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The number of Gulf War era veterans is growing as is the list of non-profit organizations formed to help returning service members.Heroes on the Water is…

MIAMI (AP) - Same-sex weddings may soon begin in Florida after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to block them. The court said Friday it wouldn't block the...

A Florida State University probe cleared Jameis Winston of code-of-conduct violations stemming from a 2012 sexual assault allegation. But the most...

President Obama's decision last week to normalize relations with Cuba was bad news for Cuban exiles who oppose engagement with the communist island....

2014 was a big year for education in Florida.Activists in Lee County convinced the school board to ditch state testing -- before the board reversed the…

It's in the very early stages, but officials with the Moffitt Cancer Center are looking at expanding or rebuilding their main hospital.According to…

The practice was discovered when a National Guard sergeant found that one of the mug shots was her brother's. The North Miami Beach police chief says pictures of whites and Hispanics are also used.

The Republican Party of Florida has elected a new chair, state Rep. Blaise Ingoglia (R-Spring Hill). That means Governor Rick Scott’s hand-picked...

A controversial pastor, who appears on a widely-distributed al-Qaida hit list, has opened up a shop in a Bradenton mall. His business raises questions...

A House subcommittee has approved a bill that would allow guns on college campuses in Florida.If legislators pass the bill during the upcoming session, it…

Gov. Rick Scott is asking lawmakers to cut taxes on cell-phone bills and cable and satellite television to meet the first half of his re-election…

Members of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition are in the second week of their 10-week, 925-mile trek from Central Florida to the Alabama State line.…

With Affordable Care Act open enrollment ending Feb. 15, taxpayers could find themselves shut out of health insurance – and saddled with big fines – if they don't deal with taxes early this year.

Like Michael J. Fox struggling to power his DeLorean back to the future, the United States and Cuba on Wednesday start the labor of propelling their...

This is a compilation of three stories about the VA scandal over delayed veterans health care as it unfolded nationally and in Florida.1- May 2, 2014 - A…

In 2014, nearly 1 million Floridians enrolled in a health insurance plan on HealthCare.gov. Under the Affordable Care Act, most Americans had to buy…

Gov. Rick Scott has rejected a request from Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater to consider a search for a new head of the Florida Department of Law…

Gov. Rick Scott was in Tampa Wednesday to talk about education, particularly his push to expand funding for STEM programs - or science, technology,…

Off the Base is a weekly news series featuring the stories - the successes and the struggles - of veterans, active-duty military and their families in the…

A proposal was rolled out Wednesday to change how Cabinet members hire and oversee various agency heads, as Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater…

Prison privatization has been a contentious issue in Florida—even costing one Florida Department of Corrections’ Secretary his job. But, after the...

Senate K-12 Education Committee Chairman John Legg is following through on a plan to revamp Florida’s early learning programs. The committee unanimously...

Even with Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn and Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik voicing their support for the plan, the Florida Board of Governors put the...

The Obama administration is moving closer to its goal of 9.1 million people signed up for private coverage under the president's health care law....

For more than 40 years, there’s been a drug that can stop a heroin overdose in its tracks, if someone gives the drug in time. And it turns out that the...