Punta Gorda News

For the sixth year in a row pirates will be calling the shores of Punta Gorda home.

For today's segment of Community Counts, we take you to Punta Gorda where pirates are invading the waters of Charlotte Harbor.

It's a prank that can send you to prison: aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla.- Two of Charlotte County's elementary schools are back in session as of today, so the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is asking everyone to use caution when driving, particularly around the school zones and school buses.

A neighbor called for help when the house next to them caught on fire about 10 p.m. Saturday in the 16000 block of Perry Ranch Road.

The dog days are upon us after most of Southwest Florida spent Saturday afternoon with temperatures as warm as the mid 90s.

The Charlotte County Public Schools signed an agreement last month with CNG provider Nopetro to construct and finance a fueling station as well as supporting infrastructure contingent on Type C school buses being manufactured to run on the alternative fuel.

A teen from Punta Gorda Isles was fishing in Charlotte Harbor, when he caught a stingray while it was giving birth.

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Anthony Michael Defeo pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court today.

Drive-in movies are a thing of the past, so most people think. With new technology and large screen projectors many towns set up drive-in movies during the summer months.

An old fountain in Punta Gorda may be the key to a longer life. The water flowing from its aged spigot has properties that could make it Florida's fabled Fountain of Youth.

Although there are doubts it will ever happen, the Nicaragua Canal is one step closer to coming to fruition, this time with a new proposed route and tentative construction date, according to a report from Newsweek .

Building a model airplane or ship can be time consuming and fun! For some of our American heroes, it also acts as therapy.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- Cyclists hit the pavement Sunday in the Wheels and Wings V Bicycle Event in Punta Gorda.

In Florida the Fourth of July often includes a trip to the beach. One of the most unusual beach events is Punta Gorda's annual "Freedom Swim".

PUNTA GORDA, Fla.- The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has arrested 66 people in the last two weeks as part of Operation Summer Heat.

Just as we posited a few weeks ago , fired Opera Naples artistic director Steffanie Pearce is indeed planning to launch another opera group, starting with performances this fall.

Ackerman Waterway Unit Advisory Committee is seeking six volunteers who must be residents of Charlotte County and reside within the Unit.

Police in Punta Gorda thought they were checking in on house cats, but instead they broke up what they call a drug-fueled house party.

A new business is bubbling up in Punta Gorda this summer, and will be the only one of its kind in Charlotte County.