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Fruitville Elementary School in Sarasota had to be evacuated Thursday after an air conditioning unit began smoking during morning classes. Sarasota County Fire Department sent 11 units to the scene. No injuries happened and... Read More.

Police spent a good portion of early Thursday, April 5, 2018 investigating a shooting at an apartment complex in Punta Gorda. Law enforcement responded to the Seven Palms Apartment Complex about 7:15 after a... Read More.

Manatee County Commissioner Vanessa Baugh is leaving her seat in order to run for the Florida House. The 64-year old Baugh filed to run for the District 73 state House seat covering eastern Manatee... Read More.

Sarasota County has issued a recreational burn ban effective immediately. Because of dry weather and low humidity, the atmosphere is primed for wildfires. Sarasota County Fire Chief Michael Regnier has banned all burning, including... Read More.

Millennials have apparently caused the death of chain restaurants, mass produced beer, and the automotive industry...so why not the local housing market, too? A new study done by mortgage originator LendingTree shows the Sarasota... Read More.

Nearly 70 miles of road has been newly resurfaced in Venice. Last November, city residents approved an $18 million Road Bond Referendum to redo 70 miles of road in rough condition. City officials announced... Read More.

The cities of North Port and Venice, as well as Sarasota County have all determined that fire conditions now exist due to the extreme drought and with that an increase in the threat of... Read More.

An accident between a truck and a motorcyclist claimed the life of a Hudson man. Tuesday night a truck was making a u-turn on US 41 in Manatee County when it collided with a... Read More.

A follow-up to a story that WENG brought you on Monday. 23-year-old Bradenton resident Dakota Jibson has been charged with murder, following an investigation into a woman's body found burning early Monday. Police responded... Read More.

Another school board meeting in Sarasota County, and another one filled with turmoil. Board member Eric Robinson and Superintendent Todd Bowden tossed accusations at each other saying the other wasn't working with the district's... Read More.