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A long-running dispute about the cost of patient medical records has gone to a state appeals court.

Property taxes for homeowners and businesses could be heading to a ballot near you. The Republican-led legislature is looking to tighten the state’s...

On an upcoming Florida Matters, we're taking a look back 30 years ago, when the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded off the coast of Cape Canaveral, killing…

A House committee passed a bill Monday that would ban nearly all abortions in Florida, but even backers of the bill say its chances of passage, or of…

Many Americans watched in shock as the Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrated over the Florida sky 30 years ago.U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, D-FL, was one of…

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders appeared before his constituents nationwide in a live stream broadcast Jan. 23. At Skydive City in…

The Florida League of Cities is dropping its opposition to a highly controversial fracking bill after Republican sponsors and their industry allies...

While the boisterous Republican presidential debates have captured headlines with the candidates trading accusations and charges, there hasn't been that…

Republican Donald Trump today bowed out of the final Republican presidential debate before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, saying Fox News moderator Megyn…

Michael Feinstein will perform with The Florida Orchestra for the orchestra's Gala fundraising event.

A House education panel Tuesday moved forward with a proposal that would require school districts to provide 100 minutes of recess each week in elementary…

With a slogan of "Like class...but way better," the orchestra is working with USF School of Music students, visiting patients at the Moffitt Cancer Center, and sharing classical music with the public at a concert Thursday evening.

More veterans could soon be able to access an alternative court system. Prisons are often called Florida’s largest mental health system – as many as 125...

A proposed constitutional amendment to allow medical use of marijuana will be back on the ballot in November and organizers said Wednesday that growing...

As a mother, Anya Staton says her primary instinct is to feed her children. So when her oldest son developed an eating disorder she knew he needed help ...

The deadline for NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest is next Tuesday, Feb. 2.Tiny Desk Concerts are intimate concerts, featuring new videos of original music recorded…

Submission for Best Series: Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition 1) Fl Wildlife Corridor Expedition Braves the Icy ApalachicolaWUSF is following the…

When people think of famous Latina women, Jennifer Lopez or Sofia Vergara come to mind.Not Zoe Saldana or Rosario Dawson.The difference between these…

Oysters from the Pacific Northwest have long been the most coveted for their sweet, mild flavor. But they now have more competition from Southeast oysters cultivated from Virginia down to Florida.

The Florida Senate passed a series of gun bills Thursday.

Leaders in Tampa Bay's tourism industry said they're concerned about a legislative proposal to designate part of the local bed tax for police services.…

The excitement for Saturday's annual Gasparilla Parade is ramping up, but some local businesses along the parade route are closing down.About 500,000…

A University of South Florida St. Petersburg political science class is taking off Saturday for the Granite State, where students will be taking part in…

A House panel is slated to take up a death-penalty proposal Tuesday, three weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Florida's death-penalty system…

Florida State University will sell beer at baseball games this season.The university announced the decision in a letter to season ticket holders on…