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Three pregnant Florida women have contracted the Zika virus, according to the Florida Department of Health. Researchers are studying possible links betw...

A poll released Thursday by Quinnipiac University shows Donald Trump with a commanding lead in Florida over native son Marco Rubio, with less than three…

About 400 volunteers fanned out across Hillsborough County Thursday, searching for the homeless.The annual one-day homeless count, lead by the Tampa…

As the number of veterans grows after 15 years of war, so do the number of veteran- and military-related charities. Today, there are an estimated 40,000…

A Senate committee Thursday approved a plan aimed at ending years of legal battles between the state and counties about juvenile-detention costs.…

House and Senate leaders said late Thursday they expect formal budget negotiations to start this weekend. An email to lawmakers from Senate President Andy…

The Senate is poised to vote on a bill that would allow high-school students to take computer-coding courses to satisfy two credits of foreign-language…

After weeks of flirting with a run, homebuilder Carlos Beruff has decided to enter the crowded Republican field for Florida's open U.S. Senate…

As the Florida legislative session nears its end, some lawmakers are in a race against time to correct what they say is an injustice to the working poor:…

With supporters saying they are seeking to protect patients from surprise expenses, the Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a bill...

SeaWorld has acknowledged that employees posed as animal activists and says it is ending the practice.The company Thursday addressed allegations that an…

Florida legislators have a deal over how much more money will go to the state's public schools.House and Senate budget writers on Sunday agreed to boost…

Manatee County home builder Carlos Beruff on Monday became the fifth Republican to try to succeed Marco Rubio in the U.S. Senate. He made announcements in…

Three members of the USF School of Music's Conducting Master Class had the opportunity of a lifetime recently when they were able to conduct The Florida Orchestra.

Abortion battles are playing out across state government.After an appeals-court ruling Friday, the American Civil Liberties Union quickly asked the Flor...

A federal judge Monday declined to declare a class action in a long-running lawsuit that alleges Florida has not done enough to provide community-based ...

Dr. John Armstrong's future as Florida's Surgeon General is in doubt after the Senate's Ethics and Election Committee temporarily postponed his confirma...

Rhea Chiles, the widow of former governor Lawton Chiles, died last November in her home on Anna Maria Island, at the age of 84. She dedicated her life to…

The Florida House on Wednesday could give final approval to bills that would require faster testing of DNA evidence in sexual-assault cases and create a...

Medical cannabis legislation is heading to the Senate floor for the second time after a clash in committee. But time is running out for the proposal to ...

After the issues sailed through committees, the House is poised to pass a series of bills dealing with health-care regulations.

The mouse slips, and the emergency room doctor clicks on the wrong number, ordering a medication dosage that’s far too large. Elsewhere, in another ER’s...

Despite a show of support from Gov. Rick Scott, a Senate panel Tuesday postponed for a second time a vote on the confirmation of state Surgeon General J...

The House voted 117-1 on Wednesday to approve its version of the "Legacy Florida" bill (HB 989), which would provide 10 years of funding for Everglades…

Gov. Rick Scott, who has praised but not publicly endorsed Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, said Wednesday he will support the party's…