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With 24 hours of nothing happening at the GOP convention in Tampa because of Tropical Storm Isaac, Ron Paul supporters for the second time in as many days made themselves the center of attention at Mitt Romney's nomination party. Tuesday, they may be at the center of a real floor fight over rules.

First, they were sent to a hotel an hour's drive away from the convention.And then, they were forgotten.At least that's how the Florida Delegation feels…

Warren Colazzo is in the business of beautiful people. As the co-owner of Thee Dollhouse gentlemen's club in Tampa, Colazzo is expecting some major…

Some look threatening, wearing black and covering their faces with bandanas.Others march in pink dresses and high heels, fighting the war on women's…

A half-dozen members of the Westboro Baptist Church held a short demonstration in downtown Tampa Tuesday.The Kansas group, known for protesting gay…

Call it a cleansing.Call it a crackdown - an effort to root out fraud.Just don't call the removal of suspected ineligible voters from the state's voter…

Actor and director Clint Eastwood's address to the Republican National Convention, as delivered.

Transcript of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's acceptance speech as prepared for delivery at the Republican National Convention.

No arrests were made, although operations at TECO's Big Bend Power Plant in Apollo Beach were interrupted for a few hours Thursday due to a Republican…

The Republican National Convention may have officially closed up shop Thursday, but Tampa Bay residents still had plenty on their minds Friday…

Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan held a rally in Lakeland, Florida today, saying "thank you" to the Tampa Bay area. They spoke to an estimated crowd of 2,000,…

President Obama is hitting the campaign trail in a mission to energize voters for the upcoming election—and no place more important than battleground…

Editor’s note: This story was written by Trevor Aaronson of the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and John O’Connor with StateImpact Florida. Florida’s Department of Education has launched an investigation

The Manatee County School Superintendent decided to resign Monday, just days after the district revealed a $3.5 million budget deficit, and less than a…

Bacile said he had a $5 million budget and may have been warned his film portraying the prophet could incite violence.

A controversial movie about the prophet Muhammad is seen as the match that ignited the fire in Libya and elsewhere.It is getting the blame for the…

The leader of the expedition that earlier this year traversed the length of Florida in 100 days talked about the expedition last night to a…

The past 24 hours have produced a few answers — but many more questions — about the anti-Islam film that became a flashpoint across North Africa and the Middle East this week.

Residents have been sounding off about the measure to a task force since May, and more hearings will be held before recommendations are made to Florida's Legislature. A task force may suggest a few tweaks to the law, which, despite all the attention, remains popular.

Seminole County teacher Amy Capelle had to make a decision. Her supervisor at the nation’s largest online school, K12, asked her to sign a roster saying she’d taught 112 kids. She’d

At the same summit last year, many religious conservatives said they would support Mitt Romney only as a last resort. Now, he has Ryan to vouch for him. The GOP vice presidential nominee slammed President Obama on foreign policy, the economy and abortion in his speech Friday.

With about 50 days to go before the elections, the battle for Senate control is still too close to call. To get a majority, Republicans need a net gain of 4 seats — 3 if the GOP wins the White House.

If you're planning to vote in this November's election, brace yourselves. The ballots in Florida this year are HUGE. The one in Hillsborough County is 6…

Why do students drop out of high school?One surprising answer: more than one in five dropouts left school to take care of family members. Rachel Parks…

Moez Limayem has been named the new dean for the USF College of Business. Here are five things to know about the man who succeeds Robert Forsythe, who…