Author: WENG Newsroom

Sarasota County Commissioners are discussing a plan that would provide fewer protections and less money for their incoming County Administrator than for his predecessor. Under the plan, incoming Administrator Randall Reid would earn about... Read More.

Sarasota County prosecutors say they'll try a man wanted on a series of rapes and a murder on a lesser charge first, just to make sure he never walks free. The decision will put... Read More.

They have him on video -- now, the hunt is on. Detectives have clear surveillance video of the prime suspect in the murder of 49-year-old James Brotherton of Port Charlotte. Brotherton was murdered minutes... Read More.

A Charlotte High School teacher could lose his teaching license after school officials say he accepted bribes to improve grades in his math class. The school district says former math teacher Jeff Spires accepted... Read More.

The Festival of Trees is this weekend: It's the fourth annual event,... Read More.

Police are investigating the robbery of a little Caesars store earlier this week. Police said in a report released yesterday that a white male, in his 20s, with brown hair and eyes, about 5... Read More.

Florida state troopers say a scooter rider suffered serious injuries in a crash yesterday. Englewood resident James Krisko was driving south on Oriole Blvd. yesterday morning about 10am. After he passed Shearwater Drive, Krisko... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify the man seen with James Brotherton shortly before he was murdered on November 21st. There are pictures that show Brotherton actually at the ATM, and a... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is trying to identify the man seen with James Brotherton shortly before he was murdered on November 21st. Surveillance photos and video show Brotherton and a man in black clothing... Read More.

It's ten years in prison for a man who co-founded a Ponzi Scheme with his wife and ran it from a Sarasota mansion. A district judge sentencing 53-year-old John Morgan on two counts to... Read More.