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The Florida Legislature is moving ahead with a measure that will increase the number of children eligible for vouchers that pay for special education...

The state of Florida is asking a federal judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by the Seminole Tribe.

A bill that would force prosecutors to prove self-defense wasn't a factor before bringing someone using a "stand your ground" defense to trial advanced...

With the rate of children coming into Florida's foster-care system slowly increasing, state lawmakers are studying how to improve the options of where...

Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell stopped at Miami Dade College on Wednesday to drum up excitement around open enrollment for health...

The documentary of the second cross-Florida trip of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition, "The Forgotten Coast: Return to Wild Florida,” will have its…

UnitedHealthGroup laid out a litany of reasons Thursday why it might stop selling individual health insurance through federal and state markets in 2017 ...

As soon as the fourth and fifth graders at Natural Bridge Elementary were handed the lyrics to "Amazing Grace," they were ready to sing out.But first,…

UPDATED 11/23 1:55 P.M.A woman died Monday morning at Florida Hospital in Tampa after her stepfather shot her and then killed himself.Hillsborough County…

Governor Rick Scott unveiled Florida's proposed $79.3 billion 2016-2017 budget on Monday. Scott said he hopes to allocate more money this year and is…

PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica — As summer began to bake the central Cuban city of Sancti Spiritus, Elio Alvarez and Lideisy Hernandez sold their tiny…

Florida Governor Rick Scott is asking the Legislature to pass a $79.3 billion state budget next year. At a news conference in Jacksonville Monday...

Fifty-seven species of fish and wildlife are so rare or face such threats that they are considered "imperiled" by the state of Florida. Now the state...

University of Florida researchers say they have developed genetically modified citrus trees that are resistant to greening. It is a significant step...

French President François Hollande was at the White House trying broaden an international coalition to fight the Islamic State.

The recent attacks in Paris have intensified the debate over how many Syrian refugees should be allowed into the U.S. Those reactions included letters…

A coalition of voting-rights organizations has withdrawn two state Senate redistricting proposals it had submitted to a Leon County judge, virtually…

The state would set aside $230,000 for bear-resistant trash cans and outreach programs to reduce conflicts between humans and bears, as part of Gov. Rick…

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at a campaign rally in Sarasota on Thanksgiving weekend.His campaign headquarters…

Many people have seen the ads on TV pushing this pill or that device. It's usually followed by "Ask your doctor if this medication is right for you."...

A 15-foot-tall Christmas tree was created with nearly 350 bromeliads can be seen outside the Holiday Home Tour at Pinewood Estate during the Christmas at…

Three Tampa Bay stores are looking for volunteers this week to help make crate quilts and bandanas for homeless dogs and cats and you don’t have to know…

Remember recess? When you knew that if you just sat still for a couple more hours, you and your friends could go racing out to the merry-go-round or the…

Despite appearing to die in the House, a proposal that would change the burden of proof in "stand your ground" self-defense cases is slated to go to the…

A Florida Supreme Court case challenging the constitutionality of the state's workers-compensation insurance system is drawing heavy interest from legal,…