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The VA fully implemented the new law in February, hoping to clear up a backlog of appeals claims that numbers in the hundreds of thousands.

Booker High School serves the most diverse and underprivileged student body in the Sarasota County School District. It's also recognized for its rigorous…

Florida A&M University is partnering with Duke Energy to build a 600-800 acre solar farm on the school’s property near Tampa. FAMU stands to get up...

Local branches of the United Methodist Church are reacting to a landmark vote. On Feb. 26, representatives of the UMC voted 438 to 384 in favor of the…

Voters in the city of Tampa will go to the polls Tuesday to select a new mayor to replace Bob Buckhorn, who's being term-limited out of office. The odds…

A new documetary centers around the largely forgotten sport of Jai Alai, whose history is tied to the Miami of the 1980s. At that time thousands would...

As health care continues to take up a growing slice of the state’s budget, House Speaker Jose Oliva has set his eyes on market reform.

Paulina "Bela" Sebastiao would give almost anything to be able to do a load of laundry without having to drive miles from her Mexico Beach home. Anthony…

A New York Times' story about the guardians at Manatee School For the Arts in Palmetto had locals buzzing with conversation on social media pages for…

Lee County, Ala., was hit the hardest after at least two tornadoes reportedly ripped through the state, officials say.

The secretary of state said the administration must hold Cuba accountable for the property Havana seized in the wake of the 1959 communist revolution.

What started out as an effort to prevent local governments from regulating the distribution of plastic straws morphed Monday into a push for a study on...

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gave an anti-tax, pro-environment State of the State address Tuesday, asking lawmakers to be bold as they tackle…

Lakeland commissioners will consider in coming weeks whether to close almost half of its voting precincts for the next municipal election.Cost and low…

Winter has made a comeback in Florida. Freeze Warnings have been issued from Jacksonville to Pensacola, and a Wind Chill Advisory is in effect tonight...

Dozens of riders from across Tampa biked to work on Thursday to show that cycling in the Bay area is good for personal health and the…

Whether it’s known by the traditional name of “professional wrestling” or the modern label of “sports entertainment,” there’s no denying that the biggest…

Authorities say five people are dead after a small plane crashed in Florida's Lake Okeechobee. A Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office news release says…

A lawsuit claims an 11-year-old boy visiting from Brazil had his foot and leg crushed at the end of the E.T. Adventure ride at Universal Studios in...

Armed paramedics would be able to accompany law-enforcement officers during “high-risk” operations, under a proposal that started moving forward Monday...

The Trump administration took another step toward fulfilling its goal of ending the HIV epidemic in the United States Monday by requesting $291 million...

A Florida mental health care worker is facing charges that he sexually battered three patients.

Pointing to the “will of the voters,” Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed into law a measure repealing Florida’s ban on smokable medical marijuana.

Historians and local old-timers say that once, Tampa Bay was overflowing with delicious oysters.And that some rivers, like the Manatee River, were once so…

Public commenters gave lawmakers an earful today when the implementing bill for 2018’s Amendment 4 came up in a House committee meeting. The amendment...