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There's a proposal in Tallahassee right now that could make it easier for injection drug users to trade dirty needles for fresh ones -- preventing the...

A Tampa lawmaker has proposed a federal bill that would restore millions of dollars in funding taken from a group that helps sign people up for health…

Three adult manatees and one calf have found a temporary home at ZooTampa at Lowry Park.Zoo staff welcomed the arrival of the animals Thursday during…

St. Petersburg developers and preservationists on Thursday debated how the city might balance its rapid development with the preservation of its charm and…

By later this afternoon, we should know who the next President of the University of South Florida will be. The four finalists sit down Friday for one last…

Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum laid out a vision of “registering and engaging” one million new voters across Florida over the next few...

The storm names Florence and Michael have officially been retired by the World Meteorological Organization’s Region IV Hurricane Committee, which...

A bill ( HB 1335 ) requiring minors to get a parent’s consent for abortions passed a House committee this week. The debate was mostly civil, but some...

Tampa mayoral candidate and millionaire David Straz said he wouldn't accept a salary if elected. And he said his opponent Jane Castor shouldn't either.In…

An effort to put more teeth into Florida’s ban on texting while driving continued its Senate journey Monday, after lawmakers stripped out proposals that...

The City of Sarasota is moving forward with a ban on single-use polystyrene products, commonly known as Styrofoam, in public spaces.The city’s…

Florida's prisons have a health care problem.The state's aging prison population and the high cost of treating inmates with debilitating diseases are…

Florida Senate Democrats voted to reaffirm their opposition to a ban on sanctuary cities moving through the legislature.

The James A. Haley Veterans Hospital in Tampa is undergoing a $148 million dollar expansion to meet the growing demand for health care in Florida. WUSF's…

Two announcements about University of South Florida leadership were made at the Florida Board of Governors meeting Thursday – one that was expected, and…

The tourism industry pushed Wednesday to keep the doors open at the state’s tourism-marketing agency as House and Senate budget committees advanced...

Florida lawmakers approved a series of new laws last year cracking down on telemarketers. Those laws went into effect last summer, and addressed...

Florida patients can now smoke medical marijuana, but some Republican legislative leaders want to put a limit on how high they can get when lighting up.

Proposed changes to some Medicare prescription drug plans are causing concern among patients with serious health conditions.The Trump administration’s…

Tampa-based WellCare Health Plans may soon merge with a St. Louis-based company to create one of the biggest insurers in the country.But that means the…

In what the company said will be the largest system of its type in the world, Florida Power & Light on Thursday announced plans to build a battery...

A measure moving through Florida’s House and Senate looks to add student immunization records to the Department of Health’s existing database....

In Miami, the effects of global warming are not hypothetical predictions but realities of everyday life, prompting change by government, businesses and individuals alike.

Florida is reaching out to the 1.5 million military veterans who call the state home with a new initiative."Forward March" brings together state and…

A Jacksonville state lawmaker is pushing to expand a program that helps patients without traditional health insurance directly pay healthcare providers....