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When USF President Judy Genshaft calls the budget deal "very, very, very good," you know it must be for the university.Leaders in the Florida House and…

The song "Brandy" by Looking Glass was No. 1 in 1972. For singer-songwriter Todd Snider, the song is a reminder of happy times. He was 6 years old when he first heard the song, but it left a lasting impression.

The tanker spilled about 6,000 gallons of gasoline after it crashed around 2:30 a.m. at West Union Boulevard and Paul Avenue.

Who says there's no snow in Florida? Becky Wanamaker shared this story on WUSF's Facebook page.Every December, our family drives to Orlando for a little…

Full disclosure: I am very excited about this.As a transplant from the Midwest, I'm always giddy when a business I enjoyed up North comes to Tampa…

"Bring it on!" That was Michelle Faedo's response when asked if she would put her Cuban Sandwich up against one from Miami.WUSF interviewed Michelle and…

More than two years after she created a firestorm by saying she would not seek the death penalty, Central Florida State Attorney Aramis Ayala announced…

A Florida native accidentally took the "best photo" of one of the Boston bombers, according to the FBI. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Jacksonville…

Some parents are outraged that a Florida high school conducted an unannounced "code red drill," sending students and teachers into a panic.Orange County…

We issue a correction about a story on the teacher's union in Philadelphia and ask for listener questions about Ebola.

Should private companies have this much control over what we can say – and where?

Remember that skeleton hanging in the front of your classroom? In some schools, those were actual human remains. We used science to figure out the story behind one of them.

More than two months after Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico, thousands are still fleeing the island and many are coming to Florida.This week on…

Florida Matters recently moderated a panel discussion at the St. Petersburg Conference on World Affairs called "Arts Mecca: International Cultural Tourism…

We're gathering a panel for an upcoming Florida Matters to discuss how trade affects jobs in various sectors across Florida. This is part of NPR's A…

As so many strange news stories do, the Manti Te'o fiasco has forged a Florida connection.The Notre Dame football star has been under the media's glare…

Here in Florida, we’re at peak mango season right now. Renowned South Florida Chef Allen Susser literally wrote the book on mangos – and he knows how to…

Tampa Bay Comic Con will not be held next month.Organizers announced the cancellation in a Facebook post on Wednesday, citing city officials' concerns…

Yenny Seo remembers nearly every face — that's because she is a super recognizer. She describes what it's like to live with this extraordinary ability.

The unemployment rate is already below the Federal Reserve's estimate for maximum employment. But former Fed Governor Sarah Bloom Raskin says it may still have further to fall.

The tape of an interview with Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney was left anonymously — but the borrower has nothing to fear. The library says its been "fine-free" for over a year.

It's not uncommon for the reptiles to wander into strange places during mating season.

Deputies corralled a wayward kangaroo after it was spotted hopping around in the pool area at an apartment complex.

Robert Greenfield etched his own version of the Mona Lisa in the snow over his backyard ice rink.

An animal rescue hospital retrieved the bird and discovered it was a regular seagull which had somehow gotten covered in curry or turmeric.