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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WWSB) - Deputies in Charlotte County have captured for a 21-year-old man following a shooting at a business center in Port Charlotte ...

An eight-year-old girl riding a bicycle was hit by a car on Wednesday morning in Port Charlotte.

You don't have to be a Bruce Springsteen fan to enjoy "Blinded by The Light," though it certainly helps. Guided by the Boss' music, this is a story about a.

Over the summer, I met with AARP Florida leadership to learn more about the Statewide Age-Friendly Community Network and how Punta Gorda/Charlotte ...

A dead body was found inside the Charlotte County Jail's visitation center Tuesday morning.

The 1.5 million tons of waste that Lee County recycled in 2018 could fill 107 football fields – and stack 70 feet high in the air.

A Charlotte County woman said she left her home because she feared for her life after a break-in. When the burglar returned a second time, she was armed with ...

Florida Weekly writers Evan Williams and Roger Williams wrote the best feature story in Florida last year, according to the Society of Professional Journalists,

HOW COULD YOU GO WRONG? YOU LIVE IN a state that sees at least a few hours of sunshine roughly 250 days each year. This isn't Ohio or Michigan.

My grandmother loved her painted plates. She lovingly displayed them on the kitchen wall — a trio arranged in a gentle arch over the wall outlet. You could hear.

Destination: Duncan Road. A year ago, Pamela Trout's North Port garage was full of more than 150 hand-rendered color portraits, purchased at a local estate ...

THIS IS NOT, AFTER all, "Two Years Before the Mast" — Richard Henry Dana's recounting of his arduous two-year cruise shipping out of Boston on the brig ...

Project Linus9 a.m.-11:30 a.m.every FridayVolunteer coordinator:Nancy M. Project Linus, a nonprofit organization, provides handmade blankets to children in ...

By ANNE EASKER. Staff Writer. PUNTA GORDA — Rob Nelson was in the hospital when his motorcycle was stolen. Although cops arrested the alleged thief ...

As the U.S./Chinese trade war continues to drive the global economy into a recession and equity markets into a steep correction, neither side, unfortunately,

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Over a decade after helping Charlotte County with Hurricane Charley damage costs, FEMA is demanding a chunk of its money ...

Capt. Daniel Andrews, founder of Captains for Clean Water "The biggest thing that's happened in a year is change of leadership — the SFWMD board being ...

If you're looking for the height of South Florida living, look no further, as you have found the most lovely, immaculately kept home in the highly sought-after.

A truck driver warned that he would commit a mass shooting at a church in Memphis, Tennessee, on Thursday, authorities say in newly filed court records.

The truck driver who allegedly threatened a mass shooting and suicide at a Memphis church has a reported history of being a danger to himself, according to ...

AS DUFFY'S SPORTS GRILL CELEBRATES 34 years in business this month, Jason Emmett, the restaurant's president, lovingly protects his father's legacy and.

WHEN IT COMES TO WALLET FRIENDLINESS, Key West doesn't historically rank on the "affordable" end of the spectrum. Between all of the brand spanking ...

By ELAINE ALLEN-EMRICH. Community News Editor. FORT MYERS — Because HD Custom Homes co-owner Matt Harden didn't show up for a recent ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. -- The sheriff's office has released the identity of the woman found dead outside the jail visitation center in Punta Gorda Tuesday ...

PORT CHARLOTTE — Six people were arrested Friday morning after the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit served a search warrant on a home it ...

Their toilet exploded when lightning struck near their septic tank.

Ever since the advent of the Island Hopper Songwriter Fest in 2014, the annual festival has grown ever bigger and more celebrated. The sixth annual festival,

A nationwide effort will go into full effect this weekend to ensure our roadways are free of drivers under the influence of alcohol and other substances. And this ...

If you want to see Matt Nemec get excited, get him talking about one of his upcoming music events. When he starts rattling off the high-caliber acts he's booked.

Clear the Shelter event held The Animal Welfare League, 3519519 Drance St., Port Charlotte, has about 35 adoptable dogs and 70 adoptable cats.ts. From 9 ...

By BETSY CALVERT. Staff Writer. How do you say “Welcome to Florida” in Polish? Two lucky Polish citizens will get to hear those words in Charlotte County ...

A Fort Myers, FL, woman was charged with possessing an alligator, in her yoga pants, and more than 40 turtles. Ariel Le Quire was sentenced to probation, ...

