Punta Gorda News

The Art in Public Places committee of the Arts & Humanities Council has announced the following artists who will be exhibiting at the various area AIPP sites for the month of July.

A 33-year-old Arcadia man was killed Monday afternoon when he tried to pass a motorist on his motorcycle, collided with it and was thrown into the grass, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The man convicted of gunning down 26-year-old Jewaun Platt in 2004 will spend a good portion of his life behind bars.

The city has a diverse and rich history that is captured in photographs, murals and stories passed down through the generations.

PUNTA GORDA: Police arrested a 60-year-old man after he was positively identified by victims of an April home invasion.

Florida Championship Wrestling is bringing its Summer Heat Tour on Wednesday, July 15 to the Charlotte Harbor Event and Conference Center in Punta Gorda.

Police bust a Punta Gorda man they say used the Internet to try to lure a young girl to meet him for sex.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY : A Charlotte County man says he's found a way to save on those rising summer air conditioning costs.

Authorities have arrested a Punta Gorda man on a computer solicitation charge after a 14-year-old Bradenton girl reported the man entered into a chat online that was sexual in nature.

On a lawn behind the Good Shepherd Church in Punta Gorda, a couple dozen volunteers set up stacks of radios under tents, started up a portable generator and began pulling voices out of the static in the air Saturday afternoon.

In 1942, Sal Rizzo quit high school at 17 to join the Navy Reserve. He wanted to serve his country and thought World War II would be over quickly.

The bar has great ambience and an impressive selection of Irish whiskey and beer.

PUNTA GORDA: Punta Gorda police and a local business are at odds about what's allowed in the establishment.

LEE COUNTY: This week's One Tank Trip is close to home. Useppa Island is in Lee County, but it's an exclusive club that few people get to experience.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY: There was a bit of controversy over a big investment in Punta Gorda this weekend.

The organizers of the sixth annual Punta Gorda National Hibiscus Festival treated area residents to trolley rides, secret garden tours, folk music and a plant sale that featured tropical flowers of all shades Saturday.

EAST PUNTA GORDA a ' A Charlotte County Sheriff's SWAT team raided a home Friday and arrested two people on drug charges.

Five years after Hurricane Charley, Punta Gorda residents, business leaders and officials will salute the city's ongoing revitalization with the Five-Year Xtreme Makeover Celebration on Aug.

School grades were released Thursday, with the Florida Department of Education reporting that Charlotte, DeSoto and Sarasota counties have maintained their district-wide grades from last year.

Because she always loved horses, psychotherapist Chantelle Grant started paying for riding lessons at 18.