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On May 9, 1980, tragedy struck Tampa Bay when a 600-ft cargo ship struck the Sunshine Skyway Bridge causing a segment of the bridge to collapse. Seven...

Citrus growers could face a crisis if the federal government doesn’t find a way to expedite guest worker permits now that it’s up and running again.

A new poll commissioned in part by WUSF shows a sharp turnaround is brewing in the race for St. Petersburg mayor. And the political future of St.…

He served more than half-century in public office including 43 years in Congress and chairmanship of the House Appropriations Committee. So, it’s…

The FBI has released the name of the veteran killed by Bay Pines VA Police after he threatened them with a knife and said he was carrying a bomb."The…

States are turning to new drugs for executions because of a supply shortage that's been years in the making. Now legal battles are springing up, questioning whether the new alternatives violate inmates' rights.

Khadejah Gilbert found out she wasn’t quite ready for higher education when she enrolled in Hillsborough Community College.She's one of many students who…

The Tampa Yankees are moving north.It was announced this morning that the Yankees minor league Single-A affiliate reached an agreement to move the team…

Some argue that red-state tendencies toward lower taxes and less regulated, more free-market systems make them ideal places to work and raise a family. But others counter that blue states are wealthier, offer more educational opportunities and are committed to a social safety net.

Should pollution controls only apply to waters big enough to fit a boat?The Obama administration doesn't think so and it has set out to close loopholes in…

In 2014, health insurance plans will have to include, among many other preventive health benefits, a flu shot free of charge. This year, many people still

He's been gone for more than half a century, but the works of master architect Frank Lloyd Wright live on. And, for the first time in 66 years, a new home…

An estimated 2.3 million men and women have served during the nation’s last 12 years of war in Afghanistan and Iraq. And as they transition out of the…

Starting Friday, a family of four will receive $36 less each month in benefits from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Alongside Walt Disney World, Kennedy Space Center, South Beach and the Florida Keys, Sen. Aaron Bean wants to give visitors another reason to come to...

Florida’s legislative session is months away, but educators and politicians are already talking about making early childhood education a priority. “Early…

A team of astronomers crunching data from the Kepler space telescope say 22 percent of Sun-like stars harbor Earth-like planets.

Charlie Crist left the Republican Party during a failed bid for Senate and later became a Democrat. Now he's running against Florida's current Republican governor, Rick Scott, a conservative elected with strong Tea Party support.

St. Petersburg is getting a new mayor. And so is Lakeland. Incumbent Bill Foster conceded in his quest for re-election, and has become a one-term mayor.…

Winter the Dolphin may soon have a new home. Clearwater voters decided to lease the property where City Hall currently stands to the Clearwater Marine…

Jessica Ehrlich has just announced she's won't seek the Democratic nomination to succeed C.W. Bill Young, who recently passed away.Ehrlich unsuccessfully…

The Liberty Foundation invited members of the media to Tampa Executive airport to get the chance of a lifetime to fly in a Boeing B-17 that was used in…

A teenage girl who was injured in a Clearwater plane crash that killed her friend and friend's father has been released from the hospital and returned...

Twelve-year-old Florida singer-songwriter Savannah Maddison has become a national icon after founding a national letter-writing campaign for soldiers…

Throughout Florida and the nation, events and special showings are scheduled to recognize the sacrifice of those who served in the U.S. Armed Forces and…