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In a sharply worded ruling, a state appeals court Friday ordered a new trial in the death of a smoker whose estate initially won a more than $23 billion...

A Senate panel Wednesday signed off on an initial health and human-services budget proposal that counts on the federal government approving $607 million...

More than 100 million gallons of wastewater flowed onto St. Petersburg's streets and into Tampa Bay when Tropical Storms Colin and Hermine hit last year.…

The White Racism sociology course being taught at Florida Gulf Coast University this spring has made national headlines since the announcement of it...

Florida has been awarded $61.7 million to help fight opioid addiction, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday.

State demographers estimate Florida’s population will surpass 22 million residents as soon as 2022.Forecasts released earlier this month by the…

This week on Florida Matters we talk about how some of our region’s airports are changing to make travel more convenient.Projects are underway in Tampa…

General elections are being held Nov. 5 in Charlotte, Highlands, Manatee, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota counties.Find out when and where to vote and what is…

If you weren't looking, Tampa Congresswoman Kathy Castor was just re-elected for another two years in Washington, D.C. That's because no one else…

The University of Central Florida and Oregon Health & Science University have launched the first clinical trial for a 3D-printed prosthetic arm for...

Longtime Pinellas County Commissioner John Morroni died Sunday at the age of 63.The Treasure Island Republican served on the commission since 2000. He…

Even though Subtropical Storm Alberto only brushed the coast of Florida last month, at least one of its beaches experienced some significant damage.Lido…

A pitcher on the Florida Marlins team that won the 2003 World Series has been sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison for taking part in an...

Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried is tapping Nashville hemp consultant Holly Bell for the department’s cannabis director. Bell was instrumental in...

Murals have been popping up in Haines City since January as part of an interactive art program where the public can “try on” some wings.The Community…

Mindy Thomas, co-host of NPR's "Wow in the World" podcast for children and families is bringing her Wow In The World Pop Up Party to the Tampa Theatre on…

The Sarasota County School District currently requires all students and staff to wear face masks, unless they have a medical exemption.

With election day now over and around 11 million ballots cast, Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee says the election went smoothly.

Manatee County is one of the fastest growing counties in Florida. On Tuesday, residents said yes to a slight increase on their property tax bill to create a dedicated fund for land preservation.

A Polk Sheriff's deputy is in jail for allegedly texting a fellow deputy that lawmakers on Capitol Hill should have been "executed."

It's been a year since teachers were handed an unprecedented request: educate students in entirely new ways, amid the backdrop of a global pandemic. This week takes us to a librarian and a bus driver.

State wildlife officials say in their mid-week report that toxic red tide blooms, which originally started in Southwest Florida, continue to spread north.

Florida Task Force 3 consists of rescue personnel who are assisting in efforts at the site of the Surfside condo collapse.

The storm is expected to have cleared the Tampa Bay region by early Wednesday, well in advance of the scheduled 8 p.m. hockey game.

U.S. Capitol Police will open a field office in Tampa to investigate threats to members of Congress. Most the threats came from Florida and California.