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It used to be Seahorse Key was the largest bird colony on Florida's Gulf Coast, home to up to 20,000 nests. Now silence has replaced the din of noisy nesting birds and researchers are puzzled.

A Central Florida public defender called for an end to arrests for being broke. And the chief judge agrees the program needs to be evaluated, but for...

In June of 2013, Robert Stephens of Tampa received a phone call from his sister. She told him that an uncle they had never met had died at the Dozier…

Seventeen states, including Florida, are asking a federal judge to review a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency move to force more cuts in carbon...

The Tampa Bay Times just completed an investigation into a group of low-performing elementary schools in black neighborhoods of southern Pinellas County…

This year marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. And, the Florida Department of State is commemorating the end of the war effort this...

It could bring much-needed rain to California and the National Weather Service says there's a greater than 90 percent chance it will persist through the Northern Hemisphere winter.

A flood watch is in effect for Pasco County until 8 p.m. Thursday evening. More widespread rainfall is forecast to return throughout the week.Residents…

Women are the fastest growing group within the veteran population according to the Veterans Health Administration. Yet female vets may not identify…

A new, 45-acre "vision" for Tampa’s downtown waterfront was unveiled Thursday by city and port officials.The master plan for the eastern edge of downtown…

The first couple to be issued a same-sex marriage license in Florida sued the state Thursday, saying that the Bureau of Vital Statistics still won't...

For the first time since 1961, when diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington were broken off, the flag flies above a U.S. diplomatic compound there.

Apalachicola Bay is taking a long time to recover from a 2012 collapse that also severely damaged the local economy.Roughly 100 seafood workers have left…

Officials with the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine say they have the kind of dilemma most schools would envy - a record number...

Sen. Tom Lee's gripe with a set of redrawn congressional districts working their way through the legislative process was nothing new, he said.Once again,…

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is refusing to pay the legal fees for lawyers who represented same-sex couples who tried to have the state recognize…

Exploring Miami Beach one recent afternoon, Swiss tourists Adrian Cannistra and Shkunte Mustafa said they considered vacationing on a beach closer to...

Ten watersheds around the rim of the Gulf of Mexico — from Florida to Texas — are being looked at as sites for $140 million in proposed conservation...

An appeals court Friday ruled that part of a 2003 state law directing Sarasota County to reimburse private hospitals for indigent care is...

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a medical-malpractice dispute that focuses on whether a family physician provided adequate...

Three Floridians are looking at stretches in prison after pleading guilty to a conspiracy to acquire and distribute the illegal synthetic drug known as ...

The Pinellas County School District has issued a response to a Tampa Bay Times investigation into the district's lowest performing schools -- saying, "…

A Senate Republican on Monday filed a proposal that could help lead to doctors and patients entering "direct primary care agreements" that would cut out...

Florida’s state-based insurance exchange is gearing up for open enrollment later this year. Florida Health Choices is reaching out to professionals...

Florida wildlife authorities want federal involvement in managing the state's growing panther population.Florida Fish and Wildlife describes the Florida...