Wildlife cams have revealed numerous Florida panthers inhibited in walking, and now wildlife officials fear the big cats are being poisoned.

Bolstered by U.S. and Canadian tourists, Florida's visitor count continued at a record pace through the second quarter of 2019, Gov. Ron DeSantis' office said.

Now and then: At left, Grace Chicken shows off her birthday T-shirt. At right, she spent 20 years in the Army Air Corps and Air Force. PHOTOS BY RUSTY PRAY ...

By DANIEL SUTPHIN. Staff Writer. Keep your postcards handy — palm trees and Florida beach scenes are at risk due to an invasive insect-driven disease ...

WMC Action News 5 has obtained new details about the man federal authorities said plotted to shoot up a Memphis church this week.

Aug. 6 marked a milestone for Loggerhead Marinelife Center. That was the day research biologists at the Juno Beach sea turtle rescue and research center.

For local entertainer "Tiki" Tom Watson, the seed of the idea began as a "Tie- Dye Night" to attract off-season customers to Towles Plaza in Punta Gorda, as a.

The 2019 Florida Weekly Writing Challenge continues this week with the second of four photo prompts we hope inspire our readers' collective creative muses.

Tuesday marks 15 years since Hurricane Charley made landfall in Southwest Florida. The Category 4 storm killed 15 people and injured hundreds of others on ...

Police across Southwest Florida are pressing pause on illegal marijuana arrests until they can get new field tests. The standard used to be if police saw it or ...

Everglades Burmese python hunter Dusty "Wildman" Crum has appeared in a number of television spots, including the "Today" show in 2017, "Swamp ...

Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents and businesses stopped using landline phones in 2018, a new state report on the telecommunications industry ...

A Florida woman who pulled an alligator out of her yoga pants during a traffic stop pleaded guilty to illegally possessing wild animals and was sentenced to ...

Charlotte County Schools and their students have been back for a few weeks now. I am certain the 2019-20 school year is going to be outstanding and filled with ...

The Green Island ficus was honored as a Plant of the Year in 2000 by the Florida Nurserymen and Growers Association. Since then it has been used in many ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Punta Gorda family is mourning the death of an 18-year-old in a car crash over the weekend. He died in a crash that happened ...

By BETSY CALVERT. Staff Writer. A rural toll road through the state's undeveloped interior is back on the agenda. Charlotte and DeSoto counties have a seat at ...

There's still time to send in nominations for the annual Business Ethics Award of the Uncommon Friends Foundation. They are being accepted until Sept. 1. The.

Hertz Arena and the Florida Everblades are joining the Hoffmann Family of Companies, the largest owners of commercial real estate in Naples with a portfolio of.

Customers at Sunshine Ace Hardware and Crowder Bros. Ace Hardware stores joined a quest to improve local waterways and the economy by donating $9529 ...

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a stabbing took place in a Walmart parking lot in Englewood overnight. Dustin Lee Saylor, 29, of Englewood, was ...

Federal forecasters monitoring oceanic and atmospheric patterns say conditions are now more favorable for above-normal hurricane activity since El Niño has ...

A house caught on fire on Poem Avenue in southwest Charlotte County Wednesday afternoon.

A mother panther walks into frame and pauses. She looks around, ears alert. One of her cubs appears and looks healthy and strong. Then her other cub ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment David Ciccarello and the reappointment of Jonathan Martin and Danny Nix to serve on Florida ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. -- North Port Police and the Charlotte County Sheriff's Officer were out in force this weekend, cracking down on off-road riding.

A serial killer who preyed on older gay men during an eight-month spree that left six dead has been executed by lethal injection.

VIP tickets are now on sale for Shop for Success, Dress for Success SW Florida's free shopping extravaganza, held from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, at the Crowne.

A cool tradition during the dog days of summer here at Florida Weekly is our Writing Challenge, when we invite you, our readers, to send us your original.

RAIN OR SHINE, THE MUSICIANS COME. They gather together every week at a picnic pavilion, strumming guitars, ukuleles and even a mountain dulcimer.

Such evaluations have been outpacing child population growth statewide — and in regions like Southwest Florida, by leaps and bounds —\u00a0for nearly a ...

Siding with the Florida Retail Federation and upholding the constitutionality of state laws, an appeals court has rejected a 2016 move by the city of Coral.

FORT MYERS, Fla. – It could be mercury or rat poison that's causing some Florida panthers and bobcats in Southwest Florida to display neurological symptoms, ...

