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Getting older is not easy. Yet aging in South Florida brings its own challenges, including affordable housing, new technology, transportation, and...

Florida is edging closer to a legal hemp industry. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) wrapped its final rulemaking...

A new federally led study of oil seeping from a platform toppled off Louisiana's coast 14½ years ago found releases lower than other recent estimates, but…

A Tampa-based orchid grower has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the Florida Department of Health and several current and former state…

Saying the Tampa Bay area is "simply not well-suited" to host a full 162-game baseball schedule, Tampa Bay Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg spoke…

Street racing, vegetable gardens and opioid abuse are among the topics of several bills Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into Florida law Monday…

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed 15 bills, including health-care priorities of House Speaker Jose Oliva, a plan to kick-start a hemp industry in...

A woman who argues she is entitled to workers’ compensation insurance benefits after tripping over her dog while working at home has taken the issue to...

Thirteen years after Tallahassee attorney Ron Meyer successfully challenged the state's major school-vouchers program, he is preparing to sue the state...

The Government Accountability Office says the military isn't doing enough to deal with the effects of climate change, after more than $9 billion in...

By Adam BakstWith recent cyber attacks on Riviera Beach and Lake City, security of computer systems and information seems to be a growing concern even for…

Florida lawmakers this year passed a criminal justice reform package. But advocates and researchers doubt it will have a real impact on the state’s...

Florida counties can now authorize needle exchanges, after a bill aimed at reducing HIV and hepatitis C was signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis.

By Carrie PinkardLast week, Tampa Bay Rays ownership announced the possibility of playing half the team's home games in Montreal.Many baseball fans in the…

By Carrie PinkardThe United States of America is turning 243 years old this year, which means it’s time to celebrate.All around the Tampa Bay area there…

It's Night 2 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Follow NPR reporters' live analysis and fact checks of the candidates' remarks.

By Carrie PinkardThe Florida Department of Education have released standardized test results for the tests taken this past spring.The scores include the…

By Mark SchreinerSteven Currall’s first official day as University of South Florida President Monday began with a trip of a few hundred feet from his new…

Associated PressThe Florida sheriff who was removed by the governor from his elected office after a school shooting that left 17 people dead is running…

There have been almost 100,000 traffic crashes in Florida so far this year with 838 deaths and more than 63,000 injuries.

Scott Israel, the suspended Broward County sheriff, filed paperwork Monday formally signaling his intention to run in the Democratic primary for sheriff...

News Service of FloridaAfter successfully pushing through a controversial law that bans so-called sanctuary cities, the chairman of the Republican Party…

Fresh from a win over France, the Americans are just one game away from Sunday's World Cup final. But a strong, confident England team wants to upset their plans.

Associated PressNon-native iguanas are multiplying so rapidly in South Florida that a state wildlife agency is now encouraging people to kill them.A…

By Steve NewbornThe state of Tampa Bay report comes out every three years, and the latest one shows the water body is in pretty good shape. It wasn't too…