Porras is sponsoring House Bill 549, which would embed the "Gulf of America" within state agencies and school curriculum. If passed into law, it requires state officials to update all relevant ...

Populations rose in many US cities last year. The two fastest-growing metros were in Florida.

The district police chief explained how he had mistakenly applied for a program that aids federal immigration agents. The application is no longer being considered.

The program — known as the 287 (g) task force model — is described as a “force multiplier” for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. So far, more than 100 law enforcement agencies in Florida are ...

Four new Tampa restaurants have been added to Michelin’s Florida guide, ahead of next month’s big star reveal. On Wednesday morning, the guide announced the addition of 14 new “recommended” ...

Senate committee will consider “Freedom to Read Act,” which would shield librarians from criminal charges and standardize ...

Agents searched his Ohio apartment and found a cache of stolen books. McCarty-Thomas was charged in federal court. A judge called him a “young man (who) does not have insubstantial intelligence” ...

The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was detected in 46 samples from Florida’s Gulf coast the week ending March 9 but bloom concentrations were not ...

CLEARWATER — The city of Clearwater is inviting museums, planetariums, or performing arts institutions to partner with the city in transforming any portion, including the majority of the Clearwater ...

A new technology that will help predict hurricane impacts is coming to St. Pete! A sailboat will map the ocean floor in our area over the next month.

Strong to severe storms moved across Central Florida on Wednesday ahead of a cold front. Showers and storms moved across Interstate 4 around 1 p.m., then slid southeast by 2-3 p.m.