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Oil and gas production is the nation's largest industrial source of methane, the main component of natural gas, and is a key target for the Biden administration as it seeks to combat climate change.

Authorities say the bus was transporting 53 farmworkers early Tuesday morning when it collided with a truck and swerved off a road in Marion County, north of Orlando. The bus crashed through a fence and ended up on its side in a field. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say Bryan Maclean Howard, the driver of the truck, faces eight counts of DUI-Manslaughter.

The nation's most populous state — with an economy that is the fifth largest in the world — has been struggling with the rising prices of most goods and services.

The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the farmworker bus faces eight counts of DUI-manslaughter.

Scientists who warned of heat waves and rising seas this week also say that it's possible to avoid the worst effects of the warming climate. They're relying on computer models of the world economy.

Heroin overdoses are rising most everywhere, but perhaps nowhere more dramatically than in Manatee County.That was the topic at a recent meeting of the…

Join us on WUSF 89.7 for a special, live Florida Matters show on election night, Tuesday.We’ll have updates from our reporters in the field and commentary…

Back in November, voters overwhelmingly passed Amendment One, which sets aside millions of dollars for land and water conservation.This week on Florida…

The International Indian Film Academy's 15th annual awards takes place April 24-26 at various spots around the Tampa Bay area.The event is held in a…

College students in the Road To The White House course at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg have just returned from working on the New…

This program originally aired August 6, 2019Many people may not realize that wine making in Florida is a billion-dollar industry. There are dozens of…

Florida Matters recently hosted a town hall event in St. Petersburg about providing health care to the uninsured. We'll hear highlights from the panel…

Dieting comes up a lot this time of year as people set new year resolutions to lose weight. One diet that's become very popular recently is the ketogenic…

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UPDATED: Education Reform Now has acknowledged its report was inaccurate and has reissued the report with an apology. Read more here . South Florida...

A USF spokesman said, "The BOG informed USF that the November meeting agenda is full, but they look forward to considering Dr. Limayem’s confirmation at the next available meeting."

Many of us are anxious about climate change, and that's understandable. While no one person can solve this global issue, there are some things that we, as individuals, can play a role in.

They say there are 8 million stories in New York City, and artist Jason Polan wants to sketch all of them. He's trying to draw every single person in the city -- even if it takes him the rest of his life.

Disney says it's not moving ahead with a planned office park in Orlando because of "new leadership and changing business conditions." Its dispute with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appears to be a factor.

Miami police say Derek Medina has been charged with first-degree murder. The message, and a "gruesome photo" of a woman's body, were on Facebook for more than five hours Thursday. The social media site removed them later in the day.

On Thursday, the Hillsborough County School Board voted to delay the opening of brick-and-mortar schools by four weeks, and operate entirely…

Bowers testifies that Rudy Giuliani told him of allegations of voter fraud committed by undocumented immigrants or dead people who were listed as having voted.

Administrators at Heyer Elementary School in Waukesha stopped a class from performing a Miley Cyrus-Dolly Parton duet promoting LGBTQ acceptance because the song "could be perceived as controversial."

James Comey told attendees at a cyber conference in Boston that he does not intend to leave before the end of his 10-year term. Comey has faced critics on both sides of the political spectrum.

The nation's second largest for-profit prison operator is under scrutiny as it diversifies.