Author: WENG Newsroom

A new report says Florida’s coasts and waterways are at a crossroads following a year when both were traumatized by red tide and blue-green algae. The report released earlier today by the Ocean Conservancy... Read More.

Sarasota County is looking to learn more information about how the public feels about traffic and parking on Siesta Key. The county has set up a feedback form on their website that allows the... Read More.

Whether they meant to or not, more than 83,000 Florida voters didn’t cast a valid vote for governor, according to a new report prepared by state officials.The combined total of invalid ballots outnumbered... Read More.

A Venice man will hear his sentence later next month after being convicted last week by a jury on charges that he molested a girl who came to his daughter’s birthday party.Prosecutors said... Read More.

One person has died following a crash between a car and a bicyclist in Venice.The accident happened around 230 yesterday afternoon at the intersection of American Legion Way and East Venice Ave.A... Read More.

Police in Venice are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 69-year-old man who may be in the Fort Myers area.Officials say Douglas Baker was last seen leaving his home in... Read More.

A 12-year-old boy was arrested Monday for a school threat at Oak Hammock Middle School. Donovan Linares-Pedroza is facing a felony charge of written threat to kill or injure. Deputies have not released the... Read More.

A water outage is scheduled for the city of Venice Wednesday and will take place from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. The purpose of the outage is to repair a water main. The... Read More.

A Venice man that was involved in a December road rage incident on US-41 is now facing charges.Court documents released this week claim 43-year old Abdual Boyd was cutting cars and swerving through... Read More.

Sarasota County and Charlotte County emergency operations officials are set to meet this week to discuss operations and preparations ahead of the upcoming hurricane season.One of the topics expected to come up is... Read More.