Punta Gorda News

PUNTA GORDA a ' George Wayne Lafferty, 62, has been released from Lee Memorial Hospital after being shot by Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies earlier this month.

PUNTA GORDA a ' Beginning Dec. 1, the bridge over the Venice Canal on Aqui Esta Drive will be closed for construction of a new bridge.

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 6:04 p.m. For Robert Moran, 68, of Punta Gorda, it was $60,000 and an apology from the Cultural Center of Charlotte County.

Neighbors one day may be able to walk to a city-owned plot, grab a shovel and dig in to cultivate their own fresh fruits and vegetables, under a proposal for "community gardens" discussed by the City Council Wednesday.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 11:32 a.m. A Punta Gorda man has been charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a Sept.

By Denise Jewell Gee - NEWS NIAGARA REPORTERBuffalo News Passengers from Niagara Falls International Airport will be able to fly to Melbourne, Fla., starting in February.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 1:40 p.m. Direct Air will be flying the first 'intrastate' airline service from Charlotte County Airport since the 1980s.

A 39-year-old Punta Gorda man is in critical condition at Lee Memorial Hospital after his motorcycle was rear-ended Saturday night in Port Charlotte.

Charlotte County Health Department has scheduled its first public H1N1 swine) flu vaccination clinic for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov.

Firefighters in Charlotte County are battling a brush fire in Punta Gorda, just off Bermont Road, east of Highway 31.

Published: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, November 14, 2009 at 12:18 a.m. PUNTA GORDA - Local officials are disputing the findings of a national pedestrian safety report naming Punta Gorda one of the most dangerous cities for walking in Florida.

There are lots of legends about mysterious animal bodies falling from the sky in history.

Local officials are disputing the findings of a national pedestrian safety report naming Punta Gorda one of the most dangerous cities for walking in Florida.

We will remember and honor the men and women who have served and are now serving our country Wednesday.

Punta Gorda Soldier Justin Johnson could be headed for more surgery Tuesday night after surviving the Fort Hood massacre.

A Punta Gorda mother accused of leaving her three children at home so she could meet an online date for sex will not serve any jail time.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY: A symbol of sacrifice arrived in Charlotte County just in time for Veterans Day.

A local soldier shot during the Fort Hood rampage was in stable condition Friday.

Main Street Punta Gorda officials recently announced with pride that the city had been selected to host the 2010 Florida Main Street Conference and Secretary of State's Annual Awards Dinner in September 2010.

The philosophy of self-reliance seems to have always been a curiously American trait and one that evidently still strongly exists in the cultural gene pool, despite what some would argue have been energetic efforts by do-gooder social engineers to wipe it out.