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News Service of Florida The number of hepatitis A cases reported to the state Department of Health continues to rise, with the latest data showing that...

Florida’s unemployment rate dropped to 3.3 percent in November, the lowest level it’s been in 12 years.The state released employment figures on Friday.…

The event will be held, but with several changes to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.

For its 50th anniversary, join us in an online listening party for Joni Mitchell's Blue. NPR Music's Ann Powers will be joined by Brandi Carlile in a live conversation about the album.

The former Trump adviser was indicted last week on two counts of contempt of Congress for defying a congressional subpoena.

Congress is expected to respond promptly to President Bush's request for an additional $52 billion in aid for Hurricane Katrina victims. While Democrats and Republicans agree on the need for more money, they continue to argue over responsibility for the slow federal response to the disaster.

In Maryland, the current class of 9th graders will be the first to have to pass an algebra test to graduate from high school. Baltimore County's school system is working to help students by offering parents their own algebra refresher class.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are helping to police Seminole Heights after four people were recently shot to death in the Tampa neighborhood.At Gov.…

Pointing to Hurricane Irma and other recent storms, Duke Energy Florida and Tampa Electric Company on Thursday filed proposals to collect millions from…

The Florida Supreme Court will hear arguments in June in a case that focuses on the amount of damages an adult child should be able to receive in the...

Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor says she's ready for the Republican National Convention.That doesn't mean she is underestimating what a huge security…

Guitarist Andrew York grew up in a home where his mother sang, beautifully, he says, and his father played folk music on the guitar. His earliest memories…

Florida's annual legislative session gets under way today. WUSF News will bring you live coverage of the governor's State of the State address starting…

About half of Florida ninth graders failed the state's Algebra 1 exam on their first attempt last year.The class -- and passing the exam -- are a high…

The already congested Howard Frankland Bridge could soon be losing a lane. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) wants to create an express lane…

Tampa's MacDill Air Force Base will welcome a new commander next week. Air Force Col. April D. Vogel will take over July 8, 2016 as leader of the 6th Air…

USF’s spring break, which was originally scheduled for March 15-21, is being moved to April 12-18.

The coronavirus death toll in Florida now stands at nine.According to information released at 6 p.m. Thursday by the Florida Department of Health, the…

The largest undeveloped property in Sarasota County will remain untouched as conservationists have sealed the deal on a decades-long quest to preserve the…

Vice President Mike Pence will be in Tampa on Thursday to discuss the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.According to a news release, Pence will…

Florida deaths due to COVID-19 reached a new high Thursday.The Department of Health’s 6 p.m. report showed 371 people have died in Florida due to the…

Florida coronavirus cases jumped by more than 1,000 in Florida in the last 24 hours, according to the Florida Department of Health.The 6 p.m. update shows…

Sunday marked the first day since March 30 that there were no reported deaths in the Tampa Bay region related to the coronavirus.More than 26,000 positive…

Sarasota and Manatee counties will close all public beaches amid worries about the spread of the coronavirus.Officials from the two counties held a joint…

Sarasota’s first African-American community, Overtown, will be in the spotlight during a Newtown History Makers panel next week.Overtown, a segregated…