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Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans are encountering a different mindset at area VA hospitals. The younger, post-9/11 veterans are used to X-Games and…

In November, Florida voters will decide the fate of 11 proposed constitutional amendments. One of the amendments on the ballot takes on a controversial…

It was October 9th, 1996, when Vice Presidential candidates Al Gore and Jack Kemp met for a debate in St. Petersburg's Mahaffey Theater. The debate was…

A South Florida man died Friday after winning a cockroach-eating contest at a Deerfield Beach reptile store, the Miami Herald reports.Edward Archbold, 32,…

If you are planning to register to vote today, you won't be the only one waiting until the last minute. But don't wait any longer. Hillsborough County's…

As part of his update on the fungal meningitis outbreak in Florida, Gov. Rick Scott inadvertently sent callers to an adult phone line rather than the…

Police at the University of South Florida continue investigating a pair of sexual attacks reported in residence halls on the Tampa campus. And while…

After suffering from cardiomyopathy for more than three decades, 70- year old David Skand of Tampa found himself in a tough position--his heart had given…

People are curious. That's probably why Discovery Channel's "Mythbusters" is such a hit.Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman bring their explosive brand of urban…

NPR's show Tell Me More opened up a conversation this morning about education reform. It was heard here on WUSF and it included two people at the very…

The outcome of the presidential race will come down to swing states, but Obama begins the race to 270 with the comfort of counting on a greater number of all-but-certain electoral votes than Romney has.

Tampa native Sam Gibbons was 24 years old the night before D-Day when he dropped into German-occupied France as a young captain of the 501st Parachute…

Georgia is well known for its agricultural products, such as peaches, peanuts and chickens. Now, in the tiny town of Camilla, one farm is turning out an unusual item that's in big demand in Europe's high-fashion industry: alligators.

The curtain goes up tonight on the University of South Florida School of Theatre and Dance's production of the musical Hairspray. Here are five things to…

Whether you're cramming for midterms or trying to get the kids to clean their room, everything's more fun when you turn it into a game.So tonight when Joe…

The Department of Health announced Thursday afternoon that an 83-year- old Marion County man died as a result of the contaminated back pain injection he…

Dr. Carol Roberts, a once-prominent advocate of alternative medicine, was reprimanded and fined $15,000 today by the Florida Board of Medicine at a…

It's big, it's blue and no one's sure yet what or where it came from. A squid? A whale? Big Foot? See if you can help solve the mystery.

Ever wonder what it would look like to fly high above the Earth in the middle of the night? In a video by NASA scientist Justin Wilkinson, it's clear that while we're asleep, our planet is buzzing with city lights and lightning storms.

Is there such thing as being too careful when it comes to buying health insurance? According to a recent study, seniors on average spend $368 more than…

The stars are out – the Medicare stars. It's the government's ranking of the quality of health plans.The ratings are out today because it's the opening of…

Last week's game of vice presidential debate bingo was so popular that we're bringing it back... Commander-in-Chief style.When Barack Obama and Mitt…

A book for many is an escape. You travel to different times and places. You meet people who shaped history or just fell into a tragic romance. Whether it…

Forensic anthropologists are working to find the unmarked graves of the 81 boys known to have died at a notorious reform school in the Florida Panhandle. The school was known for the rough treatments juvenile delinquents received there — including severe bearings and other abuse.

Cuban officials announced today that residents leaving the country will no longer need to go through the tedious and bureaucratic process of obtaining an…