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Journalist Mirta Ojito arrived in the United States from Cuba as a teenager in 1980, part of an influx of Cuban refugees from the Mariel boatlift. Her new book, Finding Mañana: A Memoir of a Cuban Exodus, explores that time.

The HBO series recently won six Emmy awards. We talked about the show with head writer/creator Armstrong in 2023, plus we listen back to conversations with Cuklin and Macfadyen from 2021 and 2022.

Kendrick Lamar won the most trophies of any artist, Bad Bunny made history by taking home the album of the year award and Olivia Dean won best new artist.

In February 2012, LaVerne Stiles went to Citrus Memorial Hospital near her home in Central Florida for what should have been a routine surgery. The...

So far, the Taliban-run government says more than 800 people have died and thousands more are injured.

A new Quinnipiac Poll released today shows both presidential candidates are essentially in a head to head tie in Florida.The newest Quinnipiac Poll shows…

Floridians who receive cash and food assistance are once again able to use their Electronic Benefit Transfer cards after technology issues at JPMorgan…

Two separate wildfires in Brooker Creek Preserve broke out at the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend before being brought under control by East Lake…

InVision Tampa revealed its 25-year master plan for downtown Tampa today. The hope is to make the area more pedestrian friendly and lively.The plan…

Last year, Sarasota spent more than a half a million dollars installing parking meters. However, losing free parking didn't go over well with businesses…

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded U.S.-led forces furing the first Gulf War, has died the Associated Press is reporting. Schwarzkopf, 78, lived in…

Divers are preparing for Florida's annual two-day spiny lobster sport season.The season begins Wednesday after midnight and runs through Thursday. Florida…

The Tampa Bay Lightning won their season opener Thursday night against the Detroit Red Wings at Tampa's Amalie Arena. The final score was 6-4 with the…

Even if you're not a college football fan there will be lots to do when the National Championship comes to Tampa on Jan. 9.And the good news is, many of…

The father of a toddler killed by an alligator at Disney last month told rescue officials two alligators were involved in the attack.According to emails…

The Trust for America's Health organization released its Ready or Not? report today rating each state on its measures to protecting the public from…

Dr. Nell Irvin Painter wrote the book "The History of White People," which raises the question: Can a black scholar write about white people? She's…

Florida Atlantic University's plan to sell its stadium naming rights for $6 million to the private prison company, GEO Group of Boca Raton, turned from a…

You can join Classical WSMR and the Sarasota Music Festival for a night at the opera (house) Friday - and you don't even have to leave your own home, as…

Two hundred veterans were honored by Gov. Rick Scott in a ceremony at the American Legion Post 111 Tuesday. This was the first stop of his weeklong…

A controversial measure that would allow liquor to be sold in grocery and retail stores is expected to go before the full Senate on Tuesday.The proposal…

An Alaska man accused of killing five people and wounding six in a Fort Lauderdale airport shooting spree is due in court for a hearing on his mental...

By Associated PressA bill that would have required warnings on all Florida Lottery tickets will not become a law.Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the…

Mass transit in Tampa Bay's densely populated big cities grabs the headlines. But there's a case to be made that transportation has even more of an impact…

This week on Florida Matters, we discuss the concerns of more than 2,800 cases of hepatitis A being diagnosed in Florida so far this year. It has become…