Florida ranks as the third-most tax-friendly state in the country. Kiplinger puts the state and local sales tax at nearly seven percent, which sits about average compared to other states. Florida has no state income tax,... Read More.

Florida has started bracing for heavy rain and flooding this week. A storm in the gulf keeps working its way up to a tropical depression, and it may bring a lot of rain to the... Read More.

The National Hurricane Center expects a tropical depression south of the Keys to strengthen, and it may bring bad weather to Florida. It anticipates T.D. 9 strengthening today and gaining a name as a tropical... Read More.

Florida holds primary day tomorrow. Marco Rubio looks to keep his seat in the Senate, but he must defeat Tampa-area businessman Carlos Beruff in the Republican primary. In the Democratic primary, Miami-area congressman Patrick Murphy takes... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has deputies staked out in Punta Gorda this week to enforce speed limits. They have the radar guns working in two places: State Road 31 and County Road 74, and... Read More.

The Charlotte County sheriff wants to set the record straight. Bill Prummell has responded to a story that appeared in the Sun on Saturday. He claims the newspaper couldn't wait for an investigation to finish. Prummell denies... Read More.

A crash in Nebraska killed a Punta Gorda man and injured in wife. The state patrol says the driver lost control on I-80 near Gibbon yesterday afternoon. The vehicle rolled into the median, killing 62-year-old Stephen... Read More.

Police have connected a fourth suspect to the murder of a Cape Coral man. Court records show 18-year-old Rodney Charles had a long juvenile criminal history. Police believe he shot 39-year-old Dayvin Johnson on Monday. Charles remains... Read More.