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With lockdown drills now commonplace in public schools, experts question if they're doing more harm than good. "We don't light a fire in the hallway to practice fire drills," one professor tells NPR.

An arctic front will send freezing temperatures deep into the Southeast this week, including portions of the Florida Panhandle by Wednesday morning. The...

Sarasota Schools Superintendent Todd Bowden has agreed to step down from his post.A “mutual separation agreement” was announced Monday evening by Sarasota…

Mini Mercury skipped across the vast, glaring face of the sun Monday in a rare celestial transit.Stargazers used solar-filtered binoculars and telescopes…

The Trump administration is asking the court to invalidate the program that temporarily protects from deportation some 700,000 DREAMers who were brought to the country illegally as children.

The last time the Florida building code changed, it required any new construction along the coast to elevate buildings a whole foot. Just three years…

The University of South Florida's faculty band that plays on iPads will blend their electronic multimedia fun with a serious message about modern slavery…

Josh Harris got his start, as so many beekeepers do, when a swarm of bees landed in his yard. He decided to keep the hive and learn how to tend to the…

The Defense Department Inspector General found that the military handles domestic violence on base inconsistently, leading to fewer prosecutions and...

Two people were killed Wednesday night, and all lanes on Interstate 75 in Tampa are now open following a fiery eight-vehicle crash involving a semi.The…

A federal appeals court Wednesday overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit about whether the Florida High School Athletic Association improperly prevented…

Service members and veterans could use their military experience for course credits at Florida public universities, colleges and career centers under a…

Toxic red tide algae is starting to bloom along Florida’s west coast again. State wildlife officials say elevated levels have been detected recently from…

They are iconic to Florida, but palm trees offer little shade to urban heat islands and capture very small amounts of carbon, a greenhouse gas…

They are iconic to Florida, but palm trees offer little shade to urban heat islands and capture very small amounts of carbon, a greenhouse gas…

In an attempt to increase access to health care, a House panel on Wednesday approved a proposal that would authorize pharmacists to test patients for --...

A sweeping study in The Lancet finds that longstanding progress in treating diseases and reducing childhood deaths is in jeopardy.

The Burmese python has come a long way from once being a beloved household pet, to now a top predator in Florida's wild.A study on Florida's east coast…

Residents of a Tampa neighborhood are trying to save their local landmark, the Sulphur Springs Water Tower.To raise funds for the restoration of the tower…

Steven Currall was formally inaugurated as University of South Florida’s seventh president Thursday in a ceremony highlighting his career and the…

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants the Florida Legislature to abandon the embattled “Best and Brightest” bonus program and replace it with a new plan to offer…

Low taxes and plenty of sunshine have long been Florida’s top attraction for relocation, and recently released U.S. Census data shows that has not…

A new report says as many as 2,776 older Floridians died prematurely between 2014 and 2017 because of the state’s failure to expand Medicaid, second only…

State education officials continue to consider changes to the operations of Florida Virtual School, which has faced a number of problems, including…

CBD products are found everywhere from gas stations to drugstores. A record number of farmers are growing hemp for CBD this year, but making money has proved challenging.