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A suspect shot by a Charlotte County deputy on Tuesday remains in the hospital. The deputy was treated and released.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) arrested three men for stealing hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel from a gas station in Punta Gorda, Florida. On September 24, 2025, CCSO announced the arrest of Livan Andrade, Cristian Urquiza Valdes, and Noel Lopez Carrasco, in connection with a large-scale fuel theft...

TAMPA, Florida – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced the filing of a criminal complaint charging Taleah Williams (21, North Fort Myers) and Javion Ward (21, Fort Myers) with Hobbs Act robbery. If convicted, each faces up to 20 years in federal prison. According to the complaint, Williams...

Landon Doggett is a Hurricane Ian survivor. The historic strong Category 4 storm that slammed Southwest Florida on Sept. 28, 2022 , ended lives and upended lives. Doggett, his wife, Lois, and their cat, Delilah, were among the "lucky ones" on Fort Myers Beach, confronting the wrath of Ian and living to tell about it....

BALTIMORE, MD—The U.S. Army Special Operations Command has announced the deaths of four service members, including the son of MISSION BBQ co-founder Bill Kraus, who were killed during a flight training exercise last week in Washington state.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY – A joint operation between the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and DeSoto County Sheriff’s Office (DCSO) led to the arrest of wanted suspect Philip McBurney on Monday, following a high-speed pursuit across county lines. According to CCSO, detectives attempted to take McBurney into custody...

Looking for some fun in Southwest Florida? Here are our top things to do this weekend and beyond, including Florida Horror-Fest, comedian Nate Jackson and the annual Island Hopper Songwriter Fest. Plus a look at what’s ahead in October. To submit events, email the details to reporter Charles Runnells at...

Goss told officers he had been involved in a road rage incident. Police reported a passenger and a three-year-old child were also in the vehicle.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Port Charlotte 75-year-old man was pronounced dead after he lost control of his e-bike. The man was going south on Harbor Boulevard’s east sidewalk. Florida Highway Patrol reports that he lost control and collided with shrubbery and a lamp post — ejecting him from...

Both drivers, an 81-year-old woman from Arcadia, and a 23-year-old woman from Punta Gorda, were both pronounced dead on scene.