Author: WENG Newsroom

Using Craigslist to commit armed robbery. Police say 27-year-old Eli Robertson and two other man used the popular social media site Craigslist to advertise a cell phone for sale. The persons who responded were... Read More.

A man arrested at an Englewood mobile home park Friday night claimed he was a police officer, but a records search determined he was not. Charlotte County sheriff's deputies say Matthew Scott Depredo was... Read More.

Charlotte County deputies will be out and about this week looking for traffic violations. Darrell Moody has the details... ... Read More.

The City of Venice wants residents to use less water and they are offering a rebate for homeowners to buy low-flow toilets. Pam Johnson says the money is coming from a grant from... Read More.

A domestic dispute turned deadly Monday in Sarasota. Wendy Rose with the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Troy Hugan assaulted a woman...friends and family responded to her aid just moments before shots... Read More.

A Rotonda West man arrested on charges of dealing cocaine. Charlotte County Sheriff's narcotics officers say 41-year-old Joseph Ayala is free on bond today after being arrested on six drug charges. Ayala charged with... Read More.

A local group has awarded L.A. Ainger Mid­dle School its top recognition: L.A. Ainger was recently named the 2012 STEMs­mart School of the Year by the Gulf Coast Com­mu­nity Foun­da­tion of Venice. The foun­da­tion also... Read More.

One person dead and three injured in a shooting in Sarasota late last night. Police say it happened around midnight in the three thousand block of U-S 301. One of the three wounded victims... Read More.

A local Tea Party leader says he'll throw his hat in the ring for an open Sarasota County Commission seat. Randy McLen­don, the Engle­wood Real­tor who orga­nized the local Tak­ing Our Coun­try Back fac­tion... Read More.

A Tennessee woman was arrested over the weekend for child neglect. Darrell Moody has the story...