Author: WENG Newsroom

Officials with the Sarasota County Sheriffs Office arrested a man yesterday wanted in two separate countries on murder and attempted murder charges. Police arrested Rafael Ramos-Cardona on Wednesday- he had outstanding warrants for drug... Read More.

A bus stop change that led parents to complain to the Sarasota County School Board only lasted a single day. Parents in the West Villages area said the district suddenly changed a location of... Read More.

A 15-year old student at North Port High School has been arrested after bringing a gun to campus on Wednesday. Police say the boy was showing the pistol to students- one told school officials... Read More.

They rallied hundreds of thousands to march for gun reform, landed on the cover of Time magazine But could the teenage survivors of the Parkland school shooting actually motivate unpredictable young voters to cast... Read More.

A high school student in North Port is facing several charges after he brought a gun to campus Wednesday morning. Police say the student brought the gun and was showing it to other students.... Read More.

At a Tuesday night meeting, the Venice City Council voted to back a number of statewide efforts to improve the environment. Among them, a resolution to support implementation of a statewide stormwater treatment rule... Read More.

At a Tuesday workshop, the Sarasota County School Board took up a proposal to ban cellphones during the school day. Currently, district policy allows students to bring phones to school, so long as they... Read More.

A new study out from the state health department shows Sarasota County has one of the highest percentages of unvaccinated kindergartners in all of Florida. Despite it being law that students in public schools... Read More.

John Morgan, founder of Morgan & Morgan and the attorney who led a successful effort in 2016 to legalize medical marijuana in Florida, is now taking on the $15 minimum wage. In an announcement... Read More.

The University of South Florida in St. Petersburg is apologizing after hundreds of acceptance emails to prospective students had to be recalled. On Saturday, around 430 emails were sent out to applicants, telling them... Read More.