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Larry Black's family has grown oranges at the Peace River Packing Company for five generations. Driving through his groves in Fort Meade, Black points out…

Another fact-finding expedition into why Jacksonville-based cargo ship El Faro sank in the Caribbean two years ago is set to take place Tuesday, this...

A bill making its way through the Florida Legislature could radically reform the way children are handled in the criminal justice system. The measure...

The Florida Supreme Court has put on hold a long-running lawsuit alleging that the state has failed to meet its constitutional duty of providing a high...

South Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is one of a few lawmakers who are bringing Dreamers as their special guests to Tuesday’s State of...

A state senator and congressional candidate says it’s time for Florida to have a unified strategy for sea-level rise. To make his point this legislative...

Like so many recently arrived immigrants in South Florida, Nykoll Hernandez is proud of the college education she’s getting here – and just as proud to...

For many parents, no stone is left unturned when preparing to have a child. There are books, classes, and blogs to prepare both mother and father for...

About $5 million separates the Florida House and Senate’s criminal justice budget. But, while there are some differences, there are areas where both...

The first of three Pinellas County solar energy cooperatives was launched Tuesday to help homeowners obtain discounts on residential solar power.The City…

President Trump is planning a bipartisan pitch to Congress with his first State of the Union address, but he will have his work cut out for him with a…

SUBSCRIBE!Florida Matters host Robin Sussingham sits down with St. Petersburg, Florida, Mayor Rick Kriseman, who's starting his second term. Mayor…

Free-speech zones would be banned, and state universities and colleges could be sued for disrupting campus speakers or peaceful protesters under a bill…

Democrats in the state House of Representatives are employing a more aggressive strategy in fighting Republicans’ education priorities this year after...

Florida lawmakers want broader workers' compensation coverage for first responders with post-traumatic stress disorder. But a new version of the bill...

A measure looking to preempt local ordinances regulating vacation rentals cleared its first hurdle today in the Florida Legislature. The Senate...

A warning about pizza and a big bear as Hurricane Irma approached Florida is prompting a bill addressing how the state communicates with hearing...

Florida Gulf Coast University hosted the president of the American Sociological Association last week for a talk on colorblind racism in the Trump era....

After past deals have collapsed amid infighting among Florida's gambling interests, the Republican-controlled Legislature is trying yet again to pass a…

Thousands of bacteria-infected mosquitoes will be flying near Miami to test a new way to suppress insect populations that carry Zika and other viruses.

Emergency phone services have been restored to several counties and cities around the Tampa Bay Area after an outage took 911 lines down Wednesday.The…

The agency says it has been working on transitioning distribution to the Puerto Rican government but has not finalized it. Wednesday's date "was mistakenly provided," a spokesman said.

A Plant City man who has spent two decades in the U.S. illegally is being deported.Luis Felipe Blanco-Reyes, 41, lived with his pregnant wife and six…

The Tampa Bay Rays fired the team physician after a video posted on YouTube included accusations of sexual abuse with a teenager who worked for him about…

Two Miami men are charged with stealing items meant for homeless veterans that were worth more than $300,000.The volunteer, Miami director of the…