Release of this bill follows Gov. Josh Stein’s request for $1 billion in Helene storm recovery money, which he wants the ...

FPL workers are busy replacing overhead power lines in Port Charlotte in a program designed to make Southwest Florida’s power grid more resilient.

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Nearly a year and a half after Hurricane Idalia made landfall here on Aug. 26, 2023, the Taylor County School District has finally received its first round of relief funding from FEMA.

In 2023, the South Jetty walkway – a popular fishing spot – was damaged by Hurricane Idalia's storm surge and closed. It finally reopened July 31, 2024, only to close again five days later ...

The ER is operated by HCA Fawcett Hospital in Port Charlotte, which opened a similar freestanding emergency room in Cape Coral in June 2022. The Cape Coral ER address is 322 SW Pine Island Road.

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. — Yet another deputy-involved shooting has happened in Charlotte County. Barely 24 hours after deputies shot and killed a man south of Punta Gorda, the Sheriff's Office reported ...

AND 6 MONTHS PROBATION. >> FIREFIGHTERS PULLED A WOMAN'S BODY OUT OF A CHARRED HOME THIS MORNING IN PORT CHARLOTTE. FIRE CREWS SPENT 16 HOURS BATTLING THE FIRE ON PASTA AVENUE. THE ROOF COLLAPSED ...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Idalia that struck the Big Bend region in August 2023, some workers without legal status were too fearful to finish recovery jobs they had started because of a ...

which was fully depleted after Idalia, Debby and Helene. The reserve fund was established to pay for damage from named storms. “The 2024 hurricane season was one of the deadliest and most destructive ...

Simpson is requesting about $50 million from state lawmakers to replenish a low-interest or interest-free loan program that agriculture producers have been able to draw from since Hurricane Idalia ...