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Excess water from Hurricane Irma is still making its way through Florida, exacerbating the significant water management challenges the state's faced...

Also: The local prosecutor reportedly may seek the death penalty against Ariel Castro, and also might file charges for every day of kidnapping and every act of sexual violence, among other offenses.

A piece of Cuba was left in Downtown St. Peterburg Sunday. The "Afternoon in Havana" event was filled with salsa lessons from professional ballroom…

Captain Citrus was born in 2011 as a big, fat talking orange wearing a green cape. Now he's being transformed into a buff Marvel Comics superhero who...

The U.S. is home to ubiquitous ads touting Miller Lite and Budweiser, not to mention a burgeoning microbrew industry. However, beer, in developing regions…

The state is getting closer to its Florida Forever fundraising goal for the upcoming budget year, though environmentalists say the amount is not…

The Greenhouse in St. Petersburg helps grow entrepreneurs. Every Wednesday morning, a group called 1 Million Cups meets to give entrepreneurs the chance…

Winston, the country's top-rated passer who led his team to college football's title game in his first season, was named the nation's best collegiate player. The award came just nine days after a Florida prosecutor announced that Winston would not be charged in the alleged rape a of a female student.

C.W. Bill Young, whose political career took him from the minority party in the Florida Senate to control of the U.S. House budget committee, died at 6:50…

As expected, Charlie Crist and Rick Scott have trounced their opposition in today's primaries.On the Democratic side, Crist captured 74 percent of the…

With a looming deadline, Florida legislators return to the state Capitol this week promising to do what they couldn't during the 60-day regular session...

Two inmates, Richard Matt and David Sweat, used power tools to cut through steel walls, slithered through a steam pipe and emerged on the outside through a manhole.

Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind will have an open house from 1 to 6 p.m. Friday, May 1, at their location at 1106 W. Platt Street in Tampa. See the map…

The number of abortions performed in Florida dropped by 10 percent between 2010 and 2014, but the decrease is less than in other Republican-led states...

Women will have to wait 24 hours before having an abortion under a bill Republican Gov. Rick Scott signed into law today, a reflective period supporters...

This week, NPR has revealed that the U.S. military conducted chemical weapons experiments on American soldiers and sailors during World War II.It also…

The world's largest cruise company could be heading to Cuba.Starting in May, Carnival Corp. plans to offer trips from Miami to the Caribbean island…

House and Senate budget negotiators struck a deal on a state spending plan Monday night moments before the stroke of midnight, pouring $301 million into...

Everyone thinks HIV happens to someone else. It only infects men who are having sex with men, they say. Or HIV drug users. And while that still accounts...

It’s been 12 years since Florida voters passed the class size amendment, limiting the number of students in certain classes to between 18 and 25,…

As the House and Senate prepare to hammer out a $4.2 billion divide in budget proposals released last week, they have plenty of hometown pork to…

Three months ago W. Kent Fuchs became president of the University of Florida, leaving New York’s Cornell University.Fuchs says Florida universities are…

Saying that "sand is running out of the hourglass," the Republican leaders of the Florida Legislature said Wednesday that it appears they will end their...

On Thursday, University of South Florida officials will once again ask the Florida Board of Governors to approve their request for $57 million in state…

Millions of runners are searching for a new challenge. They want something with more danger and fun than a traditional marathon event. In the past year...