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Punta Gorda, FL (April 11, 2025) – Emergency crews responded to a vehicle collision with reported injuries Friday afternoon in Punta Gorda. The crash occurred at the intersection of Fairway Dr and ...

Spring has definitely sprung along the Gulf Coast. Water temperatures are warming up nicely ... Big Speckled Trout have also been caught recently on the grass flats. READ: Bat Roosts In Florida: ...

The Punta Gorda Police Department, Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission and U.S. Coast Guard and investigating the incident. What started as an argument quickly escalated when Horner stepped ...

Horner was later arrested and charged with burglary with assault or battery (non-forced entry), according to a joint news release from the Punta Gorda Police Department, the Florida Fish and ...

DeAngelis Diamond is preparing to break ground on the Punta Gorda Airport Terminal expansion. After preconstruction services are completed, the firm will lead the construction phase, enhancing the ...

A lawyer released a statement, and the Punta Gorda Police Department is working state and federal agencies after a video surfaced on social media April 3 of a man who claims be the best boating ...

Horner, 40, was released from the Charlotte County Jail Saturday morning on $20,000 bond, Punta Gorda Police Chief ... Brock's page said he is a Florida Gulf Coast University graduate and was ...

Charlotte County commissioners are expected to adopt a resolution April 8 to place control of the city of Punta Gorda’s 911 dispatch center under ... However, the county commissioners’ resolution ...

Great white sharks are known to migrate south to Florida and the Gulf during the winter months. OCEARCH tracks tagged sharks like Dold to learn more about their migration patterns and behavior. While ...

Great white sharks are known to migrate south to Florida and the Gulf during the winter months. OCEARCH tracks tagged sharks like Dold to learn more about their migration patterns and behavior.