PUNTA GORDA — Don Turpin's wife, Lela, planned her husband's 90th birthday — a restaurant dinner with family and friends.
NORTH PORT — Donna Crawford was worried she'd be spending her 57th birthday in a homeless shelter.
ENGLEWOOD — The Rotonda Men’s Golf Association raised $17,000 for Lemon Bay 2022 high school graduates and awarded 17 $1,000 scholarships at S…
ENGLEWOOD — Marie L'Abbe's teacher said there are two types of people in the world: some who are judgmental and hateful and others who are lov…
The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America’s Branch 56 in North Port honored two long-time members of its organization, who are each now…
NORTH PORT — The community turned out to meet the artists who created paintings and sculptures and get a peek inside The Gallery in North Port.
I like to highlight public places to see plants, and besides our own Master Gardener Volunteer Demonstration Garden on Harborview Road, and th…
CHARLOTTE HARBOR — Many dabbed at tears as administration, teachers, staff and school board members lauded the six graduates at Charlotte Harb…
ENGLEWOOD — Jerry Sparkman listened carefully Friday as the three-piece string band played and sang on the new Dignam Family Stage at the Pion…
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PUNTA GORDA — More than 200 third-graders from Sallie Jones Elementary School in Punta Gorda and Liberty Elementary School in Port Charlotte, …
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Two people were transported to local hospitals after a car crash on Thursday morning at Sout…
VENICE — City Council members will hear more about the need for a tower at the Venice Munici…
SARASOTA — Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium has a new surgical laser to treat sea turtl…
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VENICE — As low pressure moved across the Gulf of Mexico into the area, it brought wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour that caused damage an…
Tropical Storm Eta — known briefly as Hurricane Eta — spat bands of heavy rains and gusting winds at Southwest Florida all day Wednesday, as i…
A tornado watch went into effect for large portions of Central and Southwest Florida on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.