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Florida is scheduled to execute an inmate on Wednesday who was convicted of slashing one man's throat and fatally shooting another six times in 1991.

Floridians know there's no shortage of wildlife in the Sunshine State, but kangaroos and llamas?While Pasco Sheriff's deputies were capturing a kangaroo…

It happened in a big way at the end of World War II - soldiers headed home from the frontlines and into the classroom.Again, the number of veterans on…

A bill by Ocala Republican State Representative Dennis Baxley would stop schools from referring kids to the department of juvenile justice for minor...

The alert for a supposedly armed man on the USF Tampa campus is over. Here's our updates in chronological order:ORIGINAL POST AT 2:45 P.M.University of…

The mass stranding has occurred in a remote area of Florida's Everglades that's only accessible by boat or helicopter. Wildlife officials are working to redirect them back out to deep water.

Are you a traditional consumer of media, a social consumer or a lurker? Kelly McBride of the Poynter Institute's "Sense-Making Project" said that the…

Florida is ending this year's storm season with some good news.The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida remains in the best…

The statue wasn't damaged, but Liberty Island was pummeled last fall by Superstorm Sandy. Now, just in time for July 4th celebrations, the island and the statue are open again to visitors. If you can't be there, webcams provide beautiful views. Also, WNYC has a video report on Lady Liberty's history.

The University of South Florida St. Petersburg is naming its College of Business after a Pinellas County entrepreneur who came to America on a steamship…

The Supreme Court, in King v. Burwell, will soon decide whether more than a million Floridians will lose subsidies they rely on to buy insurance on...

Gov. Rick Scott's Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding's "Spotlight Transparency Tour" kicked off Wednesday morning, placing Tampa Bay area...

Both of the statements made this week by two Republican presidential candidates in Florida came up half true on the Politifact Florida Truth-O-Meter.…

USF's Forensic Anthropology Laboratory is best known for its work at the Dozier School for Boys. Now, they're asking for approval to use a parcel of land…

An astronaut and two cosmonauts have landed safely back on Earth. While in orbit, they traveled almost 71 million miles, NASA says.

Seven Marines and a crew of four were aboard the helicopter, which had been on a training exercise at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle.

The statewide death toll due to the coronavirus reached 12,946 Tuesday.

The controversial French film depicts children using their bodies in a sexual manner.

Another 4.78 million ballots have been mailed out across Florida, but had not been returned to local elections offices as of Monday.

Homeless centers in Florida are having to turn people away people right now. Some who lost their jobs because of coronavirus are now also losing their…

A disturbance in the Atlantic is likely to strengthen into a tropical storm on a possible path toward Florida by this weekend.Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin…

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday he would be “cautious” about linking school reopenings in Florida to COVID-19 positivity rates in communities.The…

Tourism is one of Florida's biggest and most important industries. But visitors are shying away from the sun-splashed beaches and theme parks. Tourism numbers cratered in the last quarter.

Scientists recently went on their annual excursion to the "dead zone" in the northern Gulf of Mexico, only to find that tropical weather disrupted the…

Apple first crossed the $1 trillion mark just two years ago. The iPhone maker and a handful of other tech giants propelled the S&P 500 index to a new record this week.