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Last month the Obama Administration sent a letter to school districts threatening to pull federal funding if they do not allow transgender students to use…

Allen Tilley, retired professor of the University of North Florida, believes government leaders aren’t doing enough long-term planning to prepare for...

During hurricane season, the only thing that’s consistent is inconsistency. That’s why local emergency management directors worry the lull in landfall...

Fire officials in Florida say 40 guests made it safely out of a building where fire broke out at Saddlebrook Resort in Pasco County.Pasco County spokesman…

The Hillsborough County Health Department issued health advisories for three public beaches today. Elevated levels of bacteria were found in the water...

For the second time in less than two months, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that part of the state's workers' compensation insurance system...

Five U.S. cities now have approval to host flights to Cuba and Tampa is not one of them.The U.S. Department of Transportation approved six domestic…

Omar Mateen was previously interviewed by the FBI several times over possible ties to terrorism. Authorities say he pledged allegiance to ISIS before attacking a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50.

Mosquito control officials in the Florida Keys are expecting an expensive fight against the mosquitoes that carry the Zika and dengue viruses.

They ranged in age from 18 to 50. They were dancers and students, a singer and a bouncer, an accountant and an aspiring firefighter — mothers, fathers, teenagers, couples and best friends.

It’s a problem that affects 700,000 people in the ten-county Tampa Bay area: food insecurity.Thomas Mantz, the Executive Director of the group Feeding…

As in mass shootings elsewhere, the massacre of 49 people at an Orlando nightclub is raising questions about access to guns — assault rifles, in...

President Barack Obama will travel to Orlando on Thursday to pay respects to the victims of last weekend’s nightclub shooting and to stand in solidarity…

Mosquitoes bearing Zika — a virus that can cause birth defects when contracted by pregnant women — are expected to reach the United States as soon as...

A complicated picture has emerged of 29-year-old Omar Mateen, who opened fire in a gay Orlando nightclub. The attack left 49 dead and dozens more wounded…

A Sarasota school speech pathologist asking for a statewide teaching bonus has earned support from an administrative judge.Cordelia Brown works at…

Next year’s premiums for health coverage under the Affordable Care Act could rise more than in past years in most markets and declines might be rare,...

A Tallahassee federal judge will hear arguments June 29 on a request from Planned Parenthood to block parts of a major abortion law approved this year...

The shooter in the Orlando mass murder was Omar Mateen, a US citizen who said he was a practicing Muslim. He professed his allegiance to ISIS during his…

News of the toddler who was dragged into the water by an alligator at Walt Disney World Tuesday night is a parent's worst nightmare.But the media coverage…

Empath Health will open their doors to the community for counseling and conversation about Sunday’s Orlando nightclub massacre tonight.The Clearwater…

Authorities in Orlando have recovered the body of a 2-year-old boy who was dragged into the water by an alligator at Walt Disney World Tuesday night.An…

Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera advised supporters Wednesday that he will end his campaign for the U.S. Senate if longtime friend Marco Rubio decides to…

Orlando Regional Medical Center got 44 patients from the Pulse night club shooting. It’s a Level 1 Trauma Center, and medical staff there were pushed...

The St. Pete Pride Parade is one of the largest LGBT events in Florida, with crowds expected to be over 100,000.But after the shooting at a gay club in…