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Siding with dozens of hospitals across the state, an appeals court Thursday said the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration improperly dismissed...

A bipartisan group of Florida lawmakers is looking to create an alternative to restore the rights of former inmates.

Tensions between the United States and North Korea grow with every development with the Asian country's nuclear weapons program and with every tweet and…

Sexual harassment, abuse and inappropriate behavior are not new, and South Florida itself is not immune. "Abuse isn't an economic issue; it's across the...

Floridians could wind up voting on two contentious health-care proposals that on Thursday drew closer to the 2018 ballot.

A pair of emergency rules requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have generators and fuel supplies to keep temperatures at 80 degrees...

Florida officials' first-come, first-served system for dozens of new methadone-treatment licenses resulted in applicants camping out in tents with...

Florida lawmakers are once again trying to reform the state’s food stamp program, which has more than doubled since the Recession. But unlike in...

Maintaining his innocence after a special master concluded he had engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment for years, Sen. Jack Latvala announced…

Health-insurance policies would be required to provide coverage for FDA-approved contraceptive drugs without imposing deductibles, coinsurance or co...

Florida lawmakers continue to be frustrated with the state Department of Health over its slow implementation of medical marijuana rules.

Many people forced into labor or the sex trade seek medical help at some point, and health care workers are being trained to identify them and to offer assistance.

When the University of South Florida football radio broadcast signs on for the season opener in September, it will do so without the voice of color…

Florida Democratic lawmakers want the state to suspend all SunPass toll collections as the system responds to a backlog of more than 100 million...

The shelters, both in Phoenix, are operated by the nonprofit Southwest Key Programs. Allegations involve two former employees accused of sexually abusing children.

Paul Manafort's business partner Rick Gates has become the center of the defense's case. They say he is behind the financial crimes Manafort is accused of. Gates is expected to testify this week.

Local elections supervisors in Florida have finally received the federal money for cyber security allocated to them back in March.The U.S. Election…

The application process has begun for a new state scholarship designed to help kids who are struggling with reading.Passed into law this spring as part of…

About a third of Florida’s school districts are taking steps to deploy armed “guardians” on school campuses to prevent incidents such as mass shootings,...

This is part of a series of stories that will advance the Aug. 28 primary electionsFour Republicans --- two lawmakers, a former lawmaker and a palm-tree…

Haiti’s misfortunes – extreme poverty, political crises, natural disasters – are more than just material. They’ve also led to mental health issues. And...

In a legal battle focused on an expert witness, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a medical-malpractice case to move forward...

Gov. Rick Scott's administration is proposing a new, permanent pair of emergency power rules for nursing homes and assisted living facilities that...

The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) issued a public health advisory this week regarding the use of Kratom - an herb that some people use to treat pain...

After hearing a litany of complaints from lawmakers, state health officials are moving forward with a contested contract to process medical-marijuana...