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Toxins have been detected in the air at four Treasure Coast sites where a toxic algae bloom has accumulated in high densities.

Florida first legal medical-marijuana dispensary formally opened Tuesday in a Tallahassee storefront, a week after the company known as Trulieve...

Florida environmental regulators passed new rules Tuesday that will increase the levels of some toxic chemicals allowed in Florida's water.

Fire officials are assessing the damage after a lightning strike sparked a fire on Egmont Key.Authorities say almost 80 acres burned Tuesday following the…

There's a lot of talking going on in Philadelphia this week, as Democrats host their national convention. So with a lot of promises being bandied about,…

Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville and Sarasota Memorial are the only two hospitals in Florida to receive the top score – five stars – for overall quality in a...

Most of Steve Kenan was laid to rest in St. Petersburg after his unexpected death in 2013. But not his heart. That organ, preserved in formaldehyde, has...

Investigators are looking for answers after fire broke out at a Tampa mosque for the second time in 10 days.Federal and local officials are investigating…

As pot shops start to sprout in Florida, cities are struggling with how --- or whether --- to regulate the state's new marijuana industry.

Pointing to concerns about transmission of the Zika virus, the federal Food and Drug Administration on Thursday requested that blood banks in Miami-Dade...

Florida's Department of Health has granted its second dispensing authorization for medical marijuana and its location will be in Tampa.

Florida's worries about the Zika virus have turned into reality. In the middle of the state's typically humid, buggy summer, Gov. Rick Scott announced...

There’s a growing movement to help homeless veterans by providing tiny houses – structures of only a couple hundred square feet. The idea has taken root…

This is following an incident during a recent meeting.

Florida parents shopping for the new school year are getting a smaller, shorter back-to-school sales tax holiday.The sales tax holiday kicks off this…

On game days, the boys’ soccer team at Miami-Edison Senior High speaks Haitian Creole during huddles. Fans play Haitian carnival music, known as Rara,...

Groups of community and religious leaders held news conferences throughout the state today to call for restoration of the right to vote for convicted…

Veterans and their family members in the Tampa Bay region have an opportunity to help guide VA research at James A. Haley Veterans Hospital.The Haley VA…

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration will have to pay more than $176,000 in legal fees and costs because of losing part of a legal battle...

Authorities say a 50-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy were killed by a man who then killed himself in Bradenton.Manatee County Sheriff Brad Steube…

A weather system that already has caused at least six deaths in the Dominican Republic has been designated as Tropical Storm Earl.The U.S. National…

There's still a big hole in the ground where a 52-story tower was supposed to have been built by Donald Trump in downtown Tampa. But did he really "pocket…

Federal lawmakers from Florida are criticizing the state’s recent decision to allow for higher levels of toxins in its waterways. They’re worried about...

The Hillsborough County Public School System board hired a consultant last year to see where the district can make cuts and save money.Jeff Eakins, the…

Researchers say a vaccine for the Zika virus will not be available until at least 2018. And that's with various trials being fast-tracked as the number...