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State Rep. Larry Metz, a House committee chairman who is seeking an appointment to the Florida Supreme Court, disclosed Monday that he has been...

The estate of a woman who died during surgery in 2009 has asked the Florida Supreme Court to take up a medical-malpractice dispute that focuses on...

President-elect Donald Trump has made much of his planned energy policies. He has said he'll boost the coal industry by rolling back President Obama's...

A Southwest Florida research company said it has developed a medication to combat Zika. The pill is meant to treat people who’ve already contracted the...

Promising new treatments are providing hope that a cure for some forms of cancer may be within reach. Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center are using one...

The public is invited to share ideas and suggestions about the future of the St. Petersburg Municipal Marina Master Plan next Tuesday.The Marina plans to…

Tampa General Hospital president and CEO Jim Burkhart abruptly resigned Tuesday, officials said. The hospital released few details about Burkhart's...

Following the lead of other states, a South Florida House member filed a proposal Tuesday to create a sales-tax exemption for feminine hygiene products.

State health officials said Tuesday that seven more Zika cases have been reported in Florida, bringing the overall number of cases in the state to 1,213.

Just when they thought they had dodged a bullet, it looks like Florida businesses will be hit with a major increase in workers compensation rates after...

A substitute teacher who recently worked at a Bradenton area elementary school is accused of molesting three young girls he knew outside of school.The…

A South Florida appeals court Wednesday said an $18.5 million damages award against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company was excessive in a lawsuit filed by...

Federal health officials say more than a half million Floridians have picked a health care plan through Obamacare since open enrollment began at the...

A newly elected state senator has filed legislation that would undo a 2014 law allowing in-state tuition for some undocumented immigrant students,…

The review was ordered after NPR found that 22,000 soldiers diagnosed with mental health problems or brain injuries were dismissed for misconduct. The Army concluded it fairly dismissed them.

President-Elect Donald Trump has named a former leader of U.S. Central Command to become the next Secretary of Defense.Retired Marine Corps Gen. James…

St. Petersburg faces $820,000 in fines from the Department of Environmental Protection for releasing over 200 million of gallons of sewage during summer...

The Mosaic Co. has announced a new, limited water well testing program in an effort to reassure Polk and Hillsborough county residents about the safety...

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…