Evangelical Christian School completes $28.6M purchase of Hodges campus2 people wanted in multiple Fort Myers burglaries
Burnt Store Road area residents ask for stakeholder meeting Members of the Burnt Store Corridor Coalition urged Charlotte County commissioners on April 23 to host a stakeholder meeting to help solve problems related to the area’s increasing growth.
PORT CHARLOTTE Cleaning up homeless camps in Charlotte County It’s a mess you don’t want to come across when you’re out and about. Charlotte County deputies recently removed tons of garbage left behind.
CHARLOTTE COUNTY Lawsuit filed by the family of the late deputy Christopher Taylor settled A settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit after a deputy was killed on the side of the road on Interstate 75.
Babcock Ranch, FPL unveil Solar Ranch Eco-Discovery Center The 2,500-square-foot Eco-Discovery Center, 8500 State Road 31 in Punta Gorda, opens to the public May 1 and showcases advantages of clean and solar energy.
PUNTA GORDA New DNA results help close 36-year-old murder cold case Thanks to technology, a family has closure on a 36-year-old murder cold case that dates back from November of 1988.
Charlotte County cash buyers bolster mixed real estate market Single-family home sale prices remained stronger than prices of townhomes and condos amid worries about rising insurance costs and homeowners association fees, which, in many cases, rose due to insurance rate hikes and building repairs after Hurricane Ian.
Punta Gorda prioritizes new public safety projects A new public safety building is needed due to the county’s population growth, and the city’s police and fire departments are outgrowing their present building at 1410 Tamiami Trail.
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital nears completion of $60M expansion In 2018, 81,945 patients were treated, and in 2023, 98,432 patients were treated, representing an increase of about 20%.
Charlotte County extends time residents can live in RVs, mobile homes County commissioners voted to allow residents displaced by Hurricane Ian to live in RVs or temporary mobile homes on developed residential lots for up to two years after the state’s emergency declaration Sep. 23, 2022.
ENGLEWOOD Deputies arrest suspect with machete for armed robbery and attempting to ram a cruiser in Englewood Charlotte County deputies responded to an armed robbery call at a Dollar Store; then, the suspect tried to ram into one of the patrol cars.