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It's almost Election Day in Pinellas County. And Sunday, Nov. 5 is the early voting deadline.The most high profile contest Tuesday in Pinellas County is…

Florida is home to 20 million people and nearly 3 million of them are family caregivers. That means they dedicate their time, energy and money tending to…

More than a week after President Donald Trump declared a public health emergency over the opioid epidemic; Florida lawmakers are considering...

A state appeals court Monday upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a Jacksonville woman who shot a pregnant woman in the abdomen during a...

Books, music, authors, food -- it's time for the 25th annual Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading. This week on Florida Matters we're talking with three of…

Just a few months ago, less than 100 votes separated the two candidates in the race to be mayor of St. Petersburg.That wasn't the case Tuesday night, as…

Pinellas County voters on Tuesday night overwhelmingly approved an extension to its 1-cent sales tax, known as Penny for Pinellas.According to the…

The tiny sport plane Roy Halladay was flying Tuesday when he fatally crashed into the Gulf of Mexico was made for entry-level pilots like him, though the…

Physicians would have greater leeway in prescribing medications to patients, and insurance companies would have less time to approve prior-authorization...

Special ceremonies throughout the Tampa Bay region, Florida and the nation will recognize the sacrifices of those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces…

The Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg hopes to attract both Star Wars fans and fashionistas to their newest exhibition."Star Wars, and the Power of…

Tallahassee is not the only state capitol reeling from sexual harassment claims. Legislatures in California, Indiana, Missouri, Washington and at least...

Next week, the federal government will be able to fine – and possibly shut down – nearly all health care facilities that aren’t ready for a disaster.

Though she's concerned that emergency rules requiring nursing homes and assisted living facilities to have generators and 96 hours of fuel supplies were...

The violent confrontation in Charlottesville and its aftermath have galvanized elected leaders on both sides of the aisle. Florida Democrats are...

Consumers who want to enroll in Obamacare for 2018 will have less help and a shorter time to do it.

The Florida Department of Health has chosen five new marijuana growers in the last few weeks.

Governor Rick Scott was in Tampa Tuesday to unveil Florida's latest tourism numbers and he used the Florida Aquarium as the backdrop to his…

Cities around the country are moving to remove symbols of the Confederacy from public places. And on Tuesday, St. Petersburg removed a marker in honor of…

This week on Florida Matters we're exploring some of the many staycations the Tampa Bay area has to offer. One way to beat the summer heat is to spend an…

A day after Jacksonville’s City Council President called for removing Confederate monuments, Mayor Lenny Curry said white supremacists are already...

President Donald Trump's news conference Tuesday was supposed to be about his executive order on infrastructure. Most of the attention has gone to his...

The mayor of St. Petersburg has ordered the removal of a stone marker erected in 1939 to commemorate Confederate Gen. Stonewall Jackson.The Tampa Bay…

Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran is vowing to continue to fight what he calls “evil” ideologies. Speaking to reporters Monday, he stated the evils...

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions came to Miami-Dade County on Wednesday to thank it for helping the feds deport undocumented immigrants. But experts...