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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...

Memorial Day weekend is usually one of the busiest on Florida's beaches.But Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said Friday that won't be the case this…

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry responded to criticism on Monday that he’s faced since announcing the limited reopening of beaches and parks in Duval…

A political committee raised $7.75 million during a week-long period as it tries to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment that could make it harder...

Brendan Fraser stars as Phillip, an actor trying to make a living in Japan, who's hired by a company that provides stand-in friends and loved ones.

Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined what he thought were acceptable topics to be taught in a civics curriculum that he said would get a $106 million boost through the federal CARES Act.

Last year, State Senator Randolph Bracy led a successful effort to require public-school students to learn about the Ocoee riot, similar to teaching the history of the Holocaust.

It's a blend between a manta Ray and shark chimera.

Reasons cited for the charters' denial included large class sizes, poor academic records, and financial difficulties.

The Brooksville City Council voted 3-2 to terminate the contract of City Manager Mark Kutney following the inadvertent sale of the city's water tower.

Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments started going out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.

The board adopted an emergency rule in August that said students under a quarantine directive can be deemed in attendance.

The remaining 12 of the 17 people who had been held hostage in Haiti are free, exactly two months after they were kidnapped by a Haitian gang.

A panel of vaccine advisors voted unanimously to expand authorization of boosters for anyone 18 and older. Just hours later CDC director Rochelle Walensky endorsed the recommendation.

Turkey and the Wolf: Flavor Trippin by Mason Hereford and Dinner in One by Melissa Clark call the mishap a very 2022 event as a storm sinks their publication dates.

After a lower court found a Louisiana congressional map likely dilutes votes of Black voters, the Supreme Court put on hold an order for a second majority Black congressional district to be created.

The summer solstice officially begins at 5:13 a.m. Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast, according to the National Weather Service.

All of the other known Gorgosaurus skeletons are in museum collections, making this one the only specimen available for private ownership, Sotheby's said.

The film The Room revolves around a steamy love triangle filled with lies, betrayal and tragic consequences. But the real draw for audiences is interacting with a cult hit some watch over and over again.

When young Skyler Pia's friend was sick with cancer, he tried to cheer him up with music. Skyler's choices became a CD: One World, One Kid. Skyler and his mother, Cheryl Pia, tell Debbie Elliott about the experience.

It may not be possible to reduce U.S. troop levels in Iraq this year, according to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's testimony before a Senate committee. Gen. Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says it will be months before Iraqi army units are ready to operate on their own.

Singer, songwriter and pianist Regina Spektor's new CD is Begin to Hope. The Russian emigre, who came to the United States when she was 9, says her songs aren't about herself and likens writing songs to writing fiction.

Being a judge is "a lot harder than I thought it would be," Supreme Court nominee John Roberts told Wake Forest University students in a speech delivered last Feb. 25. The speech offers hints that Roberts may not be as ideologically rigid as some opponents have suggested.

For more on the new Hispanic census numbers, Robert Siegel talks with Jeffrey Passel, senior research associate at the Pew Hispanic Center. The latest numbers put the Hispanic population in the U.S. at about 41.3 million people. One-in-five kids under the age of five is now Hispanic.