Search results for

When it comes to fact-checking the growing debate over Florida's proposed constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana, well, let's just say it's…

Are internet comments sections the new town square, or cesspools of racism, sexism and worse?Whenever you scroll down through a comments section, at some…

Florida veterans will soon have two more options for burial at VA National Cemeteries in the state. Currently, there are seven national cemeteries, but…

The CVS drugstore chain's decision to stop selling tobacco products drew praise as an important public health step. But, we wondered, how many people buy cigarettes at drugstores? Not as many as we thought.

According to the latest "F as in Fat" report from the Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Florida still has a serious…

Amazon.com, Inc. today confirmed plans to open another fulfillment center in Lakeland. It will be in addition to another center that Amazon earlier…

The Florida Orchestra will play the score for "Ocean Voyagers" while the film is playing at the Mahaffey Theater.

St. Petersburg police are still trying to sort out how a local teen got a loaded handgun and ended up shooting a police officer and rattling the…

Results for the 10th grade English-Language Arts Florida Standards Assessment, are in. And students performed largely the same as they did under the...

U.S. Representative Dennis Ross and Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd have introduced a bill that would allow businesses whose workers interact with children…

If you know anything about Florida Governor Rick Scott you know one of his mantras -- less taxes. And as the legislature gets set to meet next month,…

Hiaasen skewers Palm Beach and Florida life in the new novel, Squeeze Me. Justin Chang reviews Tesla. Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau focus on the U.S. immigration system in a new documentary.

Flash flood warnings remained in effect Wednesday afternoon across the Florida Panhandle.

Manatee County Commissioners have declared a local state of emergency in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The move comes as the total cases in…

Hillsborough County’s property appraiser is proposing tax relief options for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.Bob Henriquez says Florida…

COVID-19 test kits sent to nursing homes and assisted living facilities are for employees, not residents, the state said Thursday.“If you have residents…

Multiple videos circulating on social media show a counter-protester pulling a handgun on Black Lives Matter protesters following a brief scuffle.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital said Friday it will have to temporarily furlough some staff, due to a revenue shortfall from coronavirus.The hospital lost $16…

Former Florida Senate President Gwen Margolis has died. She was 85.When Margolis was first elected to the legislature, it was 1974. Efforts to enshrine…

For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, Manatee County's school board room has been closed to the public. Meetings have been broadcast online and on TV but…

The Hillsborough County NAACP and the county’s law enforcement agencies say they’re ready to work together on police reform.They’ve outlined five major…

State wildlife officials say a Trichodesmium algal bloom has been lingering off the coast of Southwest Florida the past few weeks.It’s a cyanobacteria…

Florida public universities had to make alternate plans for spring graduation exercises because of the coronavirus pandemic.Now they're doing the same for…

A deadline is fast approaching to preserve nearly 6,000 acres of land in Sarasota County. In February, state officials agreed to acquire Orange Hammock…

Some areas of Florida, such as Miami, are just beginning to reopen parts of their economy, while others, like Jacksonville, are planning to expand their...