Author: WENG Newsroom

The Sarasota County Schools Police Department this week said their force could grow by as many as 25 to 30 school resource officers and supervisors for next school year. The department's budget for this... Read More.

According to the latest midweek report by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, red tide levels have once again dropped in Sarasota and Charlotte Counties. Samples taken offshore this week showed just trace to... Read More.

She's only been in office for a couple weeks, but Democrat state Rep. Margaret Good already has two challengers for her seat in the November 2020 elections. Sarasota attorney Erik Arroyo announced his candidacy... Read More.

A federal judge is officially ending the legal skirmish between former Gov. Rick Scott and a former Florida elections official. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker on Wednesday dismissed the lawsuit that former Broward Supervisor... Read More.

A UPS employee is accused of stealing packages after a supervisor noticed something suspicious. Kiaeran Stefhon Washington, 21, was arrested on two counts of felony grand theft of property worth between $300 and... Read More.

A man was arrested on felony warrants around 1:27am Wednesday after police were tipped off about his whereabouts in Manatee County. Thomas Grieco, 30 was found at the Circle K located at 3300 SR... Read More.

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.