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A proposal to ban polystyrene products, commonly known as Styrofoam, and to limit the use of plastic straws is moving forward in the city of Sarasota with…

Construction is underway on a new traffic pattern called a Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) in north Tampa's Wesley Chapel that aims to ease congestion…

The Rays starter was pulled in the sixth inning after allowing only two singles and striking out nine.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer William "Billy" Evans was mourned by President Biden and congressional leaders Tuesday in the Capitol Rotunda.

Noah talks with Mike O'Connor, who's in Tuzla reporting for the New York Times. War crimes investigators have discovered extensive tampering of evidence at a suspected mass grave site in eastern Bosnia. O'Connor says this site is particularly important because three witnesses claim that the Bosnian Serb military commander, General Ratko Mladic, was present while the mass executions took place. This discovery also calls into question the assurances by U.S. officials that suspected mass gravesites would remain intact for investigators. (4:00) Funder 0:29 XPromo 0:29 CUTAWAY 1B 0:29 RETURN1 0:29 NEWS 2:59 NEWS 1:59 THEME MUSIC 0:29 1C 6. HISTORY STANDARDS - NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the release today of a new set of national history standards. The first standards, released 2 years ago, were roundly criticized for offering too many negative examples about American history. The new standards are decidedly more positive about the American experience, but more importantly they omit the specific curriculum suggestions that many people objected to in the original draft.

The estimates show an anticipated $417 million deficit in Medicaid for the current fiscal year, which will end June 30, and a $1.434 billion deficit in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

Hotel business travel revenue is not expected to reach pre-pandemic levels until 2024.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum reopens Saturday after a 6-year renovation. One new feature is an conservation lab with floor-to-ceiling glass windows. Conservators accustomed to careful, detailed and solitary work on fragile art will now have an audience.

Police in Southwest and South Florida confirmed swatting and false calls of shooters on college and other school campuses — including USF Sarasota-Manatee.

Roughly one in eight women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, which is why screening for the disease is so important. But some women can't...

USF President Judy Genshaft says there’s one positive side effect of almost having $128 million cut from the budget: seeing the Tampa Bay delegation and…

UPDATE: As of 9:30 this morning Town ‘N Country Commons, the Upper Tampa Bay Trail, and Alderman’s Ford Park are inaccessible due to severe…

Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday that the state will give Tampa International Airport $194 million to help pay for the largest expansion since the…

This week House and Senate presiding officers settled on an overall budget figure of roughly $82.9 billion split into nine separate allocations. Friday...

A woman is suing a Florida hospital, saying an employee flushed the remains of her miscarried child down the toilet.Linda Gomez filed suit last week in...

Gay couples who want to marry in Florida were delighted with Friday's ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court. The court left a federal judge's ruling in...

The U.S. recently reopened its embassy in Havana, but controversy over normalization continues. The Tampa Tiger Bay Club hosted a debate on the issue at…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pue7NgZbIvgTampa Bay Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier spent Thursday, Dec. 11 visiting pediatric patients at Tampa General…

The series was originally scheduled for Oriole Park at Camden Yards, but has been relocated to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg due to protests and violence in Baltimore.

There are now more than 32,000 cases of COVID-19 in Florida.Monday’s report from the Department of Health shows 32,138 have tested positive for the…

Coronavirus deaths are spiking in the seven counties around the Tampa metro area this week. Over the past three days, there have been 45 deaths across…

Brick and mortar stores have struggled during the coronavirus pandemic. But as an essential business, Publix Supermarkets has thrived. The chain, which…

Cases of COVID-19 in Florida have now passed 33,000.The Department of Health confirms 33,193 people have tested positive for COVID-19; an increase of 347…

A strong cold front is slated to sweep through the state this weekend, dropping temperatures in the Tampa Bay area into the 30s by Monday morning.There's…

The award is the institution's highest civilian honor and goes to an officer who is credited with saving the lives of many senators by distracting the mob away from the Senate chamber.