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If you've been arrested in the last 10 years, there's a good chance your arrest photo ended up on any number of websites. You'll have to pay to make them take it down, but one lawyer aims to make the websites pay instead.

Who says there's no snow in Florida? Becky Wanamaker shared this story on WUSF's Facebook page.Every December, our family drives to Orlando for a little…

Looks like Rudolph may have some competition this year.WUSF listener Amy Mariani spied a red-nosed manatee accompanying Santa Claus just off US 19 at the…

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded U.S.-led forces furing the first Gulf War, has died the Associated Press is reporting. Schwarzkopf, 78, lived in…

Superstorm Sandy is what most people will remember from the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. But Sandy was just one of 10 hurricanes this year during a season that was both busy and strange. From an El Nino that never materialized to meandering tropical storms, meteorologists were baffled.

James R. Burkhart, the president and CEO of Shands Jacksonville Medical Center, will assume the same roles at Tampa General Hospital on March 4, the…

Find recommendations for fiction, non-fiction, mystery, short stories, graphic novelsand more. Here are all of NPR's picks for Best Books of 2012 in one place!

The massacre last month at a Newtown, Connecticut elementary school has schools countrywide heightening their security. And that includes Hillsborough…

Florida women veterans have a new voice in Washington D.C. It’s Larri Gerson, a veteran claims examiner with the Florida Department of Veterans…

The Florida Democrat known for his biting comments targeting Republicans was among the House freshmen sworn in this week. He started serving in Congress four years ago but lost a bid for re-election. Now he's back and shows no signs of softening his tone.

A picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes, there's still something left to be said.On Tuesday at 7 p.m., Tampa Bay Times photographer Edmund D.…

On Jan. 31, NPR and Twitter are co-hosting a Twitter chat to help you get a handle on effectively using Twitter as a job search resource; and give you valuable insights directly from recruiters, HR professionals and hiring managers.

Some borrowers who were mistreated during foreclosures will receive compensation. The payments will range from hundreds of dollars to $125,000. The agreement ends a case-by-case review of the banks' actions.

Whether you didn't enjoy high school (I was a 5'3" tall freshman, but it got better after that) or it truly was the best time of your life, a board game…

Yesterday we began the story of Fabienne Jean, a dancer who lost her leg in the earthquake that devastated Haiti three years ago this month. A prosthetic…

The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Wednesday in a case testing whether police must get a warrant before forcing a driver to have his blood drawn. Missouri, backed by the Obama administration, argues that time is of the essence when alcohol is dissipating in a person's bloodstream.

For the first time in 17 years, the Gasparilla Pirate Fest has no title sponsor for this year. Even though there might not be as many banners as usual,…

Tampa’s MacDill Air Force Base lost its bid to become home to some of the new KC-46 tankers, according to a release from Congresswoman Kathy Castor.In…

The Florida ACLU today released its mid-term report on the administration of Gov. Rick Scott. The ACLU has filed an unprecedented eleven lawsuits…

Gov. Rick Scott says he's concerned about how much expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act would cost. But after he was charged with exaggerating, his administration released a new study with much lower estimates.

George Prescott Bush, 36, has announced he is running for office in Texas. The grandson of the first President Bush, nephew of the second, and son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has already raised nearly $1.4 million. Now he just has to decide what job he's campaigning for.

Strawberry growers in California have been hit with unusual, freezing temperatures while Florida’s strawberry fields have been bathing in 80 degree…

Less than three years after its formation, the USF St. Petersburg Entrepreneurship Program has been named the Outstanding Emerging Entrepreneurship…

It's been a year and a half, but Pamela Ferrara still tears up when she talks about Carmella’s death.Ferrara and her husband Chris do not have children;…

After turning out in a big way for President Obama in the fall, many Latinos say they want him to do something he did not do in his first term: push hard for and sign a comprehensive immigration overhaul.