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Volunteering for Americans 55 and older has proven to be more than an excellent way to serve their community-- but to also improve their overall health.An…

A prosecutor plans to seek the death penalty for a man charged with the fatal shootings of five women at a Sebring bank last month.Brian Haas, the state…

A non-euphoric strain of cannabis is being sold in stores across Florida. It’s available as oils, edibles, and even flower. But as questions about the...

Governor Ron DeSantis is proposing changes to the state’s Best and Brightest program that he says will result in sizable bonuses for highly rated...

Honey? You awake? The soft glow of a smartphone screen, the caress of sweatpants, a new collection of poems by John Kenney celebrates what happens to romance after years (and years) of marriage.

The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote Feb. 20 on a plan to limit the practice and protect…

Almost 100,000 people are serving time behind bars in Florida state prisons, where there’s a shortage of guards and healthcare costs are expensive. We...

Baljinder Sekhon’s “Stars” will open a trio of Masterworks Series concerts that also feature Holst’s “The Planets” and Debussy’s “Nocturnes.”

Florida Matters is revisiting its special two-part series "Telling Tampa Bay Stories: Plant City," in light of the upcoming Florida Strawberry…

Gov. Ron DeSantis is committed to protecting the state’s Medicaid program for needy residents through evidence-based medicine, Mary Mayhew, his choice...

Multimillionaire U.S. Sen. Rick Scott won't keep his wealth inside a blind trust account anymore. Scott placed his money inside a trust while he was…

State officials say they have almost completed tests on thousands of sexual assault kits dating back five years in an effort to eliminate the backlog and…

The Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City starts Feb. 28. With the festival just a couple of weeks away, Florida Matters is taking another listen to…

The City of St. Petersburg will declare Feb. 15 "Ray Charles Day" during a special event at the Studio @ 620 Friday evening.Some may connect the legendary…

A University of South Florida Board of Trustees committee received a report on the consolidation of the school's accreditation Tuesday, and much of it is…

Florida is seeing strong job growth in the solar sector.

Forty-three students and teachers who survived the Parkland massacre on Feb. 14, 2018 have published a compilation of writing, photography and art.

St Petersburg is known as a haven for creative arts, and there's no shortage of opportunities to refine and celebrate work. A writing conference this…

With Florida being an international travel destination, there could be a risk for infectious diseases from foreign countries. And the risk of bioterrorism…

These are exciting times for eating out in Tampa Bay. Our cuisine is getting better and more varied and starting to draw national attention.Florida…

A House Democrat filed on Monday a proposal that calls for apologizing to people who were targeted in the 1950s and 1960s by a legislative committee...

In the opening scene of Christopher Demos-Brown's play "American Son," a black woman sits alone in the waiting room of a Miami police station,...

Thousands of homeless residents across Florida have been arrested in recent years on charges of asking for money in public spaces without government...

Florida’s latest attempt to draw more film production to the Sunshine State started rolling Tuesday in the Senate.

A lawyer representing suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel asked a Senate special master Tuesday to ensure an upcoming hearing is focused on...