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More than a half-dozen other states could implement independent redistricting commissions in the wake of the court's decision Monday to uphold Arizona's commission.

While the “Right to Try Act,” which aims to give dying patients the right to try unapproved experimental drugs, is law in Florida as of today, its...

The two countries have agreed to reopen embassies in Washington and Havana. President Obama calls it a historic step forward after 50 years of hostilities.

While many people anticipate lighting fuses on the 4th of July, some people are encouraging the use of caution.Ann Paul, of the Audubon Society--an…

Florida will receive at least $3.2 billion from an $18.7 billion settlement with BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.BP and five Gulf states…

There are various events this weekend around Tampa Bay, celebrating the Fourth of July:Fireworks CruiseChannelside, TampaJuly 3Tickets include a 2.5 hour…

David Greene talks to the pianist about her recent performance at a piano festival in Cuba — and a particularly stressful time in her life.

In this intallment, Cora Royal tells her friend, Clarice Pennington, about her childhood and the experience of segregation in St. Petersburg. Cora Royal…

Responding to a surge in gun deaths, Tampa police say they will increase patrols through East and West Tampa, where a higher concentration of the gun…

The number of Florida children in the state's foster-care system has reached its highest level since 2008 --- driven by both a spike in the number of...

Kratom users are celebrating after the Florida Legislature failed to begin a crackdown on the controversial Southeast Asian plant. But the fight isn’t...

Winter Park Memorial Hospital hopes to start construction at the beginning of 2016 on a major expansion. The $90 million expansion would double the...

After the deaths of five infants, a team of doctors from across the state was asked in 2014 to review a Palm Beach County hospital's highly specialized...

Jeb Bush has been getting a lot of attention for his stances on education in his run-up for the GOP nod for president. But his past is also getting a look…

After a high-profile legislative debate this spring about concealed weapons on college campuses, a state appeals court is poised to hear arguments in a...

Note: Audio to come. Update: WGCU asked for comment about how enforceable the present moratorium on saw palmetto berry picking might be in light of the...

If you were thinking about stuffing your money into your mattress, Wednesday gave you plenty of reasons to do so. But if you're an optimistic investor, the day gave you new reasons to be confident.

There are more than 3 million people who have health insurance through Medicare in Florida and dozens of thousands of those beneficiaries could qualify...

Six years ago, a proposal for Medicare to cover end-of-life counseling touched off a political uproar that threatened to stall President Barack Obama's...

An appeals court Wednesday upheld a ruling that a North Florida hospital authority violated the state's public-records law by placing unreasonable...

Last month's ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court on the Affordable Care Act means more than 1.4 million Floridians will keep their tax subsidies for...

In a case that started with a tourist brandishing a gun during a traffic dispute, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday said people who use the state's…

Sen. Bill Nelson announced Thursday that he has prostate cancer and will have surgery on Monday.The cancer was discovered early during a routine medical…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released bleak numbers on Florida's citrus crop for the 2014-2015 season, reporting a decline in the orange harvest of…

The Florida Supreme Court could wade into a case that potentially has major implications for the state's workers-compensation insurance system. The...