Author: WENG Newsroom

Two local teens are accused of stealing a $2,000 go-cart from a neighbor. Bob Carpenter with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says the boys tried to disguise the go-cart but the neighbor recognized... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office raided a Cape Haze home Tuesday morning and arrested five people. Drugs, a stolen handgun and over $6,000 was also recovered. Deputies arrested 25-year-old Joshua Hearns, 23-year-old... Read More.

Fertilizer restrictions remain in place for Sarasota County through the end of September. Director of environmental utilities, Theresa Connor says there is a very easy way to determine if your fertilizer has nitrogen... Read More.

If it's summer on the Sun Coast, it must be mosquito season. Sure enough, recent rains have created many new areas of standing water in which mosquitoes are breeding. Sarasota County Mosquito Management has... Read More.

A Sarasota man charged with attempted murder after a fight with his girlfriend got out of hand. Investigators say 64-year-old John Smith, Junior, was arguing with his girlfriend at the Mobile Estates mobile home... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man caught in the act using counterfeit money. A uniformed deputy inside a Rainbow Food Market on Harbor Boulevard says he say 25-year-old Ryan Signore trying to buy cigarettes and iced... Read More.

The Venice Police Department is in the final stages of earning its accreditation from the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement. There are 260 standards with which the department must comply in order to receive... Read More.

Sarasota County's fertilizer restrictions are in effect until the end of September. The restriction prohibits the use of fertilizers containing either nitrogen or phosphorus. Environmental officials say feteilizers applied during the summer... Read More.

Habitat for Hummanity is preparing to break ground on a new home in Englewood. Judy Wilcox with Habitat for Hummanity - South Sarasota County says two needy families will get new homes...

She thought she'd use a taxicab as a getaway car but that backfired in a big way. Police say 32-year-old Cynthia Sheik arrived at a Race Trac store on Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte... Read More.