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A new report says Florida is leading the nation in solar permits for homes. This week on Florida Matters we're talking about the promise and prognosis of…

State officials held a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday at a transportation facility in Polk County that could make Florida a leader in developing…

Former congresswoman Corrine Brown won't learn her fate in her federal corruption case until Dec. 4.

Florida lawmakers are trying to establish a pilot program to help newborns exposed to addictive drugs while in their mother’s womb.

Police are scouring Tampa's Seminole Heights neighborhood, one day after a man was gunned down on Nebraska Avenue. It was the fourth murder in a month in…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is sending his final round of budget recommendations to state legislators.Scott on Tuesday will release his spending plan for the…

While Black Friday generally marks the start of the busy holiday shopping season, “Small Business Saturday" encourages people to support local…

Food insecurity is a problem for many in the Tampa Bay area all year long.While many see Thanksgiving and the holidays as a time to help others, Feeding…

Wrapping up a long-awaited probe of the botched upgrade of the SunPass toll-collection system, the governor’s chief inspector general said more oversight…

Speaking to a group of supporters at The Villages, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday once again vowed to require Florida businesses to use a federal system to…

The king of sliders is coming to Florida. White Castle is set to begin construction on a new restaurant in Orlando in 2020.A Facebook page with more than…

Fifty years ago, a college football game in Tampa helped change the course of race relations in America. On the Saturday after Thanksgiving, November 29,…

In the fast-paced ever-changing world of children's entertainment, Highlightsmagazine ,founded in 1946, slows things down with short articles and puzzles.

Housing, office and retail space, and downtown parking are targeted for the site of the former St. Petersburg police headquarters.In a news release…

Expert-staffed hotlines by companies including Butterball, Ocean Spray and Betty Crocker help thousands of home cooks each holiday season.

Massachusetts became the first state to ban the sale of flavored tobacco and vaping products, including menthol cigarettes, after the Republican governor…

Since taking office in January, Florida’s Republican governor has appointed a science officer, established a climate change czar and pledged to spend…

Pointing to tough legal standards approved by the Legislature, an appeals court Wednesday rejected workers’ compensation insurance claims involving...

The day after Thanksgiving is still the busiest shopping day of the year. But, for many reasons, it is losing its status as the focal point of the holiday shopping season.

Stigma, poverty, immigration issues and access to care are among the main causes to blame for Florida’s high rates of HIV and AIDS .

After the InSight lander had trouble drilling a sophisticated thermometer into the Martian surface, a Plan B also didn't work, and the instrument ended up backing itself out of the ground.

Before Instant Pots, Amazon wish lists and catered holiday dinners, there were community hog killings.“They used every part except the squeal of a hog,”…

With World AIDS Day approaching, we spent the full program taking a closer look at HIV in Florida with:

The post-Thanksgiving travel rush is due to get even more hectic, as heavy snow and ice accumulation is expected to continue battering regions across the United States on Sunday.

The last six months were filled with multiple threats and one very close catastrophe, but Floridians can now breathe a collective sigh of relief that the…