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Here are some excerpts from President Obama's prepared remarks at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, via the White House:We’re going to reduce the…

Thousands lined up around the gymnasium at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa to see President Obama speak.This was his second Florida stop of the…

Sen. Marco Rubio talked to NPR's Robert Siegel about his evolution from liberal child to Tea Party darling. The senator viewed as a potential Republican vice presidential choice has just released a new memoir.

The National Weather Service has issued a number of watches and warnings for the Tampa Bay Area, including a tropical storm warning.Click HERE for the…

UPDATE: As of 9:30 this morning Town ‘N Country Commons, the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, and Alderman’s Ford Park are inaccessible due to severe…

If you don't already hate Tropical Storm Debby, just wait. All the standing water from Debby will soon spawn pesky, disease-carrying mosquitoes,according…

Even as the rains from Tropical Storm Debby fell at her Clearwater mobile home Sunday afternoon, Pamela Andrews thought she'd have time to get things…

A dozen residents of the Seven Springs Travel Park in Pasco County found themselves stranded in their homes this afternoon.At least three feet of water…

Due to big GOP gains in 2010 and likely turnover this fall, about half the nation's state legislators will have just two years' experience or less when they take their seats next January.

There are now almost as many Puerto Ricans in Florida as Cubans. And around Orlando, there are far more. Puerto Ricans tend to vote Democratic, but local Republicans are doing what they can to cut into the Democrats' margin.

Dr. Jay Wolfson, a health care law expert with the University of South Florida and Stetson University talks about the Supreme Court's decision and the…

The leaders of the University of South Florida's Saint Petersburg and Polytechnic campuses are both stepping down, but under somewhat different…

The Medical Examiner found only marijuana in Rudy Eugene's system.

With Election Day still four months away, the anger and elation felt in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on the Affordable Care Act may die down…

Scientists have discovered that the gene that makes tomatoes uniformly ripe and red also makes them less tasty. But it's going to take consumer education and a willingness to pay more before the industry makes a change.

Gov. Rick Scott says he won't implement key parts of the federal health care law, including Medicaid expansion.But what about the nearly one million…

For retired singles looking for love, Florida has all the right places -- or at least most of them.A new survey by the 50-plus dating website OurTime.com…

A bear that might have been looking for love was captured at Busch Gardens early this morning after making an earlier stop at USF's Tampa campus.The 270…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott spent the weekend expressing his opposition to President Obama's Affordable Care Act. He appeared on Fox News, CNN and CNBC. He…

A nationwide energy scam has cropped up in Florida. And just to be clear, for the ones who've fallen for it, President Barack Obama will not be picking up…

Five states have said they will not expand Medicaid in the week since the Supreme Court's decision ruled the administration's health law could not be used to force the change. Low-income people who aren't poor enough to qualify for Medicaid now may be left high and dry.

The man who shot and killed black teenager Trayvon Martin on Feb. 26 has been charged with second-degree murder. He says he acted in self defense. The case has ignited another national discussion about race relations.

What do you get when you combine America's favorite pastime with man's best friend? Bark in the Park.Following the lead of many other baseball teams, the…

Herschell Gordon Lewis bills himself as "the Godfather of Direct Marketing and Gore." And he considers the fact that Netflix offers some of his films "a sad commentary on what's going on in the world of motion pictures."

More colleges are using online classes as a way to cut costs and maximize registered students. But the quality and benefits of an online education have come into question, since universities such as Stanford, Harvard and MIT offer their courses online free of charge.