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In the 1960’s, black police officers in St. Petersburg faced barriers when it came to promotion, what beats they could cover, even the ability to arrest…

The Florida Supreme Court won't consider the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban in order to settle a same-sex divorce case.The high court…

Hundreds of mourners gathered at Temple Beth Am in Pinecrest to remember Steven Sotloff, the South Florida native who was killed by militant...

Despite the improving economy, finding a job or establishing a career remains a challenge and will be especially so for the million or more military…

The hot ballot issue in Florida in November is Amendment 2, which would legalize the medical use of marijuana in the state.Backers of Amendment 2 say it's…

Health regulators will almost certainly delay a rule that will eventually create the framework for the state's new medical marijuana industry after an…

New money, a new leader and a sweeping new law had Florida's child-welfare professionals and foster parents feeling cautiously optimistic at their annual…

Earlier this year, the University of South Florida Library bought two remote-controlled aerial drones for $1,500 apiece, with plans to lend them to…

One of the worst problems facing Florida's troubled child-welfare system, advocates say, is job turnover among the case managers who oversee adoption and…

Four separate but similar attacks on women on or around the University of Florida campus over the past nine days has the school on edge and police…

A plea for solidarity and strength rang out at the "No Gator Walks Alone" rally held in the Plaza of Americas at the University of Florida on Monday…

Legendary scientist Jane Goodall is speaking tonight at the USF Sun Dome at 7 p.m. She first stopped at the USF Botanical Gardens to speak to children…

Innovation will be honored Wednesday night as the inaugural class is inducted into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame at a private ceremony in Tampa.Six…

Jane Goodall, the scientist behind a landmark study of chimpanzee behavior, spoke Tuesday night at the USF Sun Dome about her environmental conservation…

Two of the most prominent candidates hoping to lead Florida State University, state Sen. John Thrasher (R-St. Augustine) and FSU Interim President...

An Israeli police officer has been charged in the beating of a Tampa teenager during a violent protest in Jerusalem in July, the nation’s Justice Ministry…

A Florida judge set a tentative trial date on Wednesday in the case of a 72-year-old man accused of fatally shooting another man during an argument in a…

It’s much too soon to say whether this summer’s flood of Florida Medicaid patients into private managed-care plans will accomplish the state’s goals of...

A steel beam from the second World Trade Center Tower is the centerpiece of the "Fearless Champions" sculpture which now stands by the Hillsborough County…

USF's school of Public Affairs and Neilsen's annual Sunshine State Survey was released Thursday. The annual survey checks up on how Floridians feel about…

Both sides on November's mass transit referendum to replace property taxes with a sales tax hike in Pinellas County are gearing up their campaigns for an…

The largely American phenomenon of “Reality TV," where people undergo outrageous challenges and tests of endurance has now taken hold... in Norway:“When…

For 10 years, student journalists in St. Petersburg have had the opportunity to present their work at a Studio@620 exhibit, thanks to a partnership with…

The battle for the Florida governor's office is fully engaged now. And, oddly, both Republican Governor Rick Scott and his challenger,…

It's a story that's been dominating media coverage -- top to bottom -- from mainstream media to social media and everything in between.Baltimore Ravens…