Ian walloped the region with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. From his perch atop a parking garage in Punta Gorda, Florida, Hal Needham is expecting catastrophe from Hurricane Ian, which was ...

Reife Nels Peterson, also known as "RJ," faces multiple charges, including grand theft and impersonating a contractor during ...

The busy ramps and docks at Punta Rassa were destroyed by Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28, 2022. More recently it has been used by the Florida Department of Transportation when the causeway itself was ...

While a few coastal businesses have opened following Hurricane Ian, one faces more challenges than most. The Sept. 28 storm devastated the Fort Myers Beach shrimping industry.

There simply won’t be gambling in Punta Gorda. There’s been a lot of rumors swirling around about the Sunseeker and the potential for it becoming a casino.” said vice-Mayor Greg Julian.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — For many, downtown Punta Gorda is the heart and soul of the city. But too often, homes and businesses there are at the mercy of flood waters. The city has a plan to look at the ...

PUNTA GORDA ... family in a rural Punta Gorda neighborhood. Shauna Corocoran told Fox 4 she rescued Shelly in 2022 after she was found wandering in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, and since ...

Flights heading to the Floridian cities of Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Punta Gorda, and Sarasota account ... The first was Hurricane Ian, which made landfall dead-on as a Category 4 storm.