The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a Port Charlotte man has been arrested after a shooting incident earlier this afternoon on Newbury Street injured a woman, her child, and a neighbor's dog. Following the... Read More.

The National Weather Service has issued a high rip current risk through Sunday evening. It says as Hurricane Joaquin lifts north from the Bahamas, a surface low develops north of Florida. The service anticipates the pressure... Read More.

Charlotte County may soon be the home of a new breast-care center. Dr. Tiffani Shelton recently joined Bayfront Health Punta Gorda after having trained at the Katzmann Breast Center in Des Moines, Iowa, and... Read More.

A Punta Gorda woman has been charged with exploitation of the elderly after police say she took advantage of a woman with Alzheimer's. Abby Resilus worked with Helping Hands Across Southwest Florida as a... Read More.

A Venice man missing for the past two weeks was found dead, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. 72-year-old Neil Smith was last seen Sept. 20. His body was found in a wooded... Read More.

Punta Gorda Police have accused someone of exploiting an eldery woman and fraudulently using her credit card. Police say the daughter of the 87-year-old dementia patient found $1,600 in unauthorized transactions on two accounts. Helping Hands... Read More.

A Punta Gorda hot spot is getting a makeover. Last week, Fisherman's Village started a $40 million expansion and renovation project that will take five years to complete. Among the planned improvements are more... Read More.

36-year-old Jason Bridwell Tobin of Sarasota has been charged with felony DUI after he allegedly struck a bicyclist on South Tamiami Trail in Venice yesterday, according to Florida Highway Patrol. Tobin was arrested after... Read More.