The airport in Punta Gorda soon offers college level aviation classes. Commissioners have approved Western Michigan University to offer an aviation program here. The university must provide a student career services plan and enrollment. WWSB-TV reports that... Read More.

Representatives from six French companies continue visiting the region for a three-day inbound trade mission. The Naples Daily News reports the intinerary includes a stop in Charlotte County, as well as a visit to FGCU. A... Read More.

The investigation continues into a substance at Planned Parenthood in Sarasota. At least six people went to a hospital yesterday following its discovery. Two dozen other people inside the building on Central Avenue underwent decontamination prodecures... Read More.

The sheriff's office has announced a pair of durg arrests in Punta Gorda. It executed a search warrant yesterday on Country Meadows Boulevard. The office has identified the accused as 18-year-old Alena Hawkshead and 18-year-old Maria... Read More.

A crash involving a motorcycle made it tough to head east on State Road 776 in Port Charlotte on Saturday afternoon. The wreck near Biscayne Drive reduced travel to one lane. It briefly close... Read More.

The highway patrol reports an injury following yesterday's motorcycle accident in Port Charlotte. It happened on Gray Avenue just west of Sherwood Road. The patrol says 60-year-old Reginald Copeman headed west on Gray into a grassy... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced its targets for speed enforcement for this week. Deputies have their radar guns working more carefully along Capricorn Boulevard in Deep Creek, and on State Road 31 and... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has announced a murder arrest. It says investigators have a confession from 35-year-old Jonathan Cutler. Authorities have charged him in the death of 33-year-old Eleanor Jones. The office says Jones' remains turned... Read More.