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The Hillsborough County Branch of the NAACP will host a community-wide meeting on Thursday evening to discuss possible measures to undertake in order to…

Ernestine Marshall's every move is being watched: morning, noon and night. Motion-activated sensors are everywhere in her Tampa apartment: on the toilet...

On Thursday, Florida Democratic House leaders announced policy priorities they say they won’t let go of without a fight this session: increasing education…

The Michael Dunn trial became a flashpoint for ongoing debates about race, criminal justice, and politics that it's not capable of resolving.

Dr. Charles Lockwood is changing from a Buckeye to a Bull.The current Dean of the Ohio State University's College of Medicine has been named the new…

A bipartisan package of sex predator bills is now heading for a floor vote in both the House and Senate.The House Judiciary Committee approved a bill…

The stretch of road is known for its treacherous traffic. But on Thursday afternoon, something deeply human occurred on Miami's 836.

NASCAR executives and drivers hope changes to the playoff system boost flagging TV ratings and attendance. The new rules alter how drivers qualify, and the season has a Super-Bowl-like finish.

Some reports say that the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics ratings are down compared to the 2010 games in Vancouver. But NBC is disputing that.Whatever the…

A controversial House bill that would expand the power of nurse practitioners faces opposition from Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, potentially…

South Florida's Assisted Living Facilities were the subject of a series of 2011 Miami Herald reports alleging lax oversight and abuse of residents in...

The Florida Senate has released an ambitious gambling proposal that would authorize two Las Vegas-style casinos in South Florida, create a gambling…

With the war in Afghanistan possibly winding down, at least when it comes to U.S. involvement, but the situation in Syria remaining in question, the…

The three candidates running for Pinellas County's District 13, Congressman Bill Young's former seat, debated for 90 minutes Tuesday morning to a sparse…

Police in Coral Springs say they have solved a woman's 1990 slaying, with advances in DNA identification pinning the crime on a man executed in 2011 for…

UPDATED 6:25 a.m. 2/26/14: According to a press release sent just before 2 a.m. by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, 15 year old Zach Brown returned…

As the deadline for getting health insurance nears, you might have some questions about how the Affordable Care Act affects you. Well, here's your...

Gov. Rick Scott, weighed down by lackluster poll numbers and a Republican Legislature intent on pursuing its own contentious reforms, appears content to…

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced a plan this week to reduce the military’s size and budget. Closing or restructuring domestic bases is part of...

Look at what's happening to the planet, its air, its soil, its animals, its plants. Maybe it's time to point a finger at the cause of all this change — and name it.

This November, voters in Florida will decide the fate of medical marijuana. Critics of the measure say this will open the floodgates and eventually lead…

Author and proto-environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas was remarked to have said, "The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the…

The Legislature is expected to take up major changes to Florida’s juvenile-justice system during the 2014 session, looking to put more emphasis on…

"House of Cards - Season Two" premiered on "Netflix" Friday, February 21. By that Sunday, two percent of Netflix customers -- that's 634,000 households --…

The film 12 Years a Slave won Best Picture, while Gravity won seven awards, including for director Alfonso Cuaron. Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett also took home Oscars.