After 30+ years, Dean’s South of the Border in Punta Gorda will close July 6 as its owners retire. A sale may keep it alive.

The Punta Gorda Police Department and the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office have rescued a woman who fell overboard in the ...

The restaurant's owners announced the closure on social media, saying they plan to throw one last celebration on their final ...

The case, unfolding in Punta Gorda, centers on whether Girard is mentally competent to stand trial. The 12-year-old reportedly had to play dead to survive the attack. On Monday, the court will focus ...

Here's where to find fireworks displays and other Fourth of July festivities in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties.

"Personally I think it's a disaster," said Jack Williamson. "I think it's going to cause more problems, slowing down traffic ...

A new roundabout at U.S. 41 and Carmelita Street in downtown Punta Gorda officially opened June 26, aiming to ease traffic ...

Other notable concerts this week will include the debut of a new venue hosting coffeehouse folk-style acts, the return of a Blues Music Award-nominated performer, and two free, day-long fests ...

A summer circus show, Father's Day, Pride Month and Juneteenth celebrations, and other June events in Sarasota, Manatee and ...