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Referrals have become so prevalent that the American Academy of Pediatrics came out with interim guidance for doctors "to provide care for the same variety of visits" practiced prior to the pandemic.

Polk County officials say Shawn Fitzgerald, a high school teacher, soccer coach and youth director, possessed hundreds of pornographic images on his cellphone.

President Trump's loss to Joe Biden has made it tough for Republicans to celebrate important wins down ballot, while Democrats have been stung by the failure to meet expectations of a blue tsunami.

Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens.

"Relationships with animals are simple," notes one researcher. In a year when life feels fraught, pets have been healers, helping human companions get exercise, quell anxiety and make new friends.

As coronavirus cases take off across the U.S., airlines promote holiday deals and encourage travel. But are flyers throwing caution to the wind?

The Sarasota Orchestra is giving a series of outdoor concerts in Sarasota and Manatee counties from December through April in some of the area's most picturesque spots.

A high-ranking Medicaid official conceded that the state is experiencing some of the biggest increases in the program.

By 2022, they estimate visitors will be returning to Florida in numbers close to what the state saw before the coronavirus pandemic.

Speaking in a video released Wednesday morning, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced plans for the distribution of possible COVID-19 vaccines.

The state reported the deaths of 99 people Wednesday, the highest number of deaths in a single day since October 21. Twenty-nine deaths were recorded in the greater Tampa Bay region.

The state says pandemic response efforts will continue on the holiday, but it won't update public data on case rates.

As sea surface temperatures rise in South Florida, so has rainfall, according to a study. This has contributed to the deluges that region has experienced.

President Trump has pardoned his first national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with the Russian ambassador. It was announced on Twitter.

As the most-active hurricane season on record officially ends on Monday, Nov. 30, Florida overall has been relatively lucky.

A Facebook live video shows Republicans in Bay County discussing how to illegally register to vote in the state's Senate runoff elections.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended a September executive order aimed at preventing business shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Shareholders' Alliance partnered with the Wild Seafood Company to donate freshly caught fish to a Tampa area free clinic.

The strongest storms ever to form so late, and so far south, in the Caribbean could force us to revise our expectations about hurricanes in this part of the world.

They bear watching if you're planning to hit the road this weekend.

When his wife, Kamala Harris, is sworn in as vice president of the U.S., Emhoff will also be creating history. "I'm gonna support her," he said when once asked what he'd do if she were elected.

The U.S. added more than 1 million cases in the past week. More than 85,000 people are hospitalized. Some states may have no choice but to lock down again. Others are trying a targeted approach.

Florida has seen a spike in Medicaid enrollment since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and the agency responsible for enrolling and disenrolling people in the health-care program is swamped.

The estimate marked the sixth consecutive week of declines in new unemployment claims in Florida and the lowest weekly total since early March.

Florida has largely been spared in what has been a historically active 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.