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The Florida orange usually fares well during the winter weather, but recent numbers show citrus crops were not able to weather hurricane Irma’s storm.

Florida voters may be asked in November to weigh in on medical malpractice.

A survivor of Sunday's casino shuttle boat fire in the Gulf of Mexico described a chaotic scene as passengers had to jump into the chilly water.Robert…

Amazon named Miami one of 20 finalists on Thursday to house the tech giant’s second headquarters, HQ2, according to an announcement made by City of Miami…

President Donald Trump finally announced his Fake News Awards this week, months after suggesting that he wanted to give a trophy to the journalist he felt…

A bill that would create a new governance board for the state college system and impose a limit on the number of four-year degrees awarded by the...

Florida lawmakers have started moving forward with a proposal to revamp rules for the payday-loan industry, allowing customers to borrow larger amounts...

Professional ice hockey has been around for a century, but it’s only 25 years old in Tampa Bay. Yet a hockey culture is being built one generation at a…

Demonstrations in support of female empowerment took place in cities across the country this weekend, including marches in Sarasota and St. Petersburg,…

A particularly bad flu virus is burning through Florida and health officials say people can still protect themselves—and others. “Getting vaccinated can...

Efforts to detect voter fraud led to the exposure of private voter data from nearly 1,000 Kansas residents this year by officials in Florida, who released…

Florida students who get bullied may get taxpayer help to attend a private school.

When lawmakers arrived at the Florida Capitol on Monday, they found thousands of cutouts of brightly-colored children's hands hanging in the rotunda,...

State Attorney Andrew Warren has decided he will seek the death penalty for the man accused of murdering four people in Seminole Heights."After reviewing…

This week on Florida Matters we're hosting another edition of our monthly news roundtable. We'll talk about some of the big issues to keep an eye on as…

The Florida House wants to target $50 million toward opioid treatment and prevention in the upcoming year and spend about $1 million on a statewide...

Students who are victims of bullying or sexual harassment would be eligible for voucher-like scholarships to attend private schools under a bill...

When a family loses a loved one, Lori Hadley-Davis walks them through the delicate and detailed process of preparing for the funeral. Will the family...

The White Racism sociology course being taught at Florida Gulf Coast University this spring has made national headlines since the announcement of it...

A Democratic Florida lawmaker tried using Nazis, guns and porn star Stormy Daniels, among other topics, to try to thwart a proposed resolution recognizing…

The Seminole Tribe of Florida would be allowed to add craps and roulette at its casinos under a bill now moving in the Florida Senate.The Senate committee…

Democrats picked up a rare seat in the Florida House Tuesday. Democrat Margaret Good bested two challengers in a special election for Sarasota's House…

Pinellas Park Police say a trombone player was fatally shot as she left an orchestra practice.Police tell news outlets that 59-year-old Caroline…

Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran defended their positions in a debate Tuesday on sanctuary cities.

This is the Sunshine State, so doesn’t solar power make sense? Then why does it only make up a tiny fraction of Florida’s electricity output? This week on…