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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…

Bernadette DiPino was appointed today to serve as the next Chief of Police for the Sarasota Police Department.The 48-year-old will replace Chief Mikel…

Contaminated steroid injections for back pain may not be the sole source of infection sent out from New England Compounding Center, health officials…

For the past five years, Marie Selby Botanical Gardens in Sarasota has been part of a pioneering effort to return rare bromeliads and orchids to the…

A third Floridian has died from contaminated steroid injections, and the number of Florida sites that received products from the now-infamous New England…

CNN’s Candy Crowley is coming under fire for her “live fact-check” of GOP candidate Mitt Romney during the second presidential debate. Did she go too…

A fractious contract dispute between UnitedHealthcare and Tampa Bay’s largest hospital network has heated up, leaving patients stuck in the middle.BayCare…

Both vice presidential candidates are in Hillsborough County today. Current Veep Joe Biden addressed a campaign rally in Sun City Center, followed by…

The GOP could pick up as many as five governorships in next month's election, bringing the party's total to 34, the most since 1922.

The man who many hoped would purchase the struggling Channelside shopping and entertainment complex says he is suspending his efforts to do so.Jeff Vinik,…

Lakeland Regional Medical Center, which recently opened a new family health center, has won a $4 million grant in a new state initiative to encourage more…

The Student Environmental Association at USF is teaming up with Power Vote, a group of young people advocating for alternative energy. They're holding a…

Florida is making great progress in getting children enrolled in health insurance, according to a report released Tuesday. But the authors warn the trend…

As three more cases of fungal meningitis were confirmed in Florida on Wednesday, bringing the case count to 22, the state's top health official said the…

President Obama started his morning with a cup of Cuban coffee and a crowd estimated at 8,500 people in Centennial Park in Ybor City."Good morning,…

President Barack Obama spoke to potential voters at a rally in Ybor City on Thursday morning.He wasn't the only one who had things to say.The people who…

Rep. David Rivera, R-Fla., was charged Wednesday by Florida authorities with alleged ethics violations while he was in the state Legislature, perhaps imperiling his bid for re-election to the House in an already tight contest.

Hurricane Sandy is now directly east of the Tampa Bay area, and is drifting north in the Atlantic off Florida's east coast. Forecasters from the National…

We're zeroing in on eight "tossup" states where the race is too close to call, but where the election will likely be decided. Try your hand at gaming out the electoral vote possibilities.

The fallout from Hurricane Sandy is affecting the political world. This morning, President Obama canceled an appearance in Orlando because it would be too…