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State regulators Tuesday approved a plan by Florida Power & Light to use federal tax savings to cover costs of restoring power after Hurricane Irma,…

The head of Florida’s prison system last month told a top federal immigration official he would like to launch a pilot program that would deputize state…

The Seminole Tribe of Florida made good on threats Tuesday by telling Gov. Ron DeSantis it is quitting a long-standing revenue-sharing agreement with the…

Establishing a commuter ferry service linking Tampa, St. Petersburg, MacDill Air Force Base and southern Hillsborough County may take a bit longer to…

Business from cannabis is growing fast in Florida; some of it regulated tightly, and some of it without rules. But all of it comes with cash that the...

Staff at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa had to bring in a front-end loader to remove an alligator that was lounging on a runway.The Tampa Bay Times…

Researchers with state teachers’ union the Florida Education Association are estimating Florida’s new plan for a private school voucher program will...

Officials in South Florida say they are preparing for an influx of immigrants being sent by the federal government as the number of migrants arriving at…

This is the first time Sirena Saul is meeting Jason Louis in person. They’ve only been in touch by phone. Louis, a high school senior at Miami Norland,...

Florida lawmakers may have passed major health-care legislation during the 2019 session, but the impact of two bills on the upcoming year’s state budget...

After admitting they failed to adequately screen prisoners for the highly contagious disease, Florida corrections officials are challenging a federal...

NOAA forecasts that two to four major hurricanes will form this year in the Atlantic. But even an average year can cause record-breaking damage, as storms get bigger and wetter.

A 95 year-old World War II veteran will walk across the stage Saturday at Hillsborough High School's graduation ceremony to finally receive his diploma in…

Similar debates have played out elsewhere, as sports stadiums that were originally built as memorials to veterans take on new corporate names.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that prohibits Florida's government agencies from releasing photos, video or audio that record the killing of a person…

Presenters at a Café Con Tampa event Friday talked about how they want Hillsborough County to spend transportation funds, particularly future revenue from…

When Hurricane Irma made landfall in South Florida nearly two years ago, it knocked out power across the region — in some areas for up to 10 days. A...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was on his way to Israel Saturday with a delegation of close to 100 people, a trip that will include a ceremonial…

A federal appeals court has ruled that the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers is not entitled to damages from BP for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.At issue…

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park , about an hour's drive north of Tampa, announced on Friday its underwater memaid theater is open.

For decades, ice hockey goalies have carried on a tradition of painting their masks. Less visible, though, are the artists who design them — and the thriving cottage industry they've quietly built.

Veterans in southern Hillsborough County no longer have to travel to the James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital in Tampa every time they need to see a…

This week on Florida Matters, we talk about how the environmental history of the Gulf of Mexico shaped human life over the years with Jack E. Davis, whose…

Post-traumatic stress throws up roadblocks for people trying to go about their days normally. Enjoyable pastimes for others, like Fourth of July...

While traveling in Israel this week, Gov. Ron DeSantis has twice said Florida should lift economic sanctions on the home-sharing platform Airbnb after...