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A weather system that already has caused at least six deaths in the Dominican Republic has been designated as Tropical Storm Earl.The U.S. National…

If you live in the Tampa Bay region and have a free Tuesday (April 16, 2013) evening, you’re invited to be a part of the welcome home crowd at the St.…

Florida may agree to spend $200 million on an ambitious "emergency" plan to shift students away from chronically failing schools to charter schools run by…

City leaders in Sarasota will consider a resolution to support legislation that would give smaller Florida cities the ability to regulate or ban plastic…

The Florida House is signing off on an ambitious $200 million plan to shift students from chronically failing schools to charter schools run by private…

Tampa and two other metro areas in Florida were among the nation's 10 biggest gainers in the number of people moving there last year, and another three…

Republican gubernatorial candidate Adam Putnam is rolling out details of his top priority if elected — a plan to boost vocational and technical education…

The Montana Meth Project is sponsoring a new series of anti-drug advertisements designed to inform -- and perhaps to scare -- kids about the dangers of methamphetamine use.

Oil prices fell on world markets Sunday as traders expressed relief that Hurricane Rita spared most of the refineries along the Texas Gulf Coast.

The Boston Bruins got knocked out of the Stanley Cup playoffs in the first round.

Florida legislators say the state may need to extend a major toll road and create gasoline fuel farms in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.discuss a long…

The number of Floridians out of work is starting to rise.State officials announced Monday that the state's unemployment rate for January was 3.9 percent.…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is signing legislation to combat the state's opioid epidemic.

The Florida House is demanding the producer of a television show hosted by celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse to turn over records in five days or risk hefty…

A growing number of groups are calling on Florida Gov. Rick Scott to veto a sweeping education bill that was put together in the waning hours of this…

Authorities say a pilot was seriously injured when his small plane crashed into a car parked outside a church in Bartow.Polk County Fire Rescue said the…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is asking the state's top court to throw out a lawsuit that aims to stop the Republican governor from appointing three Supreme…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott is traveling to Tampa and two other cities to tout his decision to tap a political ally and former legislator to a top…

It's the time of year when wooden stakes and yellow plastic tape are boxing off sections of sand on area beaches.Turtle nesting season begins this…

Federal officials say they are reducing the amount of water flowing from Lake Okeechobee.Multiple media outlets report the Army Corps of Engineers on…

NASA has finished building the crew module of its newest spacecraft- Orion.The spacecraft was moved out of the Kennedy Space Center facility Thursday…

The state's top education official has been diagnosed with breast cancer, the Department of Education announced Thursday.Education Commissioner Pam…

Late-season Tropical Storm Otto has formed in the southwestern Caribbean and forecasters say it could become a hurricane in the coming days.The U.S.…

The National Hurricane made a "significant shift" in its projected path of Hurricane Matthew on Monday afternoon.Florida Public Radio Emergency Network…

Gov. Rick Scott rejected a call from Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's campaign to extend the state's voter registration deadline as…