“And just get out of here.” Just over 12 hours after Milton made landfall in nearby Siesta Key as a Category 3 hurricane, residents of Punta Gorda, perched on the Peace River and Charlotte ...

The Sidwell's said they were still repairing the boat from Hurricane Ian, and dealing with a cancer diagnosis before ...

More than 78,000 flood claims were submitted in Florida during this period. In Southwest Florida, Charlotte County led with 4 ...

The work crews will resume work on Tuesday morning. The boats sunk or washed onto the docks at the Marina during Hurricane ...

Twenty years ago, a major hurricane unexpectedly slammed into Punta Gorda, catching most everyone off guard. As Milton moves into this same area, people are remembering and preparing. Hurricane ...

With Hurricane Milton expected to make landfall somewhere along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Oct. 9, some Punta Gorda hotels stopped taking reservations, flight disruptions are expected and residents ...

WREX — As Hurricane Milton gets into Florida, one former Stateline resident is riding out the storm. Patrick Bautz lives in Punta Gorda, just south of Tampa but was born and raised in Rockford.

In Punta Gorda, nearly 11,000 homes were destroyed. Many businesses, too. Rick Ilmberger lost his glass shop during Charley. He says he's nervous about Hurricane Milton. RICK ILMBERGER ...