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Alligators have been used as shoes, briefcases, university mascots, lunch and now, authorities say, a deadly weapon.Joshua James, 24, was arrested Monday…

Florida's First District Court of Appeal is deciding whether they should lift an order that blocked a state law requiring a 24-hour waiting period for...

Senators raised questions Tuesday about a bill that could help doctors and patients enter into what are known as "direct primary care" agreements. The p...

Despite opposition from the committee chairman, a House panel Tuesday approved a bill that could lead to revamping children's dental care in the Medicai...

Florida's Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday finally took up legislation that would allow the Seminole Tribe of Florida to add craps and…

With Florida's death penalty law in limbo due to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Emilee Cope on Wednesday described in chilling detail how her father, Keit...

With supporters saying the measure would help protect seniors, the Florida Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill (SB 232) that would lead to r...

State lawmakers want to put Florida back on the silver screen by rebooting the state’s film incentives program. Some lawmakers are tired of watching fil...

The Florida Senate approved a nearly $81 billion budget this afternoon, and now, the Florida Legislature has less than a month left in its regular session…

A relative of one of the boys buried at a shuttered reform school and a representative of Jackson County would be part of a task force that establishes a…

Florida Governor Rick Scott is calling on the US Army Corps of Engineers to push more excess water south toward the Everglades. The action is aimed at...

The race for president is starting to heat up in the Tampa Bay area. Donald Trump is coming to the University of South Florida Sun Dome tonight.Several…

Scalia was perhaps the leading voice of uncompromising conservatism on the Supreme Court. In his 29 years on the court, he achieved almost a cult following for dissents.

Amid an increase of travel-related Zika cases in Florida, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefed Florida health care providers on...

A state-sanctioned hunt on public lands for invasive Burmese pythons ended this weekend.

When Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong goes before a Senate committee Tuesday for a confirmation hearing, two members of the panel will be waiting...

Environmental groups contend that the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature is again snubbing voters who want the state to purchase conservation…

February 16 is the last day to register or change your party affiliation if you want to vote in the Florida Presidential Preference Primary which is set…

As part of the launch of the new half hour weekly program, University Beat on WUSF TV, University of South Florida System President Judy Genshaft sat down…

Florida Surgeon General John Armstrong faces another confirmation hearing today, in front of the same group that a year ago refused to back his nominati...

With nearly unanimous backing, the Florida Senate has approved a bill that would prevent the release of personal information about financial-services...

Does the proposed compact with the Seminole Tribe to expand gambling in Florida give the state the largest guaranteed cut of any state in the country? And…

Two much-talked-about bills in the Senate are moving forward, but may be threatened in the House. A bill to allow concealed carry permit holders to bring…

For half a century, only charter flights have been allowed to ferry people from the U.S. into Cuba. But today, the two cold-war foes will agree to let...

After a lobbying battle that has included insurers, doctors and hospitals, a Senate committee Tuesday approved a potential compromise on a controversial...