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Florida lawmakers have been holding committee meetings for the past three months. So, when the legislative session officially opens Tuesday, leaders will…

This is a picture of Tony Little:And now, so is this:Before you call your optometrist, allow us to explain.The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington,…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says the United States should overhaul its laws to make immigration easier and to give illegal immigrants a way to legal residence, not citizenship. He says granting citizenship would provide an incentive for others to come to the U.S. illegally.

All eight concerts, the entire Southeast Tour by the US Coast Guard Band, have been canceled due to sequestration.Part of a statement from the U.S. Coast…

From virtually controlling a robot, exploring a man-made cave, and creating their own lip gloss, the more than 20,000 people who attended the recent USF…

There once was a rep from Plant CityWhom poetry made quite giddy.So he filed a billOn Florida’s Capitol HillTo keep a poet laureate sitting pretty.*To…

Army Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III will take over as the next leader of U.S. Central Command based at Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base.CENTCOM is currently led…

The American Institute for Economic Research (AIER) has come out with its 2012-2013 list of the 75 Best College Towns and Cities, and while Gainesville…

This weekend, Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry opens the doors on the world premiere of "Sea Monsters Revealed." And if a fisherman told the tale of…

Two Tampa Bay airports could possibly lose their air traffic controllers due to federal budget cuts because of sequestration.The Federal Aviation…

When Gov. Rick Scott addressed the legislature in his State of the State address, he said that his plan to get Florida working again is working.But…

You may have seen them on the beach, getting lovey-dovey in broad daylight. Perhaps you did your best to look away.But we’re not talking about college…

USF Health has broken ground on its new Specialty Care Center in the Villages, providing coordinated health care to the country's largest community of…

Let's hope the luck of the Irish is with passengers aboard the Carnival Legend. On Sunday -- St. Patrick's Day -- the cruise ship departed from the Port…

The state Senate Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act wants Florida to pay for health insurance for temporary state employees

It's the first time since 2008 that Florida's unemployment rate hasn't topped the national average. Florida's January unemployment rate is 7.8 percent.The…

Yoani Sanchez is an outspoken critic of the Castro regime, with a social media pulpit that is translated into 20 languages. In Miami this week to receive an award, she called on Cuban-Americans to tear down the wall of "lies, silence and bad intentions" that divides the community.

Imagine a medical-malpractice system that resolves patients’ complaints of harm quickly, without rancor or legal fees. Imagine a system that would

More than half of Florida’s Hispanic and black students at state universities currently eligible for the state’s Bright Futures college scholarship would…

Lawmakers on a Senate health policy committee voted along party lines this afternoon in favor of State Sen. Aaron Bean's plan to help uninsured…

There's been a 10 percent increase in vacation home sales in 2012 from the year before. That's the word from an annual survey by the national association…

The University of South Florida is normally home of one 2012 U.S. Professor of the Year--USF Mechanical Engineering Professor Autar Kaw--but on Wednesday,…

A baby pillow pattern that comforted Marines on the frontlines in Iraq is now serving to soften the lives of homeless veterans.The handmade pillow…

A Pasco County internist accused of sexually touching women at his office will be suspended from practice for at least six months and must undergo a full…

Here’s an opportunity for homeless veterans in Pinellas County, as well as veterans in need of help with employment, medical care or legal issues.A "Stand…