The owner of the now-demolished Punta Gorda Waterfront Hotel and Suites plans to build two small hotels on the site.

Sherry Novelli faces charges of contributing to delinquency of a minor and interfering with the custody of a minor ...

The boy had been in a home for troubled boys unable to be fostered, but the local sheriff said the suspect's actions were ...

Deputies reported the men driving the motorcycles are in the ‘Phantoms Motorcycle Club’, and were wearing 1% patches ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A 61-year-old Florida woman was arrested after deputies said she hid and housed a teenager who had been ...

A week after an African spurred tortoise was lost and found in North Port, another one is on the loose in rural Punta Gorda.

Fairs and festivals, local St. Patrick's Day and Mardi Gras celebrations, and other events in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties in March.

Meanwhile, prices for units in the inland parts of Florida rose 5.4% from last year.

GET IT ON G E T I T O N Punta Gorda City Council on Feb. 19 voted unanimously to keep its 911 dispatch center under city control in a move that blocks the county from consolidating the city’s ...

The news destination is one of 12 being added this month by Allegiant Air, part of a major expansion for the airline.

Passengers on an Allegiant flight heading to Punta Gorda, Florida were stuck on a plane for six hours at Albany International ...