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Gasparilla started out at the turn of the 20th century as a sedate little music program. Then, organizers decided to throw in a pirate invasion to spice…

The Sarasota County School Board on Tuesday voted to award a $305,000 settlement to an employee who said she was sexually harassed by her boss.Cheraina…

More than twice as many people have been diagnosed with whooping cough in Hillsborough County so far this year than in all of last year, according to the…

U.S. Rep. Brian Mast has unveiled a proposal that would speed up the completion of Everglades restoration projects, including a massive reservoir system...

With a student population just under 900, New College of Florida in Sarasota has plans to grow to 1,200 students by 2020, and now they have the money to...

At least two Florida Republicans in Congress have broken with their party and are calling on the GOP leadership to approve $1.9 billion in emergency…

A team of Florida fishermen are celebrating after reeling in a 347-pound grouper — a fish so big it barely fit on their boat.Capt. Paul Christie, a…

Lakeland city officials held a public forum Monday night to discuss complaints about improper searches, botched criminal cases and a sex scandal involving…

You read it here first: Floridians buy a lot of books.Last week, Amazon.com announced its third annual list of the Most Well-Read Cities in America. The…

Gov. Rick Scott was in Tampa Wednesday to talk about education, particularly his push to expand funding for STEM programs - or science, technology,…

In the wake of heavy rains in the Tampa Bay area, the Salvation Army has called in reinforcements to assist in providing aid to first responders and…

St. Pete Fire and Rescue firefighters put out a tanker fire that had closed both directions of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. Department of Transportation…

More than 200 flights depart from Tampa International Airport every day.But soon, one will fly non-stop to San Francisco.Airport officials and United…

This year, the flu season is expected to be among one of the worst to hit the United States.

The storm is expected to lose strength rapidly and fall to tropical depression status by tonight.

Florida ranks number one in the country in lightning strikes per square mile. So, it should be no surprise that Florida leads in lightning deaths as…

Sixteen rallies took place across the state today to push state legislators to clean up Florida waterways.One was in Tampa, where environmentalists and…

Congratulations to WUSF filmmakers Jennifer Molina and Sarah Pusateri for winning a Suncoast Emmy for their documentary "Uniform Betrayal: Rape in the…

Earlier this year, PolitiFact Florida gave a "mostly false" grade to Senator Bill Nelson's claim that Florida had passed New York to become the nation's…

Tropical Storm Arthur moved further out to sea Tuesday and was expected to dissipate into a depression before dumping heavy rain on Bermuda later in the…

The Republican Party of Florida has elected a new leader.State Senator Joe Gruters of Sarasota was chosen to lead the state GOP at the party's annual…

The Republican Party of Florida has elected a new leader.State Sen. Joe Gruters of Sarasota was chosen to lead the state GOP at the party's annual meeting…

Florida’s Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried gave details Wednesday about the new role she hopes the state Director of Cannabis will fill.

Candidates could spend a total of $1 billion to run for president in 2008. Former Democratic Party Chairman Terry McAuliffe says that presidential candidates can't be taken seriously unless they have serious money.

Sarah Pekkanen's debut novel will be published in 2010, but it was a long time in the making. After finding that her life was not "best-seller material" — so much for "write what you know" — Pekkanen turned to the experts for help writing her first book of fiction.