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This week’s story from StoryCorps' One Small Step - Tampa Bay focuses on two Tampa residents – both who identify as Jewish, but with differing ideas on…

The twin birthrate nearly doubled between 1980 and 2014. Now it's going down among white mothers. What's behind the change?

More than 45 million people across 14 Southern states are now in the midst of what’s being called a “flash drought” that’s cracking farm soil, drying up…

The Department of Veterans Affairs is training clergy members around the country to look for signs of psychological disorders and other issues among...

President Donald Trump was in The Villages on Thursday touting his plan for health care, looking to contrast himself from Democratic presidential…

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will penalize 2,583 hospitals nationwide for having too many Medicare patients readmitted within 30 days,…

President Donald Trump on Thursday swung through The Villages -- friendly territory amid an impeachment inquiry -- to announce health-care plans and, in…

Sixty-five submarines have been lost since the U.S. Navy created an undersea force in 1900.A new artificial reef recently opened off the coast of Sarasota…

St. Petersburg is one step closer to becoming the next Florida city to allow people to rent electric scooters. The City Council voted 6-1 Thursday in…

The Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1 of the American League Divisional playoff round Friday. With the first pitch scheduled for 2…

Campaign finance lawyers believe the request to Ukraine's president that he investigate Joe Biden and his family broke the law. But the FEC lacks a quorum, and the Justice Department sees no crime.

Florida foster parents and safe-house workers who help victims of human trafficking will be required to get training on how trafficking for forced labor…

Kevin Kiermaier hit a go-ahead, three-run homer as Tampa Bay teed off on Zack Greinke, and the Rays backed another clutch playoff pitching performance by…

The inmate who claims to have killed more than 90 women across the country is now considered to be the deadliest serial killer in U.S. history, the…

A new study shows that a breeding program that paired endangered Florida panthers with Texas pumas likely has helped save the official state animal from…

A federal judge is considering whether Florida lawmakers exceeded their authority by requiring former felons to pay fines and settle other legal debts as…

Following Hurricane Michael’s destructive path through Florida’s panhandle, headlines painted a grim future for timber, a major industry in the region....

If you use travel booking websites, beware.New research from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) reveals that customers are cheated out of…

This week on Florida Matters we talk about how some of our region’s airports are changing to make travel more convenient.Projects are underway in Tampa…

A developer has filed plans for a 29-story apartment building in Downtown Tampa at the site of First Presbyterian Chruch. The congregation voted to sell…

A plan to raise minimum salaries for Florida teachers by an average $10,000 a year is being greeted by Tampa Bay union leaders with mild applause and…

Florida’s greyhound racing industry is asking a federal judge to revoke an amendment voters approved last year banning dog racing in Florida, saying the…

The state's Education Practices Commission on Tuesday unanimously rejected a settlement agreement between the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) and…

Sean Sherman is a Minnesota-based chef on a mission to revitalize Native American cooking and culture. His cookbook, The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen,…

When dissenters began chanting “Impeach Trump,” Donald Trump Jr. brushed it off.“Good luck, guys,” the oldest son of the U.S. president said inside the…