Punta Gorda News

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.

WINK News learns that a Punta Gorda man has been shot in the Fort Hood massacre.

The search for evidence in the cold case of a missing 4-year-old girl at a property in southwest Florida has been suspended.

No body, no arrests and very little evidence. For ten years this case has haunted investigators and the family of Pilar.

Police are searching a property in Charlotte County, Fla., in connection with the case of a Hollywood girl who disappeared in 1999, according to published reports.

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Cameron this morning announced the arrest of two men in connection with a homicide in the 100 block of Buckeye Avenue in Port Charlotte.

PUNTA GORDA: A convicted sex offender was arrested after police say he didn't register with the correct address when he moved into the city.

Punta Gorda Police Sex Offender Monitoring Program leads to rapid arrest of new city sex offender and his brother.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office reports S.R. 31 remains closed in both directions following a truck crash and fire by Susan Dr.

The state attorney's office has filed charges against two Charlotte County residents accused last week of having sex with an 18-month-old child.

The Charlotte County Veteran Services Office hours have changed. In the Englewood office, 6868 San Casa Blvd., Englewood, hours are Monday and Wednesday for appointments only from 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday and Wednesday by appointment only.

Keith Sowers, 32, was shot in the stomach Saturday night during a home invasion robbery in the 21500 block of Beaverton Avenue in Port Charlotte, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office.

When Hurricane Charley hit Cape Coral in 2004, the electricity was knocked out and the roof leaked in the fire department's headquarters.

An Okeechobee resident was charged with trying to carjack a woman in Punta Gorda Thursday night, the Punta Gorda Police Department reported.

When friends talk about crazy ideas over a couple of beers, most of the time it's just talk.

U.S. aircraft manufacturer Dornier Seaplane Company has decided to assemble its new composite amphibious airplane in Ontario or Quebec, creating at least 250 jobs over five years.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Major Crimes Unit detectives Tuesday arrested a Punta Gorda man for having sex with a baby girl.

PORT CHARLOTTE: A transvestite was arrested on prostitution charges after posting an ad for sexual services on Cragslist.com and then trying to seal the deal with an undercover detective, according to officials with the Punta Gorda Police Department.

Pelleve , a skin tightening system for the nonsurgical treatment of wrinkles, will be seen in 120 million homes across the country this weekend on The Learning Channel's "Beauty Spaces," a show that brings consumers the latest in beauty innovation and education.