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Hillsborough County Commissioner Al Higginbotham is an unlikely advocate for the International Indian Film Academy Awards.He said he’s not a cinema fan…

If you're a University of South Florida student graduating next month and your plan is to take a selfie photo on stage, the University has one word for…

When they moved from Georgia to the theme park playground of central Florida four years ago, Anthony and Candice Johnson found work at a barbecue…

A new poll finds Gov. Rick Scott and Democratic challenger Charlie Crist in a dead heat and, with more than 10 percent of voters undecided, sets the stage…

India's Bollywood film industry is increasingly reaching a world-wide audience. To highlight the international appeal, the industry holds its annual awards ceremony every year outside of India.

For Dan Brown, seeing the globs of orange and brown oil that washed up along the Florida Panhandle's 58 miles of protected national park beaches four…

A bill allowing tax collectors to help Florida meet a rising demand for concealed weapon permit applications passed the full Senate Friday and is now...

The Florida House passed a bill Friday that merges two pension reform proposals: one dealing with local pensions and another dealing with the state’s...

Officials in Collier County are asking the state to revoke permits from a Texas-based oil company drilling south of Lake Trafford near Immokalee. The...

Thousands of former foster youth are gaining health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The new law extends Medicaid coverage for former foster...

The gubernatorial race in Florida isn't even set yet -- though it's highly likely that Republican Gov. Rick Scott will be going up against former…

The record rainfall in some areas comes close on the heels of dozens of tornadoes that killed dozens of people across a swath of the country earlier this week.

The Florida Senate took a major step toward passage of a measure Thursday that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition rates at...

With murders down dramatically, death penalty support has fallen far from its peak 20 years ago. Problems with executions, meanwhile, have made many Democrats, at least, skeptical about the practice.

Florida legislators could begin their session a bit earlier in 2016.The Florida House on Thursday voted in favor of a bill (HB 9) that would start the…

Today's rain has brought flooding to much of the Tampa Bay area. Some people have had to abandon cars in the road. Florida Highway Patrol, Public Affairs…

Florida legislators flush with a surplus are poised to approve a record $77.1 billion budget.The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is expected to…

Twenty-four hours to make the Tampa Bay community better. That is what Give Day is all about, giving back to more than 350 nonprofits throughout the Bay…

The Health News Florida team is coming to USF Sarasota-Manatee on Thursday, May 8 at 5:30 p.m. for a brief program and reception. It's your chance to...

Standing in front of a salad bar in the basement of the Capitol on Friday afternoon, Holley Moseley could not keep from smiling.Moseley and her adopted…

After decidedly racist comments by Donald Sterling, owner of the L-A Clippers basketball team, were made public by the gossip website TMZ, the National…

StoryCorps is one of the largest oral history projects of its kind. Since 2003, StoryCorps has collected and archived more than 50,000 interviews from…

The president of the Florida Sheriff’s Association says he’s offended by comments made by the National Rifle Association’s Marion Hammer over a gun...

A report overseen by the government finds climate change is causing more frequent heat waves, floods and droughts. The change, the study concludes, is also disrupting key parts of the economy.

The actor Sir Patrick Stewart is best known in the United States for his roles on stage and on screen. But you might be surprised to learn that the man...