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Hurricane Irma continues to challenge Florida’s citrus industry.Two growing seasons separated from the September 2017 storm that flooded groves and…

A new study calculates how many dangerously hot days the nation's military bases could experience over the next few decades if no action is taken to…

A new study says allowing the estimated 750,000 undocumented immigrants living in Florida to obtain driver’s licenses would not only ease their lives, but…

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously rejected an appeal seeking to prevent the execution of Death Row inmate James Dailey in the 1985 murder…

The U.S. House of Representatives is holding open hearings in its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. All hearings will be streamed through this…

Clearwater's Tech Data has been sold to a private equity firm in a stock purchase worth about $5.4 billion.In a news release, the technology firm…

An effort to crack down on alleged fraud in the auto-glass repair industry, particularly along the Interstate 4 corridor, is spurring an insurance battle…

On a steamy August day, Frank Ridgely stands inside a chilly surgical suite at Zoo Miami, preparing to slice into a seven-and-a-half foot-long Burmese...

Inner city housing projects are sometimes blamed for perpetuating the cycle of poverty and crime. One African-American architect is using hip-hop music to…

A toxic red tide bloom persists along Florida's Gulf Coast from low concentrations in Pinellas County to high concentrations in Collier County.The Florida…

Activists delivered a petition with 1.5 million signatures to the agency in an effort to stop a rule change that would end automatic enrollment in free school lunch for nearly 1 million kids.

WUSF 89.7 News took both honors in the radio division at the Tampa Bay Association of Black Journalists 2019 Griot Drum Awards and Scholarship…

Floridians have another year of reprieve before they face a likely hike in their flood insurance premiums, thanks to political pressure from Congress over…

The CEO of the company building the largest development ever in downtown Tampa spoke Friday morning at Cafe con Tampa.James Nozar of Strategic Property…

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday proposed a $91.4 billion state budget for next year, touting plans to funnel more money to public-school teachers and continue…

Hurricane season officially ends in 12 days, but there’s a 50-50 chance that we will have one more named storm to acknowledge before we can call it a…

Floridians have until Friday to weigh in on whether the state should set limits for toxic algae in water. Florida is required to conduct reviews of...

The worsening wildfires, floods and hurricanes of climate change threaten at least 60% of U.S. Superfund sites, and efforts to strengthen the hazardous…

This story originally published on Nov. 19, 2019This week on Florida Matters, we take a look into the development of Lakewood Ranch. We learn how a parcel…

It's been more than a decade since Congress passed the REAL ID Act. It is based on recommendations from the 9/11 Commission, which set standards for…

Chef Joseph Yoon’s idea of comfort food might not be to everyone’s liking. His Honeycrisp apple slices dolloped with Greek yogurt and drizzled with honey…

The Citrus County Board of Commissioners made their final decision Tuesday, rejecting a request by the county’s public library system for an online…

The American Medical Association on Tuesday called for an immediate ban on all electronic cigarettes and vaping devices.

Amazon’s expansion into Polk County continues with the announcement of a second fulfillment center there.On Tuesday, Amazon announced it is opening the…

Since 2010, a wall of LED lights dancing between hues of blue, red, and purple has lit up downtown from above the main entrance to the Tampa Museum of…