Court documents say Michael Schwartz had a history of mental illness. He was previously on probation and part of it was to continue ongoing mental health treatment and medication.

Sheriff Bill Prummell said Schwartz pointed a gun in the direction of the responding deputies, who then shot and killed Schwartz.

Charlotte County releases information about a deputy involved shooting out of Punta Gorda Thursday. At 5:16 PM police ...

Sheriff Bill Prummel says a flurry of scared 911 calls in a Charlotte County neighborhood led to deputies driving out to the ...

Daniel Dunn pleaded guilty to shooting a woman in Lee County before leading authorities to a shootout in Charlotte County.

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — One person was found dead after an RV fire in Charlotte County early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to the reports of the RV fire at 1:44 a.m. on Hickory Avenue ...

Charles Bentley Jr. was arrested after allegedly threatening Senator Rick Scott, Senator Marco Rubio, a Punta Gorda police ...

Former businessman and artist David Sussman, has found a safe, flood-proof homestead after he lost several homes and studios ...

Charles Bentley, a 56-year-old Punta Gorda resident, remains in the Charlotte County Jail with a $262,000 bond after allegedly sending a series of death threat emails targeting Florida Sens. Rick ...

John Burroughs showed off its two-man motion Saturday at the Southern Illinois Classic Shootout while downing Collinsville 58-37 at Althoff Hi… The Patriots surged past the Jaguars in the fourth ...