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A recent study by the University of Florida may help prevent the spread of a disease that's damaging tomatoes globally.Florida's tomato industry generates…

Since 2016, WUSF has teamed with University of South Florida student journalists on a series called "Telling Tampa Bay Stories," which highlights…

Pinellas and Pasco counties are starting to see significant declines in the number of hepatitis A cases that are being diagnosed each month, the state’s…

The shortage of a crucial drug that fights childhood cancers has left both families and hospitals in a desperate search for treatment.In July, Teva…

A Florida House committee passed a bill Tuesday requiring a minor to receive parental permission before getting an abortion.The House Health and Human…

Six years after a middle-school student’s suicide drew national headlines, a federal appeals court has rejected a civil-rights lawsuit filed on behalf of…

Jane Castor worked her way up through the ranks of her hometown police department before retiring at the top, making history as Tampa’s first female…

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday questioned a proposal to increase Florida’s minimum wage through the constitutional amendment process, warning about effects…

More than two thirds of Florida adults consider climate change a threat to future generations and say state and local governments should do more to...

The number and rate of uninsured children continued to increase in Florida and across the nation in 2018, according to a report released today by…

Florida's new high speed rail system is building a station at PortMiami, giving theme park tourists the opportunity for a car-free vacation by connecting…

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would gradually increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour have topped the required number of…

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to support an economy that continues to tap the brakes. Economic growth in the third quarter was just 1.9%.

A task force that is coming up with recommendations to reduce the impacts of a planned toll road that will run through the middle of the state met…

A 6-year-old boy was seriously injured on Halloween night when he was struck by a pickup truck while trick or treating in Pasco County.The Florida Highway…

Twitter acknowledged late Thursday that it mistakenly shut down the personal social media account of Rep. Ted Yoho, a Republican congressman in Florida…

Groups and organizations around the Tampa Bay region have planned events to commemorate Veterans Day. The events, which include parades, job fairs,…

On Friday’s program, we took a closer look at Florida’s Republican Party with Mike Haridopolos , author of The Modern Republican Party of Florida and...

Tampa police are stepping up their patrols on three roads that have been deadly for pedestrians.The Tampa Police Department announced on Friday that they…

A new study suggests hope could be an important tool in combating climate change in Tampa Bay.University of South Florida anthropologist Rebecca Zarger…

Florida is near the bottom of the nation when it comes to teacher pay. Governor Ron DeSantis wants to change that by raising the base salary. But the...

Florida officials vowed transparency in securing next year's elections but are continuing to shed little light on how Russian hackers infiltrated systems…

This will be Trump's second sporting event in the span of a week. The president's connections to UFC go back to at least 2001.

A guard accused in a lawsuit of beating a female inmate so severely she was left paralyzed had previously been accused of trading cigarettes for sex,…

A man has pleaded guilty to killing an endangered fish unique to Florida waters whose extended nose is lined with teeth that resemble a saw.Federal…