Author: WENG Newsroom

Seaside Engineering and Surveying Inc. will be performing hydrographic and topographic beach profile surveys on Venice Beach beginning Aug. 19. The surveys are being done for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Work includes... Read More.

The Pioneers Days Celebration will drop to a crawl on September 4th...that's when the Lemon Bay Woman's Club Diaper Derby is happening. It'll be at the club's Cocoanut and Maple Streets building, starting at... Read More.

The Lee County Sheriff has arrested a local man for his wife's death. Sheriff's officials say that Kenneth McCafferty faces a charge of vehicular manslaughter, and they his blood alcohol was twice the legal limit... Read More.

Work starts this morning on the Boundary Boulevard sidewalk project in Englewood. Construction will continue for several weeks, shutting down one lane.

Two Lee County nurses got their hands on lots of Oxycodone, and not legally. No, they spent five months collecting five thousand Oxycodone tablets from several pharmacies, including some in Lee County. Now, 52 year... Read More.

The price of a round of golf is hitting what may be record lows at some Suncoast courses. If you don't mind hot-weather golfing, you may want to take advantage of what some observers... Read More.

The town of Longboat Key is seeking up to $76,500 for the 2011-12 fiscal year in West Coast Inland Navigation District funds for police and fire/rescue marine operations in the Manatee County portion of... Read More.

Lee County police have lined up a DUI sobriety checkpoint for this weekend at an undisclosed location. The checkpoint is part of a national effort to prevent drunk driving, especially through Labor Day. The... Read More.

Two separate undercover drug operations in Charlotte County, two arrests. Now a Deep Creek man and another from Port Charlotte are in jail on narcotics charges. Officers say 19-year-old Timothy Grundy of Deep Creek... Read More.

Gee, I hope Deb's at work on Thursday... WOW! I might have to take the day off to go see this: Studio 145, Sarasota's new three thousand square foot digital sound stage is... Read More.