Charlotte County

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office says there is an ongoing standoff with a suspect in the area of Marion Avenue in Punta Gorda.

Gage Jackson went missing in Charlotte County four years ago as of Sunday, March 18. According to SWFL Crime Stoppers, 11 days later Jackson’s body was discovered by a boater in Praire Creek. An anonymous donor is offering a new reward of $150,000 for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. But, that doesn’t […]

Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for The United States of America. Wednesday a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Beirut Peacekeepers in Charlotte County.

This weekly WINK News segment features fugitives from justice right here in Southwest Florida.

The family of 41-year-old Scott Schmitz has exclusively confirmed to WINK News that he died from a brain-eating amoeba.

A man was killed and a teenager seriously injured in an early Wednesday morning crash at a US-41 intersection in Charlotte County.

Many unanswered questions remain after a brain-eating amoeba likely killed someone in Charlotte County, possibly by rinsing their sinuses with tap water.

A structure designed to symbolize the men and women that paid the ultimate price for the country will be built in Charlotte County.

On March 2, WINK News reported a person died from a brain-eating amoeba. The Department of Health in Charlotte County believes the person got sick using tap water in a Neti Pot.

Four rounds were fired toward a business in Charlotte County, and the guy deputies say did it used to work there.