Speed cameras coming to three Punta Gorda school zones
PUNTA GORDA — This year, the Punta Gorda Police Department could collect $412,000 in fines from motorists with new speed cameras to be installed at three city school zones.
Cold snap sets rare ‘lowest high temperature’ record in Lee County
It sure felt like t he recent cold snap was one for the record books, but was it? Sort of. Not with the lowest low – Lee County’s Feb. 1 reading of 34 degrees didn’t beat 1909’s 33 – but with the lowest high since 1902, when the National Weather Service's official records for the county began. National Weather...
Florida Woman Buys $2 Million Powerball Ticket At Publix
FORT MYERS, Florida – The Florida Lottery announced that Paula Bixby, 64, of Fort Myers, claimed a $2 million prize from the POWERBALL drawing held on September 15, 2025, at the Lottery’s Headquarters in Tallahassee on October 9. The Lee County woman chose to receive her winnings as...
National Art Exhibition opens Feb. 13 in Punta Gorda
The Visual Arts Center of Punta Gorda invites the public to experience the prestigious 15th Biennial National Art Exhibition (NAE) on view Feb. 13 through March 26. This juried national competition features outstanding two-dimensional artwork by artists from across the United States, selected by nationally recognized...
SW Florida Fine Craft Guild at Cape Coral Art Center
Expressions is an annual exhibition celebrating the creativity and craftsmanship of artists from the Southwest Florida Fine Craft Guild, one of our valued nonprofit partners dedicated to supporting excellence in fine crafts. The exhibition highlights a diverse selection of work created by Guild members, showcasing a...
FORECAST: Record cold possible this morning
Here is your forecast for Monday, February 2nd, 2026. Good morning, Southwest Florida! We are waking up to record cold across the area with Punta Gorda hitting an unoffical low of 30° so far this morning. The record low for today was 33° set back in 1980. There are many locations below freezing this morning as a...
Extreme cold leaves thousands without power across Southwest Florida Monday
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Thousands are without power across Southwest Florida due to extreme cold weather on Monday morning. According to Florida Power & Light's Power Tracker map, 833 outages are reported in Collier County and 4,535 outages are reported in Lee County as of 9:35 a.m. Earlier Monday...
Charlotte CARE Center Extends Hours to Shelter Southwest Florida Residents from Record Cold Front
A significant cold front, one of the coldest in 15 years, is affecting Southwest Florida, the National Weather Service in Tampa Bay reports. The Charlotte CARE Center, formerly the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition, will extend its hours from yesterday to tomorrow to provide shelter for those in need. According to...
SWAT raid results in 4 arrests on drug charges
PUNTA GORDA — A SWAT team raid on a Punta Gorda home Friday resulted in four arrests on multiple drug charges, according to court records released Sunday.
New Cape Coral restaurant ‘one of the chillest places around’
I didn’t know much about it at all. When Seed & Bean Market opened in The Cove at 47 th , I knew it was Cape Coral ’s first cannabis café. And I knew it was located between Oak & Stone and the newly opened Big Nick’s Barbecue. But that was about it. Until I met Cole Peacock. He’s a pioneer in the cannabis industry,...
