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What’s on tap for Florida’s Juvenile Justice system in 2017? Officials have comprised their legislative wish list, aimed at helping both juveniles and...

Gov. Rick Scott today announced a plan to give all state law enforcement officers a 5 percent pay increase. It would be for state troopers, Fish and…

The state plans to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to revisit a landmark case in which justices struck down as unconstitutional Florida's death-penalty...

As a presidential recount continues in Wisconsin there’s an independent push for an election review in Florida. Donald Trump won Florida by more than...

More than a dozen Florida counties must provide language assistance to Spanish-speaking voters during elections.The U.S. Census Bureau said Tuesday that…

Two workers have been seriously injured while assisting the move of a 150-ton power plant transformer from Riverview to Lakeland Electric's McIntosh Power…

President Barack Obama arrives in Tampa this afternoon to meet with the men and women who have been on the front-lines enforcing his policies in the fight…

Hundreds of volunteers are needed in Tampa on Friday to help package meals for people in Haiti.Debartolo Development and Feeding Children Everywhere are…

A large number of the nearly 1,000 political committees active in Florida provide information to the public that is often vague and doesn't fully explain…

Over the summer, the Pulse Nightclub tragedy garnered national attention as the worst mass shooting in modern American history. And, while it’s...

When Florida lawmakers new and old arrive for the annual lawmaking session they’ll be faced with a $25 billion issue: Medicaid. The state’s health...

Latinos grew more than any other ethnic group in central Florida according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey....

In a world increasingly dominated by social media and cell phones, sometimes a simple letter home can make a difference when it comes to making sure…

A state appeals court Monday said an increase in workers' compensation insurance rates will continue amid a legal battle about whether Florida's...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up a Death Row inmate's appeal in the 4-decade-old murder of an Orlando car salesman — but Justice...

A bill that’s a major step toward restoring the Everglades’ natural water flow is on its way to President Obama. Late Friday night, the Senate approved...

Over a five-year period, Florida’s Medicaid program overpaid private HMOs an estimated $26 million in monthly premiums for enrollees who had already...

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell visited Tampa on Tuesday to remind Floridians they’re in the final days to enroll in the federal...

After promising to help President-elect Donald Trump rewrite the Affordable Care Act, Florida Gov. Rick Scott met Tuesday afternoon with the incoming...

The battle lines are being drawn. Or maybe they never went away.

State health officials Wednesday reported six new "travel related" cases of the Zika virus, as the total number of such cases neared 1,000.

Florida Hospital is gearing up to open a home for transplant patients. The Bartch House at Florida Hospital in Orlando is expected to open soon. It will...

A Florida Air National Guard unit is in the running for a squadron of F-35 fighter jets. Mark Oglesby from the Florida Department of Military Affairs...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston and the woman who accused him of rape while both attended Florida State University have settled the civil…

King tides caused widespread flooding throughout South Florida in October and November. From Key West to West Palm Beach, pedestrians waded through...