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The Tampa Bay region consistently ranks as one of the most dangerous places in the nation for pedestrians and cyclists.This week on Florida Matters, we're…

Walking or bicycling the streets of Tampa Bay can be a very dangerous way to get around. Why is that and what can be done about it?This week on Florida…

Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.

The departments of Justice and Education have retracted letters and memos suggesting ways schools and colleges can consider race to encourage diversity.

It's Independence Day. That means it's time to hear NPR hosts and reporters read the Declaration of Independence. Follow along here.

Demand Justice launched this year to oppose President Trump's judicial nominees. Now the group is reaching out to left-leaning activists before hearings begin to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Some firefighters, EMTS and police officers say recent mass shootings have brought to the surface their own trauma, buried over years on the job. Many find it hard to open up and seek help.

A new video shows them smiling and saying they're healthy. Now attention is shifting to the extraordinary challenge of getting the team out safely from where they are trapped inside the flooded cave.

A woman climbed onto the base of the Statue of Liberty, remaining there for three hours before police brought her down. Activists earlier unfurled a banner to "Abolish I.C.E."

One of out every 10 adults in Florida is not eligible to vote because of a state law that prevents former felons from doing so without a lengthy process. There are efforts underway to change that.

Chiding a judge who sided with sick patients and saying plaintiffs likely won’t win on the merits of the case, an appellate court on Tuesday refused to...

The launch this year of a sports car into space this year signaled a new age in commercial space exploration. But what if ‘Starman’ wasn’t the only...

July is peak season for getting sick from swimming in a freshwater lake or pond, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Center study.

The Trump administration's drive to wean poor people from government benefits by making them work has been slowed by a federal judge framing a...

If current sea-level rise trends continue, the ocean that makes many South Florida cities desirable places to live may become an existential threat.

Tampa police say a man was injured by celebratory gunfire while visiting Busch Gardens on July Fourth.Authorities say the man was struck by a bullet above…

Spit in a tube. Drop it in the mail.In a few weeks, a genetic counselor calls you up with your results.JScreen is a non-profit public health initiative…

Tampa Bay Times columnist Craig Pittman says tourists need to know that Florida is so much more than Disney World: "Some people think that there is no…

After months of ethics scandals and investigations, the embattled Environmental Protection Agency head has resigned, the president said Thursday.

The law that took effect July 1 limits prescriptions of opioids for acute pain to three days, although a seven day supply can be prescribed under...

Last fall, more than one out of every four students enrolled at state universities came from the Florida college system.

A former member of an elite Thai navy unit died while returning from placing oxygen canisters in the cave where 12 boys and their coach have been trapped.

Twenty-five years after his death, famed African-American tennis player Arthur Ashe has yet to have his biography written.This August, that changes when…

When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico last September, Julio Ildefonso and his mother watched as their wooden home in Bayamón was blown away."It was a…

The problems facing the mainland in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria didn't skip this remote Puerto Rican island. But tourists still come and houses continue to sell.