City Council approved the purchase of Tiger Dams, which are flexible, water-filled barriers designed to form temporary walls around critical facilities.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office unveils new rescue fleet including high-water trucks and boats to better respond to ...

Charlotte County is gearing up for the upcoming hurricane season with new equipment designed to handle natural disasters better.

Gulf Coast News also reported that there's around a seven-month supply of homes on the Gulf Coast and that, in addition to ...

Punta Gorda on the south side of Charlotte Harbor is preparing for hurricane season. Some residents still are dealing with ...

He’s racing to offload his property because the hurricanes — the source of his problems — are making it much tougher to sell ...

Punta Gorda City Council scrapped plans May 7 to build a new City Hall complex and directed Principal Planner Carl Benge to return with cost estimated for repairs to the 99-year-old City Hall building ...

The 72-unit Verandas III opened and is fully occupied on Airport Road, marking the final phase in the redevelopment of the Punta Gorda Housing Authority ... Oak Tree Village in Port Charlotte, when ...

The anticipation of hurricane season is palpable in Punta Gorda as residents reflect on past storms and prepare for what lies ahead.

Of those storms, the federal weather agency forecasts that six to 10 will be hurricanes — with three to five of them major.