The day after five people were found dead in a gated community in Sarasota, residents tried to come to grips with the tragedy ...

A woman accused of forcibly holding a 6-year-old boy underwater at a Florida hotel is a former law enforcement officer who once spoke to students about the dangers of bullying, according to reports.

Holiday magic swept through downtown Punta Gorda as the city kicked off its annual "Light Up the Night" event. The streets were bustling with vendors, live music, and community members soaking in the ...

Five seats in Florida's House of Representatives were up for grabs Tuesday night in Southwest Florida. And all five of them went to Republican candidates. Those newly elected representatives will ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Who doesn’t love the sound of a bat cracking against a worn baseball? Now just add live music, food and drinks and a sandlot baseball field and that’s the experience at the Long Time ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WSVN) — Crews came to the rescue of a Punta Gorda man who fell over a bridge following a crash. The 67-year-old victim plummeted about 45 feet into a wooded area in Charlotte County ...

Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. “The Sandlot” star Chauncey Leopardi, 44, has opened up about why he slowly stepped back from Hollywood following a slew of successful roles in the 90s ...

A Florida man has been arrested in connection with a fire last week in a classroom at a Chabad in Florida, days before Rosh Hashanah. Blake Richard Hoover, 31, of Punta Gorda, was arrested by local ...

A Florida man was arrested on Tuesday in connection with intentionally setting a fire inside a local synagogue just days before the Jewish High Holidays. Authorities said family members tipped them ...

WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE WATCHING FOR KIND OF HOW TO THAT'S COMING UP IN JUST A BIT. >> NOW TO BREAKING NEWS, GORDA. POLICE HAVE IDENTIFIED A PERSON OF INTEREST AFTER A HATE CRIME AT THE CHABAD OF ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A 31-year-old man was arrested after law enforcement said he started a fire at a synagogue in Punta Gorda. The Punta Gorda Police and Fire departments responded to the blaze at the ...