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A House education panel on Thursday began delving into the issue of raising teacher pay, with a key lawmaker saying that while "everything is on the…

Tampa Electric Co. received state approval Thursday for two large solar-power projects in Hillsborough County, part of a multi-year plan to build solar…

In what NASA is calling "HERstory" in space, Christina Koch and Jessica Meir stepped outside the International Space Station on Friday to replace a bad battery charger.

The science is nascent and a little squishy, but researchers are trying to better understand ASMR — a feeling triggered in the brains of some people by certain soft sounds and gentle gestures.

Tampa Bay Lightning hockey owner Jeff Vinik and his wife, Penny, have donated $5 million to the Tampa Museum of Art, earmarked to fund the salary of its…

Scientists say a red tide bloom is making its way into southwest Florida bays and killing sea turtles.The Fort Myers News-Press reports turtle…

Scientists have discovered a mash-up of two feared disasters — hurricanes and earthquakes — and they're calling them "stormquakes."The shaking of the sea…

Port Manatee set a new record for cargo traffic in 2018.The Palmetto-based seaport topped 10 million tons of cargo for the first time in its 50-year…

A recent joint study conducted by researchers at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Eckerd College found over four billion plankton-sized…

A Republican Congressman from Florida sent a letter to the Trump Administration Monday criticizing its plans to weaken protections for endangered…

Kentucky Fried Chicken will offer the nuggets and boneless wings for one day at a single restaurant. Depending on customer feedback, the items could be rolled out nationally, the company says.

Researchers at the University of Florida released a study this month in the journal Phytopathology, saying there's a way to more quickly and efficiently…

What's the link between smartphone use and teens' mental health? Experts disagree, with some arguing that the threat is overblown.

With a 5 p.m. Tuesday deadline for casting votes, the Republican-controlled Legislature overwhelmingly rejected a Democratic proposal to hold a special...

The first human clinical trial is underway at Moffitt Cancer Center with what researchers are calling a "cancer vaccine."Health News Florida's Daylina…

Hurricane Dorian strengthened late Wednesday night, and that is expected to continue as the National Hurricane Center says the storm could become a…

Hurricane Dorian’s economic impact is already being felt in Jacksonville as Mayor Lenny Curry announced Thursday afternoon that the football game...

With Hurricane Dorian looming over Florida, emergency management officials are gearing up.Their biggest concern in the Tampa Bay region right now is…

With Hurricane Dorian approaching Florida, the Florida Department of Health has put together a checklist for hurricane supply kites.Whether the kits are…

Gov. Ron DeSantis warned Floridians to heed local evacuation calls as Hurricane Dorian could be a “Category 4-plus” storm that lingers over the state…

Gov. Ron DeSantis' emergency declaration has activated a Florida statue that requires insurance companies and pharmacies allow early prescription…

Florida doesn’t plan to turn portions of highways into all one-way traffic when evacuation orders are issued for Hurricane Dorian.Gov. Ron DeSantis said…

Hurricane Dorian is moving closer to the northwest Bahamas, still an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm.While the Tampa Bay area is no longer in its…

Dorian now is a Category 4 hurricane, bearing down on the northwestern Bahamas en route toward Florida’s east coast.The National Hurricane Center in Miami…

Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm Sunday, its record 185 mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and…