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Florida Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel is apologizing to his constituents after being busted on a cocaine possession charge, acknowledging he also struggles with…

The moments after Sunday’s fatal nightclub shooting have felt long and heavy for NurenHaider. The Orlando native says her hijab—a scarf and symbol of her…

If you’re wondering why there’s so much legal fighting over medical marijuana licenses in Florida, here’s a billion-dollar answer. According to the Sta...

The House Ethics Committee has officially opened an investigation into Florida Democrat Corrine Brown over a number of allegations, including "fraudulent…

Update Monday, June 17, 8:00 a.m. Tampa Bay Rays pitcher was released Sunday morning from Bayfront Medical Center, a day after he was hospitalized after…

A federal appeals court Friday upheld part of a controversial Florida medical-malpractice law, saying it does not violate requirements aimed at protecting…

A House panel is expected next week to take up a bill that would allow people with concealed-weapons licenses to carry guns on the campuses of state…

Governor Rick Scott says he wants an additional about $23 million to fund Florida’s child welfare agency—under scrutiny recently for its involvement in...

The interim Fort Myers police chief says authorities have three persons of interest in custody and they are looking for others in the slayings of two…

U.S Rep. Kathy Castor released a statement Thursday addressing the closing of ITT Technical Institute. On Tuesday, the for-profit college operator said it…

A Senate plan for changes to the state’s public colleges and universities sailed smoothly through its first panel hearing Monday. Questions mostly...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) are partnering together to offer disaster assistance to those…

When Kelley Benham and Tom French’s daughter was born at 23 weeks, doctors told them the situation was grim. Half the babies born this early do not…

Allegations of sexual impropriety in the Lakeland, Florida police department (LPD) have shaken the police department and the community.A State Attorney's…

George Zimmerman helped rescue four people from an overturned vehicle in central Florida last week, just days after he was cleared of all charges in the…

The mother of a Lakeland girl who committed suicide after complaining about being bullied said Monday that she will push lawmakers to pass new…

The legislature’s unscheduled Sine Die killed plenty of bills, but some say the loss of many anticipated disability bills hit the hardest.

The number one killer from a hurricane is water, not wind. A hurricane warning, however, has always been issued for the wind, not the water. This...

The Islamist militants had taken hostages at a university campus in Garissa. In 2013, militants from the same group carried out a similar operation on the Westgate Mall in Nairobi, the capital.

A measure basing which bathroom a person is allowed to use on biology has cleared its first hurdle in the House. The Civil Justice Subcommittee heard...

Following the killing of George Floyd by police last month, Trump is expected on Tuesday to sign an executive order on police reform.

Saying all police departments need to evolve to serve their communities better, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor on Friday announced the creation of a task force…

WUSF News earned 15 awards from the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists Saturday night in a contest that recognizes the state’s best work from…

Following in the footsteps of John Kennedy and Jimmy Carter, presidential candidates have often released books in the lead-up to their campaigns. Newsweek's Jon Meacham reviews some of the current White House hopefuls' offerings.

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University professor who turned a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer into a best-selling book and worldwide fame, died today at age 47.