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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…

Florida's top emergency management official is stepping down to take a job in the private sector.Gov. Rick Scott announced Tuesday that Florida Division…

A group of teachers and Florida's teacher union are going to court to stop the state's "Best and Brightest" teacher bonus program.The Florida Education…

In its 100-year anniversary, stories about the monumental work abound.National Public Radio is featuring several stories about The Rite of Spring and even…

The next mayor of St. Petersburg won't have any shortage of issues he'll have to handle. At the top of that list is what to do about the Tampa Bay Rays…

The Florida Supreme Court won't consider the constitutionality of the state's gay marriage ban in order to settle a same-sex divorce case.The high court…

Several Tampa museums and attractions will be closed through next weekend in response to the coronavirus outbreak.In a release, the following sites will…

The prosecutor said he was motivated by personal circumstances to make the food deliveries during work, but admits it was an "incredibly poor" decision.

What was really behind Friday's abrupt departure of CIA Director Porter Goss? Walter Pincus of The Washington Post tells Howard Berkes that the housecleaning at the CIA went beyond what President Bush wanted.

The LA-based group was, naturally, waylaid by the pandemic — just enough to write a new record, Radiate Like This.

In California, there are a number of competitive U.S. House races to watch.

This summer's movie calendar is full of sequels. But what makes a good one?

At least 14 people — including four children — are known to have died.