The list of the top 20 cities to start a business does not include any city in Florida. WalletHub has ranked Ft. Lauderdale the highest of any city in this state at 43rd.

The region's first sea turtle nests of the season have popped up on Longboat Key. The season only started Sunday, but Mote Marine Lab actually found a nest on Saturday. Since then, two other loggerhead nests... Read More.

Florida's foster children can visit the state's parks without paying any fees. Officials from DCF and the DEP say they intend to give out 15,000 passes to state parks to give to these kids. The giveaway... Read More.

People continue remembering North Port High School teacher Antoinette Gordon. Police believe her husband shot her at the Port Charlotte McDonald's on Friday before turning the gun on himself. The Herald-Tribune reports students, faculty, and parents... Read More.

Two missing fisherman have reappeared safely in Venice. The Coast Guard says 33-year-old Thomas Batten of St. Petersburg and 27-year-old Ryan Killoran of Bradenton ran out of gas in their 22-foot flats boat on the... Read More.

A 26-year-old North Port man is charged with robbery with a firearm, a felony, after a Friday morning incident at a Winn Dixie on Tamiami Trail. Police report that Wesley Brackin was... Read More.

North Port High School has extra counselors this week following the death of a teacher Friday. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office believes Antoinette Gordon died at the hands of her estranged husband. It continues investigating both... Read More.

We know more about Saturday's drownings on Lake Manatee. It happened after a weekend camping retreat started on Friday at the state park. Senior pastor Jessie Perez of Rio de Vida Ministries says after a morning... Read More.