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The Senate Rules Committee on Monday narrowly approved a bill that could prohibit certain abortions now legal in Florida, sending the measure to the...

A public hunt for Burmese pythons in Florida's Everglades won't be repeated next year, a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokeswoman…

Former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman was arrested Monday in Florida after deputies responded to a disturbance call at a house, authorities…

A "Homeless Social Marketing" campaign was unveiled at the Art Institute of Tampa todayThe campaign was spearheaded by state Rep. Kathleen Peters of St.…

The Florida Supreme Court won't hear a challenge by acupuncturists and massage therapists who sought to overturn a 2012 law that supporters said would...

A man convicted of killing two Tampa Police officers will find out whether he will be executed or spend the rest of his life in prison.Sentencing for…

Florida school superintendents are asking for three additional years to fully switch to math, English and literacy standards known as Common Core.Florida…

On this day in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a two-minute-long speech that became one of the most famous in American history. We take a look at why it still resonates.

Florida Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel is apologizing to his constituents after being busted on a cocaine possession charge, acknowledging he also struggles with…

Rep. Henry "Trey" Radel, a Republican, was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $250. He's planning to seek treatment.

One of the last historic pieces from the time when Tampa's Central Avenue was a thriving hub of black-owned businesses will soon fall to the wrecking…

(Updated 11/21 at 10:17 a.m.)Charges have been dropped against two teenage girls whom a sheriff had accused of bullying a Florida classmate who later…

Florida Senator Bill Nelson is hoping to extend a federal ban on undetectable firearms that’s expected to expire in a few weeks. His aim is to help...

Florida Secretary of State Ken Detzner is defending his plan to use the federal Homeland Security database known as SAVE (Systematic Alien Verification…

The estranged wife of George Zimmerman said Thursday she thinks her husband has unraveled since he was acquitted in the fatal shooting of Trayvon…

The two girls drew the authorities' attention in September, after a 12-year-old girl who had been taunted and bullied jumped to her death. Police say that the girls will receive counseling.

Clearwater Mayor George Cretekos spends a lot of time in his car, and WUSF is there to keep him company.His message to WUSF Public Media: "First, let me…

One man has been arrested 62 times for "trespassing." The only problem is that police claimed he was trespassing at his place of work.

The U.S. lost an average of 80,000 acres of coastal wetlands from 2004 to 2009, according to recent government data. In a recent period, more than 70 percent of the estimated loss came in the Gulf of Mexico.

The City of Tampa has been planning a redevelopment of Perry Harvey Sr. Park for years. In the same park sits a 35-year-old skate bowl, which recently…

The Obama administration is shifting the start date of next year's sign-ups for health insurance from October to November. That gives insurance companies more time to prepare. But it also conveniently moves potential bad news about premium increases until after the midterm elections.

A U.S. congressman from Florida who recently pleaded guilty to cocaine possession is focusing on rehab and will return to work, his aide said Tuesday,…

Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam calls citrus greening "as bad a situation as it could possible be for Florida signature crop." That's why the state's…

Today's rain has brought flooding to much of the Tampa Bay area. Some people have had to abandon cars in the road. Florida Highway Patrol, Public...

Many health insurance policies for part-time workers will end next year and won't be renewed. Better quality choices will likely be on the menu for these workers, though they are also going to cost people more.