Author: WENG Newsroom

Iola has voted to go ahead with plans to build a dog park -- now, Parsons may have one, too. Supporters think they have just the spot, too: some open land that contains no... Read More.

(ENGLEWOOD) Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives arrested two Port Charlotte men for stealing a Notebook laptop from the Englewood Wal-Mart on Jan. 28. They were caught Tuesday in a theft from a Port Charlotte CVS... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff's investigators are looking for an adult prankster who cost the department several man hours dealing with a fake bomb call. Sheriff's officials said some 33 on-duty and off-duty officers, seven fire crews... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Juvenile Operations Unit conducted business alcohol compliance checks last Saturday evening on nine Port Charlotte businesses. All but two were in compliance; two clerks were arrested. Deputies arrested... Read More.

A Sarasota man critically injured in a crash of I-75 this morning. The highway patrol says 61-year-old Robert Anderson lost control of his pickup near the State Road 681 overpass shortly before four o'clock... Read More.

Since the US Postal Service wants to cut about 250 processing centers, what's going to happen with the Manasota center? The USPS says it's considering combining it with the Fort Myers center, but that's after... Read More.

Sculling in the sun. Competitive rowers from around the world are in Sarasota this weekend for the Sarasota Invitational Regatta. Organizers say more than seven hundred boats and fourteen hundred rowers will compete in... Read More.

Hopefully they won't have to put this fire out: Venice firefighters will barbecue some chicken on Sunday at the Venice Moose Lodge, 111 North Auburn Road. There will also be a family... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is aware of at least two phishing scams circulating on local cell phones and email inboxes and warns residents about what to look for. Phishing (pronounced "fishing") is a type... Read More.

It's been a long time in the offing but now a new low-impact-design storm water management system in Englewood has been approved. Sarasota County Commissioners giving the green light for 800-thousand dollars toward a... Read More.