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The Yah Yahs deliver backpacks full of healthy, non-perishable, child-friendly food to schools for kids principals and school nurses say are likely to be hungry on weekends.

The University of South Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously today in favor of the new partnership between USF and Lakeland Regional Medical…

After a couple of tough years for the housing market, things are slowly looking up.The Tampa Bay area has seen home prices increase more than 3.5 percent…

Prescription drug abuse is at its lowest rate since 2002, according to new findings from the national Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…

Republican Rep. David Rivera is under investigation in a case that involves allegations of cash-stuffed envelopes and a missing GOP campaign operative. Now, Democrats in Florida think they have a good chance of capturing his seat.

It was September 26, 1960, when 1,997 freshmen showed up for the very first classes at the University of South Florida.Among them was Barbara Campbell --…

Two words you should not hear from your kids this weekend: I'm bored.Saturday, Sept. 29, is Smithsonian magazine's annual Museum Day Live, when more than…

After tracking an hour of prime time in six swing states, we turned up just 12 political ads. Why? It turns out you're more likely to see ads during syndicated shows like Wheel of Fortune than on network shows.

Polk County Sheriff's detectives have charged a 14-year-old girl with first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse for allegedly choking her newborn…

About 300 people saw a glimpse of a possible new home for the Tampa Bay Rays today. It's called "Rays Park at Carillon."The development firm CityScape…

A consulting firm hired by the Republican National Committee to register voters in five battleground states has been let go after one of its workers apparently submitted over 100 questionable registration forms in Florida's Palm Beach County.

Incumbent Jim Matheson is the state's only Democratic congressman and faces a tough battle for a seventh term. His rival is Mia Love, who if elected would become the first black Republican female member of Congress.

According to poll-guru Nate Silver, "Romney has made larger-than-average gains in (Florida) since the Denver debate, and has now become a definitive…

Ann Romney will be in South Tampa today to campaign today. She'll be at Wright's Gourmet House, 1200 S. Dale Mabry Highway, during the lunch hour.Romney…

He's been on the lam for three years. He's got his own Facebook page and his exploits made national news.And now, he's in custody.The "mystery monkey" was…

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…