Author: WENG Newsroom

Will Sarasota high wire artist Nik Wallenda wear a lifeline when he wire walks across Niagara Falls? Looks like he will. Wallenda, the seventh generation of world-famous high wire artists, is set to talk... Read More.

An eight-and-a-half hour standoff between a Charlotte County Sheriff's SWAT unit and a woman who fired shots at officers ended around two-fifteen this morning. Deputies say they were able to enter a house in... Read More.

A standoff in Port Charlotte that started when someone fired shots at sheriff's deputies ended more than 8 hours later. We expect to learn more later today about just what went down at the... Read More.

Sarasota County Parks and Recreation has extended the deadline to Friday, May 25, for submitting prospective names for one of the county's recently acquired sites that will be home to a future park. ... Read More.

Venice is a baseball championship city. The Venice High School Indians defeated Brandon four to two yesterday to win the first FSHAA Class 7-A state championship. The game played at the Mets' spring training... Read More.

A Port Charlotte woman is accused of covering up the death of an elderly man she was caring for. Bob Carpenter with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says 50-year-old Anna Marie Nangle called... Read More.

A second person is under arrest in connection to the death of a 74-year-old man whose body was found murdered and buried in a grave at 161 Avens Street. The Charlotte County Sheriff's major... Read More.

The year-long 85th birthday celebration for the city of Venice continues this weekend. Marketing and Communications Officer Pam Johnson says they will also celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday at the Venice Municipal... Read More.

After preliminary results showed Florida students' scores significantly lower in the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Tests, an emergency meeting of the state board of education made a drastic change: lowering the scores needed to pass... Read More.

An alert Venice police officer has nabbed an armed robbery suspect wanted in Charlotte County. The officer was patrolling near Laurel Road and I-75 when he spotted a car type that's familiar to every... Read More.