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A federal appeals court ruled Monday that former congresswoman Corrine Brown must appeal her convictions from prison.

Among other things, the legislation raises the legal age for gun purchases to 21, institutes a waiting period of three days and allows for the arming of some school personnel

Two proposals moving forward in the Florida Legislature would make the process of selecting presidents at public colleges and universities more…

Stetson University College of Law and the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee are a little over thirty miles apart. But under a new admissions…

A chemical used for mosquito control in South Florida has been the source of controversy in recent weeks, after a study showed it could be linked to...

Federal prosecutors argued Tuesday that a prominent Florida eye doctor tied to alleged political corruption ran a practice that was actually a well...

Florida has one of the largest prison populations in the U.S. As of 2016, there were 99,000 people incarcerated in the state. The number peaked in 2011...

There's an upswing in monkey business in and around a state park in Florida, where bands of non-native rhesus macaques live along a river that's popular…

A Senate committee on Monday narrowly backed a controversial change in the state pension plan and endorsed an overhaul of the health-insurance program...

Payrolled python hunters . They’re the latest story on the South Florida python beat, and they’re drawing national and international media attention, too.

The Florida Senate is considering more juvenile justice legislation. It’s looking at measures classifying certain kids as prolific offenders and...

The Tampa Bay History Center recently hosted a panel discussion on the now-closed Dozier School for Boys. The reform school in the Florida Panhandle has…

Grappling with an issue that is a priority of House leaders, a Senate committee Monday stopped short of supporting the full repeal of a controversial re...

Insurers are seeking double-digit rate increases for 2017 health plans that will be sold to individual Floridians under the Affordable Care Act, a...

Last month the Obama Administration sent a letter to school districts threatening to pull federal funding if they do not allow transgender students to use…

While over 6,000 students around the USF System received their diplomas earlier this month, four students stood out as the first graduates in the brand…

The six jurors, all women, were handed the case on Friday after three weeks of testimony and 50 witnesses.

Bringing together veterans’ service organizations to share ideas and create networks was one of the goals of The Patterson Foundation’s Veterans Legacy…

Jonathan Steverson, who for the past two years has overseen one of the state's five water-management districts, will head the Florida Department of…

Tuesday marked the first day in Florida history that same sex couples were able to legally marry. To mark the occasion, Hillsborough County Clerk Pat…

What happens if you plan an event to honor women veterans and none of them come? That’s a real concern at the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 97 in…

The pride of “wearing the uniform” was clear and present inside the MacDill Air Force Base sports center Wednesday where 1,200 service members from all…

Blocks away from the Florida Capitol today, a group targeting climate-change deniers kicked off what it’s calling “Rick Scott’s Ark Tour.” The NextGen...

The last time you felt dizzy or experienced an unusual pain, be honest. Did you Google it? Or have you ever read a post on Facebook that got you worried…

Thirteen Florida patients have developed skin infections after receiving steroid injections shipped into the state from a compounding pharmacy in…