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The University of South Florida is expected to fire football coach Skip Holtz today, according to university sources. The school has scheduled a news…

This weekend, Tampa's Museum of Science and Industry opens the doors on the world premiere of "Sea Monsters Revealed." And if a fisherman told the tale of…

If you're planning to vote in this November's election, brace yourselves. The ballots in Florida this year are HUGE. The one in Hillsborough County is 6…

James Sibert, one of the two FBI agents present at the autopsy of President John F. Kennedy, has died.The Fort Myers resident was 93. Sibert spent the…

If you are planning to register to vote today, you won't be the only one waiting until the last minute. But don't wait any longer. Hillsborough County's…

Members of the Hillsborough County School Board voted Friday to add a new tax referendum to November's ballot.The proposed half-cent sales tax will go…

Whether you’re interested in politics, music, crime, technology or just about anything, there is likely a podcast for you. But while millions of people…

Many local schools and government offices are shut down today because of Tropical Storm Hermine. But Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn is taking a different tack -…

Court documents show a Hillsborough County woman is set to plead guilty to threatening the parent of a boy killed in the 2012 mass shooting at a school in…

Florida wildlife officials say they’ve arrested two men for poaching thousands of turtles and selling them.A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation…

Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday named Rebecca Kapusta to serve as interim secretary of the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Gov. Ron DeSantis kicks off the 2019 legislative session Tuesday and will deliver his first State of the State address.Florida Matters will bring you live…

Joe Biden gives his first address to the nation as president. NPR reporters from across the newsroom are providing live fact checks and analysis of the remarks.

It's due to ongoing issues with crossing the border between the U.S. and Canada due to the pandemic.

Florida now has a total of 3,560,152 cases and 54,067 deaths.

Critically acclaimed HBO series The Wire came to its close earlier this year; its fifth and final season was released on DVD on August 12. Creator David Simon talks about the show, his career, and the city of Baltimore.

Scientists studying anthrax say they are making progress understanding the bacteria and developing new vaccines. But the field is much larger than it once was, and some wonder if that's wise or necessary.

Despite more than doubling in population, Florida had the fewest number of juvenile arrests last fiscal year since it began keeping statistics 42 years…

The Florida Senate passed a bill that would ban injecting racing greyhounds with anabolic steroids.

Gov. Rick Scott announced Friday that Florida Department of Children and Families Secretary Mike Carroll is leaving the agency effective Sept. 6.Carroll…

The graduation rate for Tampa Bay schools reach above 80 percent for the first time in recent history.Hillsborough County saw the largest bump in…

There’s been a rise of “citizen journalists” whether from the bombed out neighborhoods in Syria to the tornado ravaged mid-west towns in the U.S. And…

It’s time once again to lace up your running shoes, as Miles for Moffitt is coming up at USF on May 12th. This week’s University Beat on WUSF 89.7 has a…

USF's Class of 2014 Health students went to Skippers Smokehouse in Tampa Friday to find out where their residencies will be. Each student places $1 in a…

School officials and teachers unions across the state have expressed outrage over a comprehensive education bill passed by the Florida legislature, and…