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According to NASA, the United States sees about 25 million lightning strikes per year.The state that gets the largest number of those, by far, is Florida.…

As Nov. 8 draws closer -- more and more ads, polls, and political pundits are defining what the election means. WUSF News is turning to you to learn the…

The University of Florida will lead a new research program focused on stopping diseases such as Zika from becoming widespread in the U.S.

No more than 9,500 scrub jays are believed to be flitting about Florida, the only place in the world where the blue-and-grayish-brown birds can be…

The University of South Florida Herd of Thunder is doing some holiday traveling.More than two hundred members of the marching band are headed to Alabama…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are granting a team of Florida researchers $10 million to research Zika and other mosquito-borne diseases...

A task force is making recommendations to state legislators for cracking down on fraud in the addiction recovery industry. The Palm Beach County Sober...

Pasco and Citrus counties are opening shelters because of Friday night's expected cold weather.Joining Hands Missions at 3333 US Hwy 19 North in Holiday…

Tampa Bay-area authorities are investigating the death of a 7-month-old boy.According to a statement from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, Mayson…

Travelers to Cuba get something extra with the cost of their tickets -- health insurance. Cuba doesn't accept American health insurance, so airlines...

Focusing on a priority of Senate President Joe Negron , a Senate panel in January will receive a series of presentations about polluted water discharges...

An administrative law judge Friday ruled that the Florida Department of Environmental Protection overstepped its authority in proposing new requirements...

Travelers to Cuba should bring lots of mosquito repellant -- not just for themselves. The Zika virus is being spread by mosquitos in Cuba, so travelers...

Just three weeks after hiring new head football coach Charlie Strong, the University of South Florida has fired men's basketball coach, Orlando…

A school devoted to teaching toddlers who are deaf and have difficulty hearing will open its doors Wednesday in Winter Park.

Even as the state prepares to carry out a constitutional amendment authorizing medical marijuana, a lack of guidance from health officials could create...

An unused pool of money for stadium upgrades, deemed "corporate welfare" by critics, faces possible elimination in the Florida Senate.Sen. Tom Lee,…

Whether you’re headed to downtown Tampa for the festivities surrounding the College Football National Championship or you’re hoping to avoid the mess, a…

In a highly unusual move that heightened confusion in an already-murky legal arena, the Florida Supreme Court quickly rescinded an order Wednesday that...

A poll finds that 75 percent wants Congress to either leave the law alone or wait to repeal it until they have a new law. For most people, controlling high health care costs is top priority.

Gender identity and bathroom use was a hot button issue in 2016. Last May, the Obama administration sent guidelines to the nation's public schools about…

The U.S. Attorney has issued several charges against 26-year-old Esteban Santiago for carrying out the deadly shooting. Maximum penalty is possible death sentence.

Esteban Santiago, 26, had been deployed to Iraq as part of the National Guard. In November, he visited an FBI office in Alaska, at which time he exhibited "erratic behavior."

You can hear the National Championship Fanfest before you ever get a glimpse of the flashing lights, huge video screens and brightly colored banners.It’s…

After the Florida Supreme Court ruled that a new death-penalty law was unconstitutional, the chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice committee Friday...