Author: WENG Newsroom

One Engle­wood side­walk project is near­ing com­ple­tion while another is still a few weeks away from being done. Char­lotte County officials said yesterday that work on the Bound­ary Boule­vard side­walk between Rebel Court and... Read More.

Naughty or nice? Santa will visit Punta Gorda again this holiday season -- not like he doesn't have enough to do -- patrolling the streets will some of the local officers. He... Read More.

The 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor today - and for 83 members of Riverview High School's Kiltie Band, it was a personal experience. The Kilties coordinating with nearly a dozen other... Read More.

Sarasota County has approved a new contract for federal lobbying services, in what it hopes will be a spend-money-to-make-money proposition. A new contract worth 105-thousand dollars was approved by County Commissioners. That deal will... Read More.

Gov. Rick Scott is proposing a $1 billion increase in education spending over this year, calling today for a boost to per-student spending despite a state revenue shortfall and lower local school tax dollars.... Read More.

Today is the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, which vaulted the U-S into World War Two. Hopefully you're flying a flag today. A poignant moment will occur later when Navy... Read More.

A Naples man was arrested Monday after he robbed Portside Tavern in Port Charlotte and left behind his credit card> The sheriff's office says Jackie Clyde Hardy Jr was drinking at the bar when... Read More.

Home prices in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota fell 4.9% between October 2010 and the same month this year, according to CoreLogic. That decrease is more pronounced than the statewide average change, a 3.5% decrease. Notably, Florida’s... Read More.

The new Gulf Gate Library will be built on the site of the existing library, 7112 Curtiss Ave., Sarasota, which opened in that location in December 1983. Harvard Jolly Inc., the consultant on Phase... Read More.

The man accused of murdering SCAT bus driver James Brotherton after trying to take money from him at an ATM has refused to appear in court. 31-year-old Charles Hill elected to sit in jail... Read More.