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Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is throwing his support behind Gwen Graham in her bid to be Florida's next governor.Buckhorn said he intended on staying neutral…

As students across Florida start the new school year, incoming Senate President Bill Galvano wants lawmakers to think about expanding the school-safety...

Health officials are urging parents to make sure their children are vaccinated against measles after three cases of the disease were reported in...

A political committee formed last month has raised $1.25 million to help fight a proposed constitutional amendment that could make it harder to expand...

The five democratic candidates for governor are largely in agreement on what to do about Florida’s algae bloom crisis: redirect freshwater releases from...

Federal documents show a University of Florida research unit killed more than 150 birds in the past 10 years to protect plant science work.

Florida is $21 billion in debt. State leaders were actually happy to hear that number at the most recent Florida Cabinet meeting. The amount of money...

Wildlife officials say the scallop population is rebounding following a bout of red tide in Gulf of Mexico off Florida's Panhandle.

Federal investigators are looking into allegations of rape, assault, and the smuggling of drugs into a central Florida prison for women.

This year hasn't been a good one for the Florida manatee. According to state wildlife statistics, there have been more manatee deaths so far this year...

Gubernatorial Candidate Andrew Gillum is claiming he’s been unfairly targeted by an FBI probe investigating public corruption in Tallahassee. Yet that's...

Democratic candidate for governor Chris King was in Tampa Tuesday morning, vying for the votes of the local Muslim community.King was the only candidate…

The race for governor is not the only statewide political contest during primary season. Republicans and Democrats will also choose their favorite…

Five candidates (three Democrats and two Republicans) for Florida's Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services sit down with WLRN Public Media in…

Slightly more than 13 percent of Florida adults smoked in 2017, but they go through more tobacco than average smokers nationally, a draft report given...

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday said he views Roe v. Wade as settled law, according to Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, but the answer did...

On a recent Friday at Florida Atlantic University, Deb Del Vecchio-Scully began a lecture on trauma by asking an auditorium full of therapists to stand...

Florida is moving ahead with new Medicaid managed-care contracts, but mental-health providers continue to await publication of details about how...

Transportation planners in Hillsborough County laid out how they would spend money from a proposed one cent sales tax increase on Thursday, with little…

Gubernatorial candidates are making their final pitches to voters ahead of Tuesday’s primary. Democrat Gwen Graham returned to Tallahassee Thursday to...

Former Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine greeted Leon County voters casting early ballots Wednesday. The gubernatorial candidate says he’s knocking on...

Supporters waving campaign signs and a warm cup of Cuban coffee awaited Republican candidate for governor Adam Putnam this afternoon at La Carreta...

Gwen Graham is embarrassed.Diet Coke in one hand, the Democratic candidate for governor scoops up the dental floss in the backseat of her campaign SUV.…

Advocates for Puerto Ricans who moved to Florida after they were displaced by Hurricane Maria have filed a federal lawsuit demanding 32 counties in the…

Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm after dumping 3 feet of rain. But residents have not seen the end of intense rainfall. Officials also worry about brush fires and possible landslides.