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Sen. Arthenia Joyner will now lead the Democratic Party on the floor of the state Senate, a little more than a half century after spending a couple of…

A Central Florida lawmaker has reintroduced a bill allowing people to carry concealed weapons during a state of emergency. State Sen. Jeff Brandes’, R...

This year's Florida orange crop is approaching the fruit's lowest harvest in 24 years.The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday released its citrus…

For more than two weeks, a funeral director in Worcester, Mass., had been trying to find a grave yard willing to take Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body. Police there now say a place has been found and that the remains are no longer in Worcester. They have not revealed the location.

This morning, Florida officials recognized the 16th annual Missing Children’s Day at the state Capitol. Last year, Florida law enforcement officers...

Both sides on November's referendum to replace property taxes with a sales tax hike in Pinellas County are gearing up their campaigns. The opposition has…

Cell phone calls, texting, Facebook, Twitter and email are really adding to our daily stress, right?Not necessarily.There's a new study that says we…

As they waited for a potential Florida Supreme Court decision about how the state's congressional redistricting process should proceed, legislative…

Florida Senate staff are using a random computer system to decide which Senators will have to run for re-election next year or get more time to stay in...

A Tampa-area lawmaker is calling for an investigation of the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission.State Rep. Dana Young, R-Tampa, wrote a…

Florida's Legislature is beginning the process of figuring out how to implement Amendment 2 , which allows for the legalization of medical marijuana.

Communities across Florida are preparing for the potential impact of Hurricane Irma, and one natural line of defense we have is the state’s beaches.But…

Officials across the state of Florida say the cleanup of debris left in Hurricane Irma's wake could last until the end of hurricane season.In the hard-hit…

Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey blew up his social media platform this week by introducing the possibility that the company may double how much users…

If you think being wired is just being connected to the world around us through mobile devices, social media and the internet, you are thinking too…

A teenage girl who was injured in a Clearwater plane crash that killed her friend and friend's father has been released from the hospital and returned...

Gov. Rick Scott single-handedly vetoed funding for a 10-page list of local and statewide projects that legislators hoped to included in the state’s 2015...

After years of pushing to keep undergraduate tuition down at the state’s public colleges and universities, Governor Rick Scott is now targeting graduate...

The terrorist attack on the Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo led people around the world to proclaim "Je Suis Charlie -- I am Charlie."Twelve people…

The Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition is crossing the state to bring attention to Florida's wilderness and the need to connect it all. Expedition…

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection announced on its website Tuesday that while Florida State Parks currently remain open for day use,…

Walt Disney World Resort and Universal Orlando Resort will be closed the rest of the month starting March 15. The theme parks join a growing list of…

Hillsborough County will soon begin testing all first responders and medical staff at nursing home facilities for COVID-19. The county expects to receive…

Transit riders in the Tampa Bay region will soon be able to pay bus fares with a smart card or mobile app. It’s one of the building blocks to creating a…

Officials with Florida blood donation center OneBlood are calling for individuals who are eligible to donate convalescent plasma.As coronavirus cases…