two homes. Witnesses saw a bike at a house that didn't normally have... Read More.

Sarasota has whittled down the list of candidates for Chief of Police to thirteen names now. Current Chief Mike Hollaway retires in October and Interim City Manager Terry Lewis has put together a tentative... Read More.

The Florida Highway Patrol continues to investigate an early morning accident on Interstate 75 in Charlotte County yesterday that left an unidentified woman dead after she was struck by multiple vehicles. The incident occurred... Read More.

The city of Venice is finally getting a new fire chief. City communications director Pam Johnson says James Warman was appointed this week by the Venice City Council...

How much does it take to hunt iguanas -- on half an island? In the case of Gasparilla Island: $56,000. That's what the Charlotte County Commission is agreeing to pay the U-S Department of... Read More.

Taking a hard look at hard water. The Punta Gorda City Council is considering reviving a plan that was shelved several years ago for the city to treat water with reverse osmosis. Punta Gorda... Read More.

Prosecutors in the case of a Sarasota man accused in two murders say a jury should be allowed to hear of his prior arrest on domestic violence charges. 48-year-old John Lee is on trial... Read More.