Author: WENG Newsroom

What if you ran a strip club and your dancers couldn't dance nude? That's the dilemma for Sarasota County's only so-called adult entertainment club after a circuit court judge as upheld a county ordinance... Read More.

A high-speed chase through Sarasota last night ended with a flipped car and a driver in jail. Originally, deputies were responding to a domestic dispute call but when they arrived, they say 23-year-old Travis... Read More.

(PUNTA GORDA) Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives continue their investigations into charges of “doctor shopping” and Tuesday arrested a fourth woman in the last 10 days. The latest arrest was Kristina Amber Webb,... Read More.

Mote Marine Laboratory will offer a lecture series this spring. Hayley Rutger at Mote says every Monday from January 30th through March 12th, experts from across the marine research community will be speaking... Read More.

An armed robbery outside a Sarasota restaurant last night. Police say a gun-wielding robber approached a woman in the parking lot of the Dutch Heritage Restaurant in the three thousand block of Bahia Vista... Read More.

An attack on urban blight in Port Charlotte. The Charlotte County Commission voting to pump nine million dollars into revitalizing the city's Parkside area, which was formerly a popular recreation site but has since... Read More.

If you live in the Sarasota County school district, it looks like your taxes are headed up. Right now, it looks like the millage increase required by state law for next school year will... Read More.

CCSO ARRESTS 2 TEENS SUNDAY FOR “CARHOPPING;” RESIDENT CATCHES ONE IN THE ACT (PORT CHARLOTTE) Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies arrested to teen boys for “car hopping” unlocked vehicles in Port Charlotte early Sunday... Read More.

An influx of cash for Charlotte County businesses. Business owners are saying last weekend's two major events in the county had a significant economic impact on the area. Hundreds showed up for the Golden... Read More.

Trying again in Longboat Key. Town leaders will hold the first of two public meetings tomorrow to look over plans for a proposed new recreation project at Bayfront Park. The plans call for a... Read More.