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It’s February and groundhog Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, which means spring is here – in Florida at least – and with it comes baseball.The…

Colossal oysters, which once thrived in Florida's northern Gulf Coast, are shrinking in size and in numbers. Scientists at the University of South Florida…

Typically, if a public library book isn’t returned, someone would be charged late fees. But now, Pasco County is following a national trend and…

Tampa Theatre is adding a unique cinematic experience for movie-goers. The historic theater is building a new microcinema in a space under its marquee…

Hillsborough County School officials are looking into the possibility that some grounds of King High School rest on what was a cemetery for indigent…

The American Flood Coalition is hosting its first Florida Mayors Summit in Washington, D.C., Monday and Tuesday, where 19 current mayors, representing...

This week, winds shifted from the west to the east, bringing a patch of red tide closer to shore and depositing dead fish and other sea life onto the...

Florida wildlife officials say they’ve arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them.A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…

A trio of conservationists trotted off on horseback into the woods of a state park near Sebring Sunday. It was the first leg of a seven-day journey to…

Eleven young heads turned toward the explosive noise coming from the side of the school lunchroom. A young girl in jeans and white shoes moved her hands…

Cleanup continues at Kathleen Middle School in Lakeland, two days after a tornado spawned from Tropical Storm Nestor ripped through Polk County.Photos…

Pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions such as asthma, diabetes and heart disease are particularly vulnerable to flu complications yet lag the elderly in getting vaccinated.

Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel faced a legislative showdown Monday in the fight to get his job back, amid procedural wrangling that began…

Tampa is hosting the annual Medal of Honor convention this week, with festivities kicking off Tuesday.It brings together 46 of the 70 living recipients of…

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a program that matches adult volunteers with children in need of guidance. Now, the federal government is helping…

Despite the spread of vaping-related illnesses, Florida’s top health official told legislators the state isn’t taking dramatic steps at this time to…

A Ukrainian-American businessman has helped Rudy Giuliani promote an unsubstantiated theory of corruption in Ukraine by Joe Biden, ahead of next year's presidential election.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that a Soviet-born South Florida businessman facing federal campaign-finance charges was rejected for a seat on a…

Wanting to create something more engaging than your typical signing, organizers of the Festival of Jewish Books and Conversations are hosting interactive…

The latest public opinion poll by researchers at the University of North Florida finds Democratic and Republican voters pretty evenly split on the issue...

The state has launched more than 900 investigations into deaths in Florida prisons over a five-year span, with causes ranging from overdoses to homicides,…

Religious exemptions from vaccinations required for school children have been on the rise in Florida.Public health officials say even a small increase in…

We could know by next week whether King High School is resting on a forgotten cemetery.Experts from GeoView Inc., a geophysical consulting firm, began…

Members of the Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition crossed busy U.S. Highway 27 in southern Polk County Tuesday. It's the midpoint in their weeklong…

Little more than two weeks before Death Row inmate James Dailey was scheduled to be executed, a federal judge Wednesday issued a stay that will keep…