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Nathan B. Forrest High — the Jacksonville school named for the Confederate general and Ku Klux Klan leader — has a new name. The Duval County School...

From dancing doctors to singing students, members of USF Health will be showing off their talents for a good cause Friday night.It's the third annual…

The attorney for a woman who accused star Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston of sexual assault said Thursday that she intends to sue the school, the…

For the first time in five decades, the Cuban government has begun selling new and used vehicles to anyone who can afford them. But with used Volkswagen Passats priced at $70,000 and a 2013 Peugeot sedan priced at $250,000, it's pretty clear the Castro government doesn't really want to sell them. Why?

Tampa Bay sports fans have a lot to look forward to in the coming months and years -- the promise of a new head coach for the Bucs – hosting the “Frozen…

UPDATED 4:15 P.M. 3/4/14Here's the University Beat TV report on the new WUSF studio at USF St. Petersburg.http://youtu.be/z49pouSTUKYHear this week's…

With a March 31st deadline to sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is joining in the effort to get folks…

A piece of history from Bartow will be included in the new Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC.The museum…

Rodriguez also made public a decision by an independent arbitrator who ordered a 162-game suspension. The Yankees third baseman is accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.

A new study adds to the evidence that among everyday coffee drinkers, the old wives' tale that coffee will lead to dehydration is really just that: a tale. Another study found that caffeine may help to consolidate memories in the short term, but may not help retrieve old memories.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott will fill the long-vacant post of lieutenant governor with a former state legislator and ally of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, according…

Witnesses say one man was upset by another's texting during the previews at an afternoon screening of Lone Survivorin a Tampa-area theater. The dispute allegedly ended with the man who had been texting being shot and killed. The suspect has been charged with second-degree murder.

Newly released court documents tell a narrative that sheds light on the secret world of performance enhancing drugs in professional sports. They detail surprising actions taken by both Rodriguez and Major League Baseball to hide or uncover a major doping scheme.

After 38 years with the University of South Florida, Arthur Guilford will retire as Regional Chancellor of USF Sarasota-Manatee next year.While the…

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday tapped a former legislator and Miami-Dade politician as lieutenant governor and his running mate for 2014.Ending a guessing…

Chad Oulson was described by friends as a man who loved dirt bikes and his baby daughter. Curtis Reeves was a retired Tampa police officer with numerous…

A longtime aide to Florida Congressman C.W. Bill Young clinched the Republican nomination Tuesday for a special election to fill the House seat of the…

A move to make it harder for investigators to get access to a statewide prescription-drug database is in trouble.Senate Health Policy Chairman Aaron Bean,…

Hi, I'm Lynne Rossetto Kasper, host of The Splendid Table. WUSF brings you the news you need to know -- and the stories you want to hear. Some of this…

The fourth-placed Tampa Generals Wheelchair Rugby Team may not have finished in the "top three" during last weekend's international tournament, but the…

A Florida vacation got off to an odd start for Judith Fleissig, 58, of Rochester, N.Y., when she and her daughter realized the car they'd rented had an AR-15 semiautomatic rifle. More oddness followed: The gun was left there by the wife of Miami Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, police say.

In the wake of an alleged charity scam that helped cost the state's former lieutenant governor her job, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and a pair of…

In 1956, Faulkner was given an "undesirable" discharge because he was gay. About a year ago, Faulkner learned he had terminal cancer. The Marines expedited a change in his status and earlier this month Faulkner's discharge was changed to "honorable." He died Tuesday at the age of 79.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is putting a top aide in charge of his re-election.Scott will announce the appointment of Melissa Sellers as campaign manager.…

Tricia Norman, the mother of alleged bully victim, Rebecca Sedwick, is backing House and Senate legislation that would toughen penalties against…