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State officials are investigating Pinellas County’s first non-travel-related case of Zika virus, according to a release from Gov. Rick Scott’s office.

Battling claims about the upcoming referendum on medical marijuana are creating a cloud of confusion. So WUSF's Steve Newborn attempts to clear the air on…

University of Florida researchers are working to cure a sugarcane virus.

A Tampa firefighter who lives in Pinellas County is the first person with a locally-transmitted case of Zika in the Tampa Bay area.

Hillary Clinton spoke to more than 1,000 people Tuesday afternoon in a gymnasium at the University of South Florida Tampa. There, before a crowd mixed…

There were lots of times during the recent presidential debates where Marco Rubio was taken to task for missing more than his share of votes in the…

Here's a twist: A Republican candidate attacking his Democratic opponent for his ties to Donald Trump.Republican U.S. Rep. David Jolly released a video on…

Pasco County has identified about $89 million in damages from Hurricane Hermine, making this one of the costliest disasters in Pasco County.Pasco County…

One of the trademarks of Judy Genshaft's tenure as President of the University of South Florida has been an effort at raising the school's national…

Most people are trying to avoid Florida mosquitoes, blamed for dozens of cases of the Zika virus. But Republican Congressman David Jolly decided to make...

Marco Rubio has a 7 point lead in the race for Florida’s U-S Senate seat, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

This Sunday will mark 15 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks.Surrounded by law enforcement, paramedics and firefighters at the Tampa…

Backlash over aerial spraying of the insecticide in South Beach is prompting other Florida residents to question how it's used.

Incoming Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Latvala has called a special meeting of the Pinellas County legislative delegation for Sept. 20 to discuss...

After about two months in recess, Congress is back in Washington D.C., and people are hopeful there will be some agreement on what can be done to...

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Palm Harbor man with aggravated manslaughter after his 23-month-old son was left in his pickup truck…

WUSF TV is celebrating a milestone today – it’s been 50 years since the station serving West Central Florida went on the air.University of South Florida…

Winter the dolphin’s winter home is getting a new look.The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is breaking ground on a $50 million expansion that will create…

An outspoken Sarasota urologist, whose unusual practice style brought him under state investigation four years ago, has signed an agreement that...

A record number of heroin overdoses in Manatee County has put a strain on families and facilities. Those same overdoses are pushing the limits of the...

It has been four months since WLRN launched Pricecheck, an online guide to bring clarity to health care costs in Florida. Along with our partners WUSF...

Congress is facing a September 30th deadline to make sure a budget deal is reached to fund the federal government. Lawmakers just came back from a seven...

With 70 confirmed cases resulting from Florida mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus, Gov. Rick Scott traveled to Washington, D.C., on Tuesday to implore...

Coming off their worst harvest in five decades, citrus growers in Florida have fewer acres to work with as they struggle to maintain the state's signature…

Hospitals in Florida and most other states have made progress in reducing preventable “readmissions,” the unplanned return of patients within a month of...