Charlotte Harbor News

A proposal to dredge 48 channels in Lee County waterways would lead to setting aside 1,245 acres of waterways as pole-and-troll zones.

It's got to be the ultimate act of generosity this time of year: to share such a valuable secret.

Published Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at 4:25 a.m. The board with the power to make or break Gov.

Group study: Gulf is - Florida's Toilet' TALLAHASSEE - The Gulf of Mexico is "Florida's Toilet" as population growth, lax enforcement and crumbling infrastructure threaten to cause more damage than offshore ...

Published Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, June 24, 2008 at 2:11 a.m. The judges for the 5th annual Miss Hibiscus pageant had their work cut out for them June 14 at the event held at ...

Sheriff's detectives announced Monday that they had issued an arrest warrant connected to an April 2002 murder.

Bacteria warnings at two area beaches will continue to caution beachgoers against swimming, at least until this afternoon.

Ellen Peterson, 84, carved out an amazing niche of paradise in Estero. Her home on five acres of land along the Estero River is hidden beneath a forest of towering trees.

Published Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 9:18 a.m. Last updated Thursday, June 19, 2008 at 11:04 a.m. Local UFO activity in the days preceding the end of the world was light, so that should've been a tipoff.

Bonita Springs is trying to get $250 to clean up the Imperial River and its tributaries.

Members of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Juvenile Operations Unit conducted random underage alcohol compliance checks of 15 businesses Thursday evening.

Charlotte County Sheriff's John Davenport presented two special awards this morning in connection with saving a man from drowning.

Published Friday, May 30, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Friday, May 30, 2008 at 11:01 p.m. Reports indicate sharks are plentiful throughout Charlotte Harbor and surrounding waters.

BIZ BUZZ: If she can lure tourists to Death Valley, Charlotte County should be a breeze Published Monday, June 2, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, June 2, 2008 at 3:32 a.m. A woman who once tried ...

The federal agency best known for digging ditches and building dikes to control nature has told a developer that its proposed Cape Haze project does not meet environmental protection rules.

Published Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 2:44 a.m. Known as "Uncle Frank" to family and close friends, and "Mr. Frank" to the rest of the community, Frank Wotitzky was ...

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, acting on an anonymous tip that John's Shoe Repair at 4549 Tamiami Tr., in Charlotte Harbor, was selling counterfeit brand name purses in a backroom.

Published Monday, May 26, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Monday, May 26, 2008 at 3:54 a.m. The Charlotte County Visitor's Bureau highlighted some of the advances in Port Charlotte and Punta Gorda that should ...

Published Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last updated Sunday, May 25, 2008 at 3:39 a.m. The Charlotte County Visitor's Bureau celebrated National Tourism Week with a appropriately festive luncheon May 16, ...

Wayne Sallade may be the only director of an emergency operations center to be personally ordered to evacuate by the director of the National Hurricane Center.