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Just as the doors close on the presidential race, candidates are lining up to run for Florida governor in 2018.Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is the…

Saying Florida needs more trauma centers to care for injured patients, a House Republican has filed a proposal that would erase limits on the number of...

The state tourism industry calls it “Bragging Season”. To the weather community, the three-month period from December to February is referred to as...

Parents could soon be able to see how much the school district is spending on their child’s education.

The St. Petersburg City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to let state lawmakers know they support Visit Florida and Enterprise Florida.The agencies…

It is "highly unlikely" Florida will get federal officials to turn over control of water releases from Lake Okeechobee, and the state will not get...

State lawmakers will consider a raft of gun bills this session primarily aimed at expanding rights. But one representative is focused on making it...

Beginning this fall, Florida students can go to any public school in the state. Seen as a victory for proponents of school choice, the new law was signed…

For baseball fans, spring training means winter is almost over and pennant dreams can be renewed. But in Florida, baseball’s six week warm-up means big…

The baseball coach at a private school in Bradenton says he suspended at least 15 players after an incident of locker-room hazing.Inspiration Academy's…

The Florida Senate has given the green light to an effort to put a statue of Mary McLeod Bethune in the U.S. Capitol. Her likeness would replace a...

Over the last three years, Florida Forever has not been the titan of land preservation it once was. The conservation program has seen significant...

Florida gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum and Richard Corcoran continue to spar over immigration policies and in the latest—the Tallahassee...

Talk about one heck of an explosive donation.Authorities say a grenade launcher, loaded with a live grenade, was left with other donated items at a…

State workers could no longer make charitable donations through their paychecks under a bill passed by the Florida House.The House voted 100-13 on…

This week on Florida Matters we visit the office of St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman to talk about his second term in office, which began about a month…

Floridians would stop changing their clocks twice a year if some state legislators get their way.Bills are moving through the Legislature that call for…

The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.

Private companies want to mine the moon for water and a team at the University of Central Florida is helping them figure out just how to do that....

A state panel Thursday defeated a proposal that sought to narrow the right to privacy in the state Constitution and allow increased regulation of...

In the wake of natural disasters, stagnant wages and a growing separation of wealth, Florida is suffering from an affordable housing catastrophe and...

A familiar name in Tampa will be on the ballot for mayor next year. Ed Turanchik got a jump on the competition Friday, and said he's hoping to do better…

One hundred years after the sinking of the USS Tampa during World War I, a new mural was unveiled on Saturday honoring the more than 130 men - including…

Consistently cold waters were responsible for the largest portion of Florida manatee deaths in January.

The Florida Senate has unanimously passed a bill that allows state lawmakers to visit schools in their district, on any day and any time. That currently...