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The city council voted unanimously on a year-long moratorium on new housing developments, as it nears maxing out the amount of water it is allowed to withdraw from the underground aquifer.

After a rare Florida freeze, damaged plants may still recover. Experts share key steps homeowners should take now — and what mistakes to avoid — to protect their landscape.

With suicide a growing concern, the University of Florida is touting the designation of its Mood Disorders Program as a center for excellence by the...

The wild roosters and chickens in Ybor City were at the center of debate and laughter at the Tampa City Council meeting on Thursday.At the direction of…

Over 4,000 Pasco County voters will be receiving potentially misleading voter registration forms.It's a warning that comes from the county Supervisor of…

Hillsborough County residents will decide in November whether a one-cent sales tax increase could be the solution to traffic and transportation woes.The…

Florida will soon launch a new app that will allow people to anonymously report suspicious activity in the state's schools.

Gov. Rick Scott quickly signed a new $88.7 billion state budget that boosts funding for K-12 education by $485 million. But many district superintendents…

Employees of the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa took to the streets Tuesday to protest the large number of job vacancies in the VA system.At…

The most famous crossword puzzle in the world may belong to the New York Times. For more than 75 years, vocabulary junkies have been grabbing the paper…

The first named storm of the year has formed in the western Caribbean, and it's headed for the Florida Panhandle this weekend. Subtropical Storm Alberto...

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels will streak across Tampa Bay skies this weekend as the Goodyear Blimp motors along at a slower pace for the 2018 AirFest.…

Residents of Manatee and Sarasota counties will vote on whether or not to support their respective school through property taxes in a special election on…

Peak fire season runs from late winter into spring and that has the Florida Forest Service on high alert. Crews have been systematically conducting…

Peak fire season runs from late winter into spring and that has the Florida Forest Service on high alert. Crews have been systematically conducting…

Several Pasco County neighborhoods at risk of serious flooding should soon be safer due to funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).In…

When former cab driver Deodat Jhoda was shot in the spine during a 1993 attempted robbery, he thought his driving days were over.“For four years I was not…

A “Smart Power Approach” is what U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the combined civilian and military partnership aimed at diminishing “the…

Florida officials have condemned three more homes due to a Florida sinkhole, bringing the total to seven homes that are now unlivable.Authorities in Pasco…

State Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam stood on the steps of the old Polk County Courthouse in Bartow Wednesday, and in front of a giant flag of…

Tallahassee’s Mayor and Candidate for Florida Governor Andrew Gillum brought his stump speech to the Capital Tiger Bay Club today (Wednesday, 5/31).

Summer is upon us and that means more of the bugs that made international headlines last year – mosquitos. What progress has been made in the fight…

Every year in the late summer, the dive and tourism industries in the Florida Keys encourage people to come to the island chain and watch the...

A national tour of men dressed as women is coming to Ybor City this weekend.“RuPaul’s Drag Race” is a reality television competition to crown "America's…

A few days ago, a group of Democrats in Congress began a sit-in on the chamber floor, protesting the end of the House session without a vote on gun…