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Anthony Stansbury propped his rusty bike against a live oak tree and cast his fishing line into the rushing waters of Florida's Anclote River.

Doctors would have greater leeway in prescribing medications to patients - and insurance companies would have less time to approve prior-authorization…

Lakeland attorney John Shannon and his two daughters were among five people killed in the crash of a twin-engine plane at the Bartow Municipal Airport…

A Florida man told investigators he punched an automatic teller machine because it gave him too much cash.An arrest report says 23-year-old Michael Joseph…

A babysitter faces desertion charges after deputies say he abandoned three children near a busy Plant City road following a Christmas night crash.The…

Police investigating a single-car accident found marijuana and hollow point bullets in an abandoned vehicle registered to Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver…

Now that most of the holiday presents have probably been opened, you may be thinking about eco-friendly ways to get rid of the mess. There are plenty of…

Pointing to Hurricane Irma and other recent storms, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Company on Thursday filed proposals to collect millions from…

A divided appeals court Wednesday sided with the Florida Department of Health in a dispute about the repeal of a regulation in the Children's Medical...

A federal agency says Tampa Electric Company ignored its own rules when performing a dangerous maintenance job at one of its plants that left five workers…

Florida regulators say temperatures rose to 99 degrees in a sweltering nursing home under investigation for the deaths of 12 residents after Hurricane…

Authorities say a Kentucky man shot two relatives he was visiting in Florida before turning the gun on himself.In a statement Sunday, Polk County…

A plane carrying families from Tampa Bay and New York crashed in a wooded area of San Jose, Costa Rica, killing all 12 aboard Sunday, government officials…

While 2017 may have been the warmest year on record in Florida, the start of 2018 is proving to be frigid.A freeze is likely in portions of the Sunshine…

Just like 2004 and 2005 – Florida will remember 2017 as the year of hurricanes especially Hurricane Irma. It was a year that the Florida National Guard…

Security guards in Hillsborough County fatally shot two people at a club that was hosting a teen night.Hillsborough County Sheriff's spokesman Danny…

An administrative law judge has scheduled a three-day hearing in challenges to proposed state rules that would require nursing homes and assisted-living...

A Tallahassee judge Thursday ordered health officials to stop the process of granting a marijuana license to a black farmer, one of 10 coveted new pot...

The Agape Food Bank in Winter Haven shut its doors at the end of December. But some charities believe the change may actually benefit those in need of...

One of the area's leading newspapers, The Weekly Challenger in St. Petersburg, recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. This week on Florida Matters…

One of the area's leading African American family-owned newspapers, The Weekly Challenger in St. Petersburg, just celebrated its 50th anniversary. Tampa's…

As we bundle up for the chilly weather we're experiencing, you may want to do the same for your plants.We get some tips on protecting your lawns and…

More than three months after Hurricane Maria pummeled Puerto Rico, there are thousands on the island still without power and basic necessities and...

A second offer has surfaced for a Boston newspaper that filed for bankruptcy last month.Tampa, Florida-based Revolution Capital Group is making a $5.75…

Snow flurries are falling as far south as Tallahassee where officials were forced to close a section of Interstate 10 due to icy conditions.The National…