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

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

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 ...

It's the final concert picks installment of 2024, with New Year's Eve on Tuesday and the start of a new year (and new events lineup) on Wednesday. With the holidays, it does mean this will be ...

A man has been arrested and is facing charges after a motel shooting in Punta Gorda late Christmas Eve. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office, at 11:00 p.m., deputies responded to a ...

After one last hurrah in 2024 with the plethora of New Year's Eve celebrations taking place locally, the events calendar turns over to 2025 and January, which'll feature some of the Sarasota area ...

GET IT ON G E T I T O N In downtown Punta Gorda, the back-to-back hurricanes spared no one. For one restaurant, it meant starting over, cutting up the walls, and redoing the floors not once but twice.

With lush tropical shores that melt away into white sands and tranquil waves, Virgin Gorda in the British Virgin Islands is beautiful enough for billionaires, and that's no exaggeration.

Miss Universe Philippines 2014 MJ Lastimosa reacted to being rumored as one of the “kabit” of businessman Philip Laude, the husband of socialite vlogger Small Laude. To recall, netizens talked about ...

Tripp Williams, a former star athlete for Philip Simmons High School in Charleston, South Carolina and a current Citadel cadet has been reported dead. Williams’ death was reported by the Philip ...

The Punta Gorda Police Department is warning people about "brushing scams" this holiday season. According to the police department, these scams happen when someone receives a package with items ...