A fallen Charlotte County deputy who was shot and killed in the line of duty grew up in Miami-Dade County, Local 10 News has learned.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is mourning a deputy who was killed in the line of duty over the weekend.

More than 35,000 property owners in the Florida Keys received an extra tax bill this week.

After Hurricane Milton, Raphaela Williams pleaded for help for Charlotte County’s Little Gasparilla Island, a barrier island with a seven-mile beach. It’s only reachable by boat. Cars aren’t allowed, so residents drive golf carts over thin sandy pathways.

A 72-year-old Charlotte County man is facing a vessel homicide charge in the Florida Keys after state wildlife officers said he was responsible for the death of a spearfisherman in the Florida Straits over the summer.

A Florida sheriff's office is having a bit of fun, after a "For Sale" is found on a deputy's patrol car.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy says he was just doing his job when he quickly came to the aid of a mom and her toddler and infant children in a car crash and performed chest compressions on the infant until the baby resumed breathing.

He called the department's emergency line, apparently to inquire about a past bomb threat case — and proceeded to make more threats, police say.

A man in Florida lost his arm after being attacked by an alligator behind a bar.

A decomposing woman's body is found in a Florida home and now the woman's son is under arrest.

A Florida man has died after health officials believe he came into contact with a brain-eating amoeba.

A man who thought he was getting a shoulder rub from a masseuse on Florida’s west coast got a lot more than he bargained for, according to authorities.

The Tampa Bay Rays are relocating their spring base for 2023 due to extensive damage to team training facilities caused by Hurricane Ian.

Local 10 News spent the day with the Florida Army National Guard Monday as its soldiers delivered help to Hurricane Ian victims in the hard-hit Port Charlotte area.

With many people in the Florida Gulf Coast area still without power, residents in Punta Gorda were working to rebuild the city after homes were badly damaged and boats were pushed by the storm surge of Hurricane Ian.

A Florida parrot rescue organization fell victim to a bird heist Tuesday, losing 28 parrots and cockatoos to a thief or thieves overnight.

A Florida teacher has been arrested after deputies say she let a missing teenager, who was also a student at her school, illegally stay at her home.

For possibly the first time ever, Florida biologists have captured images of Florida panthers mating.

Homeowners in Charlotte County, Florida, were startled when their toilet exploded after lightning struck the ground near their septic tank.