Punta Gorda, Florida Water Damage

Michelle Harding Jones, 32, the woman charged this week in connection with the 1999 death of 4-year-old Pilar Rodriguez in Charlotte County was returned from Washington state and appeared in court this morning.

The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting a fatal crash in Punta Gorda. The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. near the Tuckers Grade exit on Interstate 75.

A 17-year-old Punta Gorda resident was charged as the third suspect in the burglary of church that occurred Aug.

Published: Friday, August 27, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, August 26, 2010 at 8:55 p.m. A Circuit Court judge on Thursday tossed out a controversial growth management law that State Sen.

PUNTA GORDA: Homeowners in Punta Gorda have been breaking the law for years without realizing it! A city ordinance forbids them from making any noise that can be heard off their property.

Dog owners filled North Saanich municipal hall almost to the bursting point on Monday seeking to overturn council's decision to enforce the controversial leash bylaw in Cy Hampson Park.

Justin McMurrer, 24, left, of Lehigh Acres, and Steven Briner, 15, of Bonita Springs, sprint to the finish line at the Fast Cat 5K on Aug.

The baby sitter of a 4-year-old South Florida girl who disappeared more than a decade ago has been charged with the child's death.

PORT CHARLOTTE: Two people were arrested on charges that they sold Xanax pills to undercover detectives in Port Charlotte Tuesday.

Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives arrested 41-year-old Thomas Kevin Pegg for the Aug.