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The bill would delete part of state law that says minors who are age 16 or 17 can’t work before 6:30 a.m. or after 11 p.m. or for more than eight hours when school is scheduled the next day.

It would allow teens ages 16 and 17 to work at heights over 6 feet if they earn a safety certificate and are supervised. Holly Bullard, with the Florida Policy Institute, calls it a "poison bill."

The Apple store in the Baltimore suburb of Towson was the first in the U.S. to unionize. The contract agreement must be approved by roughly 85 employees there. A vote is scheduled for Aug. 6.

New data released by the FBI show violent crime and property crime both fell in 2023 compared to the previous year.

American households lost roughly $16 trillion in net worth since the recession started in 2007. According to the latest Fed data, we regained about $14.6 trillion, or roughly 91 percent, of it. But let's not break out the champagne glasses just yet.

The number of manatees in Florida seems to be steady, according to a study released by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.The…

Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.

An NPR investigation has found that since 2022, Trump has repeatedly threatened to investigate, prosecute, jail or otherwise punish his political opponents, rivals and even private citizens.

The Florida Education Association (FEA) continues its “Fund Our Future Bus Tour” as it rolls into Manatee, Collier, DeSoto, Pinellas and Hillsborough…

The last time the state reported more than 10,000 cases in a day was on July 26 when there were 12,444 new cases.

The number of people tested across Florida surpassed 121,000 on Tuesday, a jump of more than 29,000 since Monday, according to the Florida Department of Health.

The state added more than 8,000 new cases since Wednesday.

More than 8.7 million people in the state have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, or about 36 percent of the state’s population.

About 6 million gallons of water was released after a pipe broke at Mosaic's Four Corners phosphate mine.

The program has removed more than 25,000 impaired drivers from the road since it was implemented 20 years ago.

College football announced its slate of bowl games Sunday, and the University of South Florida Bulls are once again Alabama-bound, as they will be playing…

While University of South Florida students taking part in spring commencement ceremonies wear caps and gowns made out of recycled materials for the first…

On a day when the country passed the 5 million mark in positive coronavirus cases, Florida reported a drop in the number of positive cases and deaths on…

Florida health officials report 42,402 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the state; an increase of 479 since Tuesday.Sixty-seven of those…

Health officials are reporting 15,698 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida. There were 951 new cases in the past 24 hours.Fewer new…

The Tampa Bay region also saw 794 new cases since Monday's report.

The former vice president called out the former president during a speech Friday, saying it's "un-American" to think that one person could determine the outcome of an election.

FEMA has opened locations across the state, including six in the greater Tampa Bay region.

The free program, intended to keep impaired drivers off the road, begins Dec. 23.

AAA Auto Club offers a free program to help keep drunk drivers off the road during certain holidays.