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In an issue that could spur a health-care industry fight; a House select committee Monday will take up a 155-page bill that would give nurse practitioners…

Communication breakdowns can be fatal for firefighters, but are all too easy when crews are shrouded in smoke and a blaze is moving fast. Florida, with its millions of acres of forest and grassland, has rolled out a new system that can pinpoint crews without relying on voice communication.

Mortar shellings, perpetual hunger, and constantly fearing for your life. These are the conditions many Syrian civilians are living through at this…

The National Weather Service is using strong language to warn people in Atlanta and places nearby that dangerous weather is on the way. President Obama has declared an emergency in the state of Georgia, ordering federal agencies to help local efforts.

Two Democratic state lawmakers filed bills Monday to legalize medical marijuana in Florida. The measure is called the Cathy Jordan Cannabis Act, after a...

In a speech Tuesday, the attorney general said laws barring convicted felons from voting are counterproductive and perpetuate "the stigma and isolation imposed on formerly incarcerated individuals."

The Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners today unanimously passed an ordinance banning certain designer drugs. It bans products such as synthetic…

The same storm that is delivering "crippling" amounts of ice and snow just to our north, could bring a round of strong thunderstorms to parts of the state…

The more red you see on FlightAware.com's graphic, the worse it is for air travelers. The snow and ice storm that's moving up the East Coast has forced airlines to cancel or delay thousands of flights.

Chances are, most people hadn’t heard of compounding pharmacies until a deadly national meningitis outbreak last year was traced back to one such...

A new report shows that more young people are signing up for Obamacare now that the website has recovered from its rough launch in October. But those...

Good news for broke college students -- which, last time we checked, was every college student. The price of attending the University of South Florida…

Wearing black shirts and green ties, members of Sigma Beta Rho fraternity said goodbye to Imtiyaz "Jim" Ilias, Jobin Kuriakose, Ankeet Patel and Dammie…

For the second year in a row, St. Petersburg is hosting foreign affair specialists to talk about some of the most important international issues of the…

An effort to impose minimum regulations on the parasailing industry, aided by video of a ghastly accident last summer that went viral on the Internet, is…

Florida is home to more than 1.5 million veterans as well as 21 military installations covering all five branches of service.Off the Base, WUSF 89.7 News’…

These stories are part of our continuing coverage of the Affordable Care Act in Florida. Why Are 'Navigators' Needed for Obamacare? aired Aug. 22. In…

This is a compilation of StateImpact Florida's coverage of the ongoing debate over Florida's Common Core math and language arts standards.What Common Core…

The Florida jury did find Michael Dunn guilty on four lesser charges including attempted second-degree murder in the 2012 killing of a teenager in a Jacksonville gas station parking lot.

Democrats currently control city hall in 90 percent of the nation's largest cities. But not too many years ago, Republicans had a pretty good chance of winning big-city mayoral races.

Florida’s move toward Common Core standards in schools is sure to be discussed during the upcoming legislative session.Lawmakers will also consider…

The school is turning to an experienced administrator. Barron has been president of Florida State since 2010. Before that, he was a dean at Penn State. He takes over a school still recovering from the 2011 scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky's sexual abuse of young boys.

The Post 9-11 GI Bill granted veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan a myriad of benefits including tuition money for college or trade schools. But…

A special election next month in Florida's 13th Congressional District is being touted as an important preview of the upcoming mid-term races. Polls suggest it's a tight race, and that it will likely turn on which candidate does a better job getting his or her supporters to come out and vote.

A bill that would expand the authority of nurse practitioners and open a door for some to practice independently of physicians was approved by the Florida…