Punta Gorda, Florida Water Damage

The Charlotte County Sheriffa s Office has blocked off roads around the Punta Gorda Airport area after a construction crew ruptured a gas line at the Airport Road and Golf Course Boulevard area.

Army National Guard Pilot Lt. Col. John Klatt in an Air Guard Extra 300L, performs a roll over maneuver Thursday as he and world-renowned stunt pilot Rob Holland in his MX3 do practice runs at the Charlotte County Airport in Punta Gorda.

Published: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at 4:08 p.m. Construction employment declined in 285 out of 337 metropolitan areas from June 2009 and June 2010, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Tuesday by the Associated General Contractors of America.

An off-duty city firefighter is under investigation for allegedly setting off a couple of distress-signal rockets from a downtown bar's parking lot Monday night.

Charlotte County commissioners agreed Tuesday to give the city of Punta Gorda a larger share of gas taxes.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY: In an effort to drum up business, Charlotte County is going "old school" and pounding the phones to let everyone know they're open for business.

The new $45 million Charlotte County Sheriff's Office jail expansion increased inmate beds from 528 to almost 1,000. And it increased aggravation for jail commander Maj.

Richard Clarke represented both parties. Dakota Landscaping and Design purchased 3,445sf of office/warehouse space at 304 Center Road from Bayview Loan Servicing.

Democratic congressional candidate James T. Golden kept his suit jacket on as the temperature sizzled Sunday to 90 degrees.

If the local government won't invest in local projects to spur industrial development and create jobs, who will? Jeff Weiler of 1775 LLC, which is working to develop a 20-acre site east of Punta Gorda into a truck-to-rail freight transfer facility, plans to make that argument Tuesday when he asks the Charlotte County Commission for $3 million to ...