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In a Florida Matters show first aired Tuesday night on WUSF 89.7 FM, a panel of experts answers reader and listener questions about the Affordable Care…

Even after getting snubbed by the NCAA Tournament selection committee, the USF Bulls' women team hasn't quit. Now they're in the final four of the Women's…

Florida’s plans to add computerized grading of its new statewide writing test could eventually eliminate the need for a writing test, advocates for the…

In an honor for both the students and the school, three University of South Florida juniors have been named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars.Not only are…

Orlando Antigua has had two pretty eventful days.The assistant coach for the University of Kentucky men's basketball team helped his squad make the Final…

Homeless veterans can find a hot shower, free food and sign up for health benefits at the Stand Down for Homeless Veterans event on Saturday at the Bay…

The tweet from Wall Street Journal reporter Jason Gay -- sent from a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament game at Madison Square…

Al Lang Field in St. Petersburg has played host to some of the best teams in Major League Baseball history, featuring players like Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron…

Florida's top official in charge of recruiting jobs to the state could be getting a $70,000 bonus.Enterprise Florida, the organization set up to lure…

UPDATE AT 1:30 P.M.Tampa Fire Rescue Capt. Lonnie Benniefield tells the Tampa Bay Times that a downtown Tampa resident called authorities just before 9…

Florida's top official in charge of bringing businesses to the state is getting a $70,000 bonus.The board of Enterprise Florida - which includes Gov. Rick…

And now for some gratuitous baby animal photos.This morning, Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo released pictures of its newest addition: an African elephant calf,…

Would you stick a needle in your stomach if you didn’t have to? Neither would I.But apparently lots of people do. They’re over-eager body-builders.…

Scientists have known that dolphins recognize each other by the sound of each animal's signature whistle. But new research shows that dolphins remember and respond to these whistles for an incredibly long time — even after they've been separated from each other.

Students at the University of South Florida will no longer have the option of paying their tuition with a Visa card. The Tampa Bay Times reports that,…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an updated Atlantic hurricane season outlook today, predicting that the season is on track to…

Tampa City Council Thursday night approved a controversial 36-story apartment tower planned along Tampa's downtown riverfront next to the Straz Center for…

On August 7, 1782, Gen. George Washington established the Purple Heart medal for all wounded or killed in action according to the U.S. Department of…

The word doesn't necessarily mean what you think it does. And it applies to a much larger group of people than you might expect.

The last time we checked in with Carlton Ward Jr. was when the Tampa photographer was premiering the documentary based on his 1,000-mile trip hiking and

In one of those "only in Florida" stories, a woman who had been reported missing after going for a swim Friday morning had allegedly been burglarizing a…

When the new online health insurance marketplace opens Oct. 1, millions of people will be able to buy insurance at the click of a mouse. The federal…

Opponents of the Affordable Care Act rallied hundreds of conservatives at a Tampa hotel Wednesday night with a call for the Republican House to strip…

Tampa City Council approved a rezoning hearing this morning of Residences at the Riverwalk, a 360-unit apartment tower planned to be built next to the…

For more than 30 years, the jazz pianist hosted one of public radio's most beloved shows. She died of natural causes on Tuesday at the age of 95. McPartland spoke with Fresh Air's Terry Gross in 1987.