A Florida woman who pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop and illegally possessed numerous other wild animals has been sentenced ...

BRIEN SPINA MIGHT BE A TEXTBOOK DEFinition of an entrepreneur, a business person who succeeds through a combination of guts, wiles, will, intelligence ...

A Punta Gorda man soliciting oral sex from underage boys has been arrested in an undercover sting by deputies. It was a potential nightmare adverted by the ...

Trucker from Punta Gorda threatened mass shooting at Memphis church, FBI alleges.

Now some are worried about how this spill could impact their waterways and livestock.

Officials say a Florida woman who pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop and illegally possessed numerous other wild animals has ...

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a disorder found in some Florida Panthers and bobcats.

A Charlotte County woman was found with an alligator in her yoga pants pled no contest and was found adjudicated guilty.

The Latest on Execution-Serial Killer(all times local):. 11 p.m.. A serial killer who preyed on older gay men during a rampage 25 years ago around the U.S. East ...

An Englewood man is facing a charge of Aggravated Battery after deputies say he stabbed a man outside the Walmart early Wednesday.

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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is investigating a condition that is affecting the way some Florida panthers and bobcats walk. The FWC ...

A resident in Port Charlotte shared this photo with WINK News and said she came outside to find this 7-foot alligator inside her pool. 7-foot alligator found it ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (FOX 13) - There appears to be a neurological disorder affecting wild cats in Florida, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation ...

We all should be concerned about the rise in Baker Act committals of children and teens that is occurring in Florida. Concerned but not surprised. The Baker Act ...

Prowler Tries To Elude Police By Jumping Into Pond - Concord, NH - Jesse Collins is accused of running from police, taking off his clothes, jumping into ...

Adults and youth 12 and older are invited to "A Toast to Tenacity," a free event celebrating the 99th anniversary of the success of women's suffrage — the.

“A Deadly Feast” by Lucy Burdette. Crooked Lane. 228 pages. Hardcover, $26.99. Calling a book and its main character “delightful” might not seem like a term of ...

At the start of last year's Market Trends presentation on the state of Southwest Florida's real estate market, LSI Cos.' founder and CEO showed a picture of an ...

OUR POSITION: Florida lawmakers and Congress need to step up their oversight of guardianship programs while investigating and properly funding the state ...

Invoking the spirit of former legislative lion John Thrasher, two House Republicans in the NW Fla. region hope to revive a cooperative spirit regarding the St.

There is a crash with injuries in Charlotte County Tuesday evening. The crash is on Bermont Rd. Grovewood Circle in Punta Gorda around 9:30 p.m. People in ...

It says something about Punta Gorda's commitment to its historic building stock that the vintage courthouse is still standing. It was built in 1928, seven years after ...

Deputies found a card reading device on a point-of-sale machine at the Circle K on Duncan Rd in Charlotte County Tuesday afternoon. Charlotte County ...

According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, 70-year-old Deanna Adams was last seen leaving her daughter's house at 11 p.m. Saturday.

SARASOTA — Badger Bob's Services, which specializes in HVAC, appliances and plumbing, has expanded its business to include licensed electrical repair ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WBBH) – A Florida couple is cleaning up after their toilet exploded Sunday morning during a thunderstorm. MaryLou Ward said ...

TRANSGENDER STUDENT BATTLE: Pasco schools superintendent Kurt Browning says he's considering changes to his district's LGBTQ “best practices” guide, ...

The move is part of a state mandate requiring local governments to make information regarding building permits and inspections available online. The city ...

If you want to make a video of Charlotte County employees while on county property, it better be outside the building and without harassment or interference.

The sheriff's office arrested the mother and father of a baby girl who died in their care at their home in Charlotte County last week. Charlotte County Sheriff's ...

Right now, we have a huge invasive lizard problem. South American Tegus are running rampant in Charlotte County. Wildlife officials caught 60 in a three-mile ...

Charlotte County commissioners and civic leaders were out in force on Dec. 4 to participate in official groundbreaking ceremonies for a Miami-based company ...

Operation Knot Lit, a Florida Sheriff's Association strategic DUI/BUI initiative with 33 Florida counties, ran from July 3-7.

... â–ˇ STAFF REPORT. The FWC is investigating a disorder detected in some Florida panthers and bobcats. All the affected animals have exhibited some degree ...