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If you own a house in South Florida, you might want to start thinking hard about sea level rise. The ocean here could rise a foot or more in the next 30...

If Florida lawmakers don’t do anything policy wise soon, the state’s prison population could increase. That’s according to a report commissioned by the...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions will appear Wednesday in Tampa to address drug trafficking and the opioid epidemic, the Justice Department said Monday.

Florida Matters recently hosted a town hall event in St. Petersburg about providing health care to the uninsured. We'll hear highlights from the panel…

While the flu is causing problems around the country, the number of students and teachers infected in Pinellas County has increased this year. “This flu…

Florida lawmakers want to weigh in on who really has access to the state’s beaches. A bill moving in the statehouse is meant to settle a long-running...

While across the nation the cultural and political tug-of-war over health care rages on, locally, healers keep on healing. But providing care for people…

Hillsborough County's transportation planning board on Tuesday approved a plan that would widen the clogged approaches to Tampa coming off the Howard…

A special election will be held Feb. 13 in Sarasota to replace State Representative Alex Miller, who resigned in September. Three political newcomers are…

Hurricane victims don’t have to repair their homes or find new places to live alone. Hurricane Irma survivors in Florida who are getting FEMA help have...

A measure that would ban the controversial oil- and natural-gas drilling process known as “fracking” is again on the move in the Florida Senate. However...

A SpaceX “Starman” is aboard the company’s new rocket that’s set to make its launch debut from Florida. SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk revealed...

A decision to exempt Florida from a federal plan opening more waters to oil and gas exploration is not final. Supporters and opponents were out Thursday...

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran said Thursday that he doesn't support a complete ban on child marriage and said the state shouldn't tell some high…

There's no timetable on when it would open, and no formal plan of what it would look like, but at least the Tampa Bay Rays have finally announced that…

The state is appealing a Leon County circuit judge’s ruling that blocked a 2015 law aimed at requiring women to wait 24 hours before having abortions....

From third to fifth grade, Alyson Hochstedler says bullies slammed her son into lockers and punched him. One threatened to stab him. The public school's...

The Florida House and Senate have both passed their versions of next year’s budget. Both proposals spend about $87-billion, but the two plans remain for...

Three candidates are in the running to fill the position vacated by State Rep. Alex Miller, a Sarasota Republican, who unexpectedly submitted her…

A Republican who is expected to run for governor is going to debate a Democratic candidate about immigration policy.Tuesday night's debate between…

Authorities say a Florida pastor has been charged with having a sex relationship with an underage parishioner he says was "possessed by a demon."The Tampa…

When Kelly Smith thought about when to hold her kickoff event for a county commission campaign in suburban Florida, she chose a day symbolizing women…

Amidst the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s devastating effects on Puerto Rico, Florida lawmakers believe the State has been inactive when tackling the...

Two bills in the house would hold high school teachers accountable for sexual offenses against adult students. Current Florida law cannot prosecute a...

The city of Sarasota is planning to file a lawsuit against a number of major pharmaceutical companies to recover damages from the opioid crisis. City…