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The Harlem Globetrotters Bullying Prevention program came to Tampa's Pizzo Elementary School.The ABCs of Bullying Prevention program is coordinated with…

Last night, Democrat Bill Nelson held onto his seat in the U.S. Senate. Nelson defeated Republican Congressman Connie Mack 55 to 42 percent. We look at…

The ballroom at the downtown Tampa Hyatt Regency was never full or even crowded throughout the entire evening. Five big-screen TVs and overhead…

If you watched any Election Day coverage on TV, there was no escaping video of Florida voters in long lines wrapped around polling places – the same for…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Republican legislative leaders counted on Mitt Romney to win the election and repeal what they call “ObamaCare.” That didn't…

Election night results fell within the margin of error for many of the best-known national polls, including several that had faced regular criticism during the election season.

President Barack Obama was declared the winner of Florida's 29 electoral votes Saturday, ending a four-day count with a razor-thin margin that narrowly…

The election thumping Republicans got Tuesday at the hands of Latino voters was severe. To formulate a fix for what went wrong, the party will need help from influential Republicans like former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio.

Merging Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties’ public transit systems does not make financial sense.That's the initial report from a consulting firm hired by…

Should newspapers be in the business of endorsing candidates? And is there really an editorial firewall between the reporters and the editorial page of…

The need to be in constant communication can have tragic consequences if you're driving. An epidemic of crashes caused by distracted drivers is behind a…

Five years ago, her mother was killed in a car crash caused by a driver who was distracted by a cell phone.After Jennifer Smith laid her mother to rest,…

Esther Scott, the mother of Florida Gov. Rick Scott, died Tuesday in her hometown of Kansas City, Mo. She was 84. In 2010, Esther Scott became a household…

After Florida took four days to count all of its election ballots, officials are scrambling to change voting procedures.State Representative Darryl Rouson…

Ask Dennis Lehane about storytelling and he will tell you that he grew up in Boston surrounded by Irish aunts and uncles who constantly revised their…

Florida could gain a badly-needed economic boost and thousands of new jobs each year if state officials accept federal funds to expand Medicaid, three new…

Eleven people were killed and one of the largest environmental disasters in history happened after an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded in 2010.

A University of South Florida professor is one of just four recipients of what's considered one of the nation's highest honors for undergraduate…

Volunteers led by the non-profit environmental group Tampa Bay Watch shoveled, bagged, and moved fourteen tons of fossilized shells to Schultz Nature…

Charlie Crist can describe Barack Obama in four words: "He's the real deal."Crist made the remark Thursday in Oldsmar during an awards banquet for the…

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says 13-year old Andrea Bower was running late this morning to catch the bus to take her to Giunta Middle School…

The high-profile scandals involving Generals David Petraeus and John Allen revolve around questions of infidelity. If either is proven to be an adulterer…

Gov. Rick Scott has requested a meeting with Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to discuss creating a health-insurance exchange that…

Don Gaetz, who will be installed as president of the Florida Senate on Tuesday, said he will appoint a "select committee" to study how to implement the…

What did former CIA director David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen have to do with Tampa Socialite Jill Kelley's twin sister Natalie Khawam?Well, they both…