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It has been about 100 days since Rick Kriseman was sworn in as mayor of St. Petersburg. For an upcoming Florida Matters, we will sit down with the mayor…

Strains of regret mixed with forgiveness are reflected in "Behind the Wall", a documentary by a University of South Florida professor who chronicles the…

The story that the road weeps, the well runs dry is based on - the migration of “Black Seminoles” from Florida to Oklahoma in the mid 19th century - isn't…

Florida legislators are going to vote on rival versions of a new state budget.Both the House and Senate are expected to debate and vote Thursday on a…

A Florida Senate panel on Wednesday approved a sweeping child-welfare reform bill amid calls from foster parents to help more children and pleas from…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rule Thursday that withdraws federal water quality standards for Florida. This means...

An effort to rein in a weight-loss fad that the FDA calls risky ran into a wall Thursday night at a Florida Board of Medicine hearing in Deerfield Beach...

Flush with plenty of extra cash during an election year, the House and Senate on Thursday passed rival versions of a new state budget that spends more…

Florida State University is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possible Title IX violations in its response to sexual violence…

Two of the victims of Wednesday's mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas apparently came from the Tampa Bay area.Various news outlets are…

The Florida Senate's Select Committee on Gaming makes its last stand in Tallahassee Tuesday with a couple of bills that could end greyhound racing in...

The 2014 Florida legislative session reached the halfway point last week, so we thought we'd check in on some of the big education bills.The House, Senate…

Congress, the development agency says, specifically earmarked money for a program to break the "information blockade" in Cuba.

But federal forecasters trimmed their original forecast slightly, because the Atlantic waters are not as warm as predicted.

Almost 100 people showed up to USF's Patel center to be a part of the discussion on the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman case. The public forum was hosted…

With a new moon and dark skies, the best meteor shower of the year should be a good show Sunday and Monday nights if the weather cooperates.

President Barack Obama assured disabled veterans Saturday that his administration is making progress on reducing a backlog of disability claims and said…

It's not just the government that might be keeping tabs on you. Many retailers are tracking you, too — or at least your merchandise returns.The companies…

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker today declared a commercial fishery failure for the oyster fishery along the west coast of Florida.Here's the…

A 19-year Army veteran was given a summons and told to leave the oceanside boardwalk in North Wildwood, N.J., after a police officer refused to accept the presence of the veteran's service dog. It was reportedly the first vacation for Jared Goering and his wife, Sally, in years.

A 12-year-old Southwest Florida boy is fighting for his life in Miami Children’s Hospital after playing in water that was contaminated with Naegleria…

Out of all the fans of the 32 teams in the National Football League, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans came in dead last when it came to just being fans.The…

Juveniles incarcerated at a facility in unincorporated Polk County rioted Saturday evening, destroying 18 of the 20 buildings at the Avon Park Youth…

The professional connections site LinkedIn is launching a new section of its social network Monday: University Pages targets younger users who want to…

With non-journalists like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos buying the Washington Post and Red Sox owner John Henry buying The Boston Globe, more questions are…