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Updated 8/26 at 11 a.m.:A tropical storm in the Carribean is expected to strengthen to a hurricane by early next week.The storm formed in the Atlantic…

The design — featuring the Betsy Ross flag with 13 stars for the original 13 colonies — drew complaints that it celebrates an era when slavery was legal and commonplace in the U.S.

Associated PressCoffee bars selling $3 iced lattes are popping up in high schools, helped along by dairy groups scrambling for new ways to get people to…

By Daylina MillerThousands of Floridians – including children - who receive public assistance benefits like food stamps and Medicaid had their personal…

By Robin Sussingham and Stephanie ColombiniSummer can be a great time to catch up on reading, so this week Florida Matters is offering up recommendations…

By Carrie Pinkard and Ti'Anna Davis“Babies don’t belong in cages.” “Close the camps.” “We are better than this.”Those were the words written on the picket…

A 2013 zoning ordinance threatened Hermine Ricketts with a $50 fine each day for the garden she had tended for years. So she pulled it up — and got a lawyer.

Palm Beach County on Tuesday became the first county in Florida to pass a needle exchange bill after the governor’s signature last week paved the way...

Several immigrant-rights groups gathered in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Miramar Tuesday morning, chanting "Melt the ICE...

By Bradley GeorgeFlorida attracts newcomers from everywhere in the U.S. and around the world. An apartment rental website has released a report that looks…

By News Service of Florida The Florida Department of Health is working with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address a...

By Christine Sexton / News Service of Florida A federal judge has declined to halt a new state law sparked by a bitter feud between one of Florida’s...

By Erin O'BrienGreen iguanas, an invasive species, have been making increased appearances in the Tampa Bay area. Now, the Florida Fish and Wildlife…

When Florida Cabinet members jetted off to Israel in late May, some state employees who traveled at taxpayer expense stayed in a more than $400-a-night...

By Associated PressAs a group of felons challenge a new Florida law that requires them to pay all fines and fees before getting their voting rights…

When Robert Bertini was a graduate student at Berkeley, he received a fellowship from a University Transportation Center, or UTC.Today, he's the director…

Robot-assisted surgery is minimally invasive and recovery time is shorter. Those are a few reasons why more medical schools are training students how to be better robotic surgeons.

By Robin Sussingham, Stephanie Colombini, Steve Newborn and Cathy Carter.They’ve had to battle shark attacks, pollution, massive beach developments and…

After launching from Kennedy Space Center, flight controllers in Houston, Texas took over the operation of Apollo missions — keeping a watchful eye on the…

Scientists are gaining insights into why Alzheimer's is more common in women. The answer involves genetics, hormones and sex-related brain differences.

By Christine Sexton / News Service of Florida Two state agencies are set to work on redesigning a Florida program that provides services to more than 34...

By Adriana Gomez Licon / The Associated PressThe nation's largest facility for migrant children has released hundreds of teens to relatives in recent…

Federal Judge Mark Walker has recused himself from a key elections lawsuit after a defendant on the case hired a law firm that employs Walker's wife.

State Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried came to a St. Petersburg Exxon gas station Thursday with a message to drivers: be aware of illegal credit card…

A bi-partisan panel of Tampa Bay political leaders discussed criminal justice reform at the Tampa Tiger Bay Club on Friday.Panelists included state Sen.…