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State Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, spoke Thursday at the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club in St. Petersburg. There, he said the political infighting he…

This past state legislative session, Florida’s beaches got the most funding for renourishment than they have in more than a decade: $50 million.

Governor Rick Scott’s recent emergency declaration means some 3,000 addicts in Florida will soon be getting access to opioid blockers like methadone,...

Florida’s medical examiners are seeing a precipitous rise in fentanyl deaths. They recently published their interim 2016 report on drug-related fatalities.

As Florida’s Bald Eagle population continues to increase, state wildlife officials are considering changes to the state’s management plan for the iconic...

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson just left an Arctic Council meeting in Anchorage without saying whether the U.S. will pull out of the Paris...

The Florida Legislature has passed its budget and gone home. But the manner in which lawmakers closed out this year’s session raises a number of...

Memes about the advanced placement exams turned up on social media recently. Do they break the rules or do they highlight a deeper issue of inequality?

University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee has received the largest gift in its history, as a local businessman is donating $3.5 million to his alma…

Cletus the crocodile may be lonely no more. The American crocodile that showed up at the Dry Tortugas in 2003 was captured and loaded onto a seaplane...

Rain over the weekend helped slow the growth of wildfires in some parts of Florida, but other blazes continued to grow, especially in the southern part...

Nicklaus Children's Hospital in South Florida should be allowed to open a pediatric heart-transplant program, despite objections from state regulators...

The Washington Post reported that the president revealed "highly classified information" to the Russian foreign minister and ambassador, possibly jeopardizing future intelligence gathering on ISIS.

The war chest for Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam continues to swell as the leading GOP contender for governor wraps up his official first...

Florida's lieutenant governor joined hunters paid by the state to stalk and shoot invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades.

Saying the Florida Department of Children and Families didn't do its job, state lawmakers last month approved paying $3.75 million in a 2011 child-abuse...

A growing number of groups are calling on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to veto a sweeping education bill that was put together in the waning hours of this…

Two cigarette makers are asking the Florida Supreme Court to take up a case in which an appeals court said a longtime smoker and his wife should receive...

Orlando topped the number of nuisance alligator complaints last year.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is appointing a high-ranking aide and top spokeswoman as his next chief of staff. Scott on Tuesday announced Jackie Schutz Zeckman…

The Constitution Revision Commission made a stop last night in Tampa for their ninth public hearing in the state. The commission meets every 20 years,…

The Florida Supreme Court will weigh in on red light cameras after the Legislature decided not to pull the plug.

A South Florida drug treatment provider will spend the next 27.5 years behind bars for operating a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and sex...

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam says it’s frustrating that lawmakers couldn’t agree on how to implement medical marijuana. It’s up to the state...

The Museum of Science and Industry in Tampa is closing its IMAX theater and some other exhibits as it moves into a smaller space on its current grounds…