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The coronavirus has led many employers to tell their workers to telework. But the federal government has sent mixed messages.

Tucked away in a central Florida cul-de-sac of houses coated in pastels, sits a grey marker resembling a headstone. It honors the memory of black people…

"We want to go big," President Trump said as his administration seeks to revive the now-stalled economy.

South Florida became the focus of Florida’s fight against COVID-19 this week. About half of the confirmed cases in the state are in Miami-Dade and...

Demand is already high as Raymond James Stadium in Tampa opened this morning for drive-thru coronavirus testing.Hillsborough County spokesman Jon-Paul…

Trump said he believed the federal government has been working well with most states in the disaster but he griped about complaints reported by some Democratic governors.

Gun sales across the country are surging and in Florida, there have been several record-setting days in the past few weeks. Tallahassee-based Red Hills...

Regional blood donation center OneBlood will begin collecting plasma from COVID-19 survivors as a possible treatment for future patients.An experimental…

Hillsborough County took additional steps Monday to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, as it continues its first week of an enforced stay-at-home…

State regulators voted Tuesday to create a new area code for Hillsborough County and parts of Pinellas and Pasco counties. That's because the county is…

Two Holland America cruise ships, the Zaandam and Rotterdam, are in the process of docking and clearing passengers at Port Everglades. There are are...

In a separate decision the court said police may make traffic stops in the assumption that the driver is the owner.

Public and charter K-12 schools around the state are conducting classes online through May 1 due to COVID-19.Hillsborough County Schools superintendent…

A California company has arrived in Florida for a kind of reverse gold rush, but it's not seeking precious metal -- it wants manure.Brightmark Energy out…

Vape shops would have to be permitted and regulated by the state, under a House effort to combat an “epidemic” of electronic-cigarette use by teens.Under…

State lawmakers are considering a bill (HB 1061 / SB 1042 ) to protect the largest seagrass bed in the Gulf of Mexico. There are 400,000 acres of…

Lori Alhadeff picked up a mallet and banged a small, colorful drum. At one point, she closed her eyes to feel the rhythm of the others in the small...

Florida may soon be adding to its list of scholarship programs. Rep. Shevrin Jones (D- Broward) is sponsoring a bill that would help low-income students...

The space capsule that will carry the first astronauts to the International Space Station from the U.S. since 2011 has arrived in Florida ahead of a planned flight as early as this spring.

Not all of the Americans on board the vessel, which is currently quarantined in Japan, are sick. Those who are will remain in Japan for treatment.

As Nevadans get ready to caucus this weekend, the nation should be paying attention. That’s because unlike Iowa and New Hampshire, where the first caucus…

Proponents and critics reacted strongly to the Florida Legislature’s passage of a measure that will require minors seeking an abortion to get their…

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday the nation’s first fully automated Rapid DNA collection...

Florida’s largest insurance company, Florida Blue, is ready to work with the Florida Department of Health in response to the coronavirus. The U.S....

Health officials say COVID-19 is spread person to person through close contact -- people who are indoors and in close proximity with others for extended…