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The House on Friday gave final approval to a bill that calls for research and recommendations about the use of "telehealth" in Florida.

Gov. Rick Scott on Thursday signed a bill aimed at better protecting elderly Floridians from unscrupulous guardians.

Florida’s primary on Tuesday could finally decide who will get both the Republican and Democratic presidential nomination. The Sunshine State's pivotal...

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton hold big leads going into Tuesday's presidential primaries in Florida - a potentially devastating…

Lineth Mardomingo, a third-grader at Coral Terrace Elementary School, calls her latest piece of art, "Spinny Scroll." The piece is inspired by a memory...

Florida is called the “Sunshine State,” but we don’t really live up to the name when it comes to solar power.Research by the Solar Energy Industries…

Despite minor delays getting polls open in a few counties, turnout for today's primary voting in Florida is expected to be heavy and steady throughout the…

The singer — whose career spanned decades and included collaborations with John Lennon, Mick Jagger and Stevie Ray Vaughn — released his latest album, Blackstar, on Friday. He died Sunday of cancer.

There are few issues that find more support among the Republican Party than guns, and Florida’s GOP dominated statehouse is no exception. When lawmakers...

The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is ending its elephant acts a year and a half early, and will retire all of its touring elephants in May.The…

The widow of a Florida man shot and killed during an argument over texting during movie previews has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the theater,…

Gov. Rick Scott kicked off the 2016 legislative session by touting his familiar goals for growing jobs, the economy and education funding. But he also…

The University of South Florida was listed as the most veteran friendly college in the nation by Money Magazine in 2015. But it’s not looking so…

With lawmakers in town for Session, many groups pick up the mic to air their grievances. The cries of teachers filled the Capitol Courtyard Thursday.

The Florida Senate is going to change its official seal one more time.The Senate last year voted to remove the Confederate battle flag from the official…

One of the hottest gifts this past holiday season - figuratively and literally - was hoverboards.And while more than 30 colleges around the country have…

The Florida Supreme Court has refused to grant a stay in an execution scheduled for next month but ordered oral arguments to hear about the potential…

A statewide water-policy bill that is a top priority of House Speaker Steve Crisafulli and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam was overwhelmingly…

Cold weather shelters are open across the Tampa Bay area as some of the coldest air of this season arrives. The National Weather Service in Ruskin reports…

A final report from Gov. Rick Scott’s Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding is recommending that Floridians should be able to find out ahead of ...

Thousands of health insurance consumers around the country have started the new year dealing with missing ID cards, billing errors and other problems ti...

Abortion clinics would have to meet strict new licensing requirements under a bill being considered by the Florida Legislature.

Amid an ongoing tug-of-war over tax cuts and spending, Florida legislators learned Tuesday that they are going to have less money to spend in the coming…

Officials say so far, 17 Burmese pythons have been caught during the hunt for the invasive species in Florida's wetlands.The South Florida Sun Sentinel…

The Dozier School for Boys in the Florida Panhandle town of Marianna closed in 2011, after allegations by former inmates of decades of torture and…