Veterans

Actor Gary Sinese is working with CreatiVets, which is turning a former Nashville church into a 24-hour arts center where veterans can create, connect and heal through music and art.

Twelve Tampa area veterans' stories were recorded this spring for the Library of Congress and shared through StoryCorps.

USF associate professor Joseph Dituri, a Navy veteran who survived a TBI, hopes the pressure of pure oxygen into the body will decrease neural inflamation.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's budget, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans.

The bill also would require the Department of Health to recertify patients’ eligibility for the medical marijuana program every two years instead of annually.

The facility offers primary care, behavior health, labs and pharmacy services to reservists, guard members and veterans. In addition, the facility includes a nurse navigator skilled in the needs of veterans.

Many LGBTQ veterans served secretly at a time when they could have been kicked out of the military because of their sexual orientation. Some worry those days could return.

Several parades and events are planned to honor service members.

Only about a third of the members of Congress are veterans, a sharp decrease from the World War II and Vietnam eras.

The VA's sports clinics introduce veterans to adaptive activities to help them recover from injuries and make fitness a part of their lives.

The first lady's first campaign stop of the year in the Tampa Bay area comes more than a week after her husband's faltering performance in a debate against former President Donald Trump.

About 888,000 veterans and survivors in all 50 states received disability benefits under the 2022 law, which helps them get key benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service.