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Forecasters from Colorado State University say warmer than normal water will likely mean a less active Atlantic Hurricane season this year. Phil...

Senators could soon be voting on a measure prohibiting certain organizations from using public funds for litigation against the state. The proposal’s...

Lawmakers are working on changes to a two-year-old law that extended foster care in Florida from ages 18 to 21 and sought to give kids more time to...

The House’s prison reform package is now heading to the floor, after passing its last committee Tuesday. But, even though the measure went through more...

A national protest for higher wages for low-paid workers came to the Tampa Bay area Wednesday.About 50 protesters gathered outside of a Walmart on…

A bill requiring law enforcement agencies to have set guidelines in place when using body cameras is now heading to the House floor. It differs from a...

Since 2005, monthly health insurance premiums for state workers in Florida have stayed the same. But a bill making its way through the Florida House...

Saying that "sand is running out of the hourglass," the Republican leaders of the Florida Legislature said Wednesday that it appears they will end their...

A bill that would require women to wait 24 hours before having abortions passed a second Senate panel Wednesday, while an identical version (HB 633) is...

Gov. Rick Scott said Thursday he is suing the Obama administration for withholding hospital funds because the state won't expand Medicaid. The...

This has been a record year for counting the number of manatees in Florida, but what about our island neighbor to the south? Columbus first mentioned the…

Ethical questions are being raised about the Tampa Bay Times' coverage of Don Hughes, the Ruskin man who flew a homemade gyrocopter onto the grounds of…

In this installment of StoryCorps Tampa Bay, Deb and Michael Gilbert talk about their son Sean. Sean died eight years ago in 2007 from alcohol and drug…

Florida Medicaid, which has been touting its "Managed Medical Assistance" program as a national model, may want to hold off. The program, which shifts...

In an effort to make comparing hospitals more like shopping for refrigerators and restaurants, the federal government has awarded its first star...

This is the first part in our series, Falling Into The Gap, in collaboration with the Miami Herald. Read more about the coverage gap and find...

It would be the former Heisman winner's fourth NFL team. The New York Jets released Tebow in the spring of 2013; later that same year, he was cut by the New England Patriots.

A couple of measures aimed at helping Florida’s most vulnerable are now heading to the Senate floor, after passing their last committee Monday.

Florida Seniors are sending a clear message – hands off my Bingo. Lawmakers working to balance that while trying to fix a bill that created a grey area...

On April 20, 2010, a wellhead a mile below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico exploded, killing 11 workers aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil platform.In the…

The lead scientist on a study that surveyed the health of Caribbean coral reefs over 50 years says climate change is not the most severe threat facing...

A controversial abortion bill that now includes a new exemption is now heading to the Senate Floor, after passing its last committee hearing Monday. It...

The state agency responsible for Medicaid submitted a new proposal Monday to the federal government for up to $2.2 billion in health-care funding, but...

Thousands of Florida children will retain their health care coverage for at least another two years thanks to the passage of the Medicare Access &...

With the Senate also poised to take up the issue, the Florida House on Wednesday approved a bill that would require 24-hour waiting periods before...