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Each year, Lego turns out 19 billion plastic bricks, figures and gears for building things. But sometimes it seems even 19 billion isn't enough. Seattle-area resident Will Chapman wanted more, so he started making Lego-compatible parts — including World War II weapons.

Key Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner, say it's time to find common ground in revising the nation's immigration laws, but conservatives in the House could be a firewall against a bipartisan deal.

Sarasota police were accused today of going on "bum hunts" against the city's surging homeless population. The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the…

Governor Rick Scott was in town today as a part of his back-to-school tour for a bill signing ceremony.The bill signing ceremony in Downtown Tampa was…

A former enforcer of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, J. Gerald Hebert now helps local governments that have overcome histories of election bias win release from federal oversight of their elections.

Mitt Romney campaigned down Florida’s east coast Monday, but in just two weeks he’ll be camped out on west coast for the Republican National Convention in…

Largely overlooked amid the convention floor fight over Ron Paul's delegates and the delegate selection process was another rule approved at the same time. It would harshly punish any large state that jumps the line on the primary schedule in 2016.

For more than 60 years, scientific Nobel Prize winners, researchers and students have gathered in Germany for the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting—an annual…

Every six years, Florida voters decide whether the state's Supreme Court justices get to keep their seats on the bench. Typically, these votes generate little public interest, but this year, Florida's Republican Party and outside political groups are targeting three justices for defeat.

The Hillsborough Sheriff's Department is recruiting 200 women into its force. Right now, only 19% of field positions are filled by women.This campaign to…

Investigators thought they had evidence to support arresting George Zimmerman, according to reports from The Miami Herald and CBS News. But the local state attorney told them they needed to get more evidence.

With the ongoing Occupy movement, you can bet that thousands of protestors will show up in Tampa for the Republican National Convention in August.And now,…

We've seen the possible health hazards from the dispersant used to keep oil from the damaged Deepwater Horizon well from fouling Gulf beaches.Now, a…

Melane Byrd says it was 8-years ago that her mother Doris Sherer started showing the signs of Alzheimer's Disease."It sneaks up on you. Yes it sneaks up…

Democratic critics say Florida's Republican governor is purging eligible voters to give his party an Election Day advantage. Scott denies the accusation in an interview with NPR's Michel Martin on Tell Me More. "Not one U.S. citizen has been eliminated from the voter rolls," he says. "Not one."

Shortly before the Deepwater Horizon exploded in the Gulf, the Florida House spent $200,000 for a study of oil drilling off Florida's coast which said any…

Former North Port police chief Terry Lewis has announced he's stepping down as interim city manager of Sarasota on Aug. 3.Lewis told the Sarasota Herald…

In Tampa, the phrase "Republican Party" can take on a whole new meaning as it gets later in the day. While politicians try to stir up emotions with prime-time speeches, nightclubs offer a different outlet.

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.

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

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

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

The election problems in Florida that kept the nation waiting more than a month for the outcome of the presidential race back in 2000 have largely been resolved. But the state has come up with a whole new set of difficulties that led to long lines and another slow count.

Election-related lawsuits have more than doubled since 2000. There has been at least one post-election litigation in every general or midterm election since 2000, with the exception of 2002. Legal experts blame the flawed election process and the fact that voters don't like their candidates to concede.

In the final days before the midterm elections, high-profile politicians are paying a lot of attention to Florida, including President Donald Trump,…