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It costs a lot of money to keep Florida’s beaches “postcard ready.” How much sand is on your favorite beach? In some cases, not quite enough.This past…

The controversial plan to add express toll lanes to Tampa-area Interstate highways is getting a redo. TBX is gone - in its place is Tampa Bay Next.It…

When a child dies, it affects a whole community. That's why every other month, people from hospitals, law enforcement and health departments review...

Officials with the Florida Forest Service say recent rains are not enough to tamp down the hundreds of wildfires raging across the state. Parts of the...

A Florida lawmaker is criticizing the federal government’s temporary extension of special status for Haitian immigrants. After the 2010 earthquake, the...

Agriculture Commissioner, and Republican candidate for governor, Adam Putnam is adding his voice to the chorus calling for a medical marijuana special...

Florida leaders are examining their own preparedness following the Manchester bombings.

An administrative law judge will hear arguments next month as three health insurers challenge the way state officials want to divvy up contracts for HMO...

After the Pulse nightclub shooting, mental health organizations mobilized to provide counseling. The Mental Health Association of Central Florida used a...

Orlando attorney and possible gubernatorial candidate John Morgan says he’s prepared to invest in the medical marijuana industry now that it’s about to...

Debby Dawson, who lives in southwest Florida, has a simple message to Gov. Rick Scott: The state's existing scholarship program for disabled children is...

As Memorial Day approaches, the Library of Congress is calling on families and friends of those who served in uniform to help preserve their stories.The…

The sand on Siesta Beach on Florida's Gulf Coast is as fine as powdered sugar, a pure, sparkling white and soft as a kitten's fur — all because it's…

An attorney for a Brandon woman says she will plead guilty to threatening a man whose 6-year-old son was killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a school in…

Meteorologists, emergency preparedness officials and members of the media from the Miami-Fort Lauderdale area gathered on Thursday to discuss how to...

Most of the news and research these days about coral reefs is pretty grim — massive losses from bleaching, everywhere from Australia to the Florida Keys...

Woods was booked Monday morning in Jupiter, Fla., on suspicion of driving under the influence and released 4 hours later. In a statement he said, "I want the public to know alcohol was not involved."

It’s no secret that the U.S. population is aging. And with that comes the need for more medical professionals.But it’s not just doctors and nurses -- the…

A small team of paramedics is quietly transforming community health in Manatee County, scheduling house calls and building relationships with patients...

An investigation into a suspected "cancer cluster" at the site of two demolished schools will involve an independent review of environmental testing...

As a law enforcement foundation reviews how the Orlando Police Department responded to a 2016 mass shooting at a gay nightclub, the organization's…

Wages paid to Florida workers remained stagnant for the last decade, says a new report from researchers.The Bureau of Economic and Business Research at…

On a typical spring day, when it hasn't rained in a while, about 7 million gallons of raw sewage flows into St. Petersburg's southwest water treatment…

NPR commentator and Hall of Fame sportswriter Frank Deford died in Key West over the weekend.In 2008, he spoke to a group of students from the University…

Despite a months-long season for red snapper in state waters off Florida and other Gulf states, fisherman across the Gulf of Mexico are gearing up to...