Author: WENG Newsroom

Local officials are assessing the impact of Tropical Storm Isaac. Crystal Pruitt with Sarasota County communications says crews were out on Tuesday conducting damage assessments and relief operations...

Tropical Storm Isaac is long gone, but Sarasota County officials say a new threat has been left in the wake of the storm. Lifeguard manager Scott Montgomery says dangerous rip currents are making... Read More.

The Suncoast seems to have been spared the worst from Tropical Storm Isaac but that doesn't mean the threat is completely over. National Hurricane Center meteorologist Jessica Schauer says Monday could bring dangerous... Read More.

The family of a woman who died in the medical wing of the Sarasota County Jail this week says it plans to sue the county. They say that jail staff ignored complaints about health... Read More.

tropical Storm Isaac continues to churn in the Caribbean, and the latest forecast maps still show a possibility of Isaac hitting our area Monday night just after the storm achieves hurricane status. But the... Read More.

Sarasota County officials are cautiously watching Isaac as the storm makes its way toward the Gulf of Mexico. Emergency management chief Ed McCrane says even though the latest forecast path keeps the storm... Read More.

Looks like Sarasota taxpayers are on the hook for extensive damage caused by vandals at a city park this week. Now, though, a reward is being offered in an effort to track down the... Read More.

A nurse at a Port Charlotte veterans care facility has been arrested for allegedly hitting an elderly Alzheimer's patient. Officers arresting 43-year-old Liliane Victor after other nurses reported they saw her strike a patient... Read More.

Tropical Storm Isaac is continuing to move and is now projected to turn on a northwesterly path over the next 48 hours. Forecasters say the so-called "storm cone" -- that's the computer-projected path that... Read More.

A wrongful death lawsuit brought against Charlotte County by the family of a murdered woman has now been settled... ==================================== 21-year-old Denise Lee was kidnapped, raped and murdered in January, 2008. A passing motorist saw Lee... Read More.