Florida governor-elect Byron Donalds called his election victory humbling in his first public appearance since the result, speaking Thursday at a State University System Board of Governors summit at Florida…
Everglades restoration in Florida is moving faster than ever, but scientists say more analysis is needed to determine how well the watershed is responding and what the multibillion-dollar effort can ultimately achieve…
College HUNKS Hauling Junk & Moving has named Brad Cowan its new CEO as founders Nick Friedman and Omar Soliman step back from day-to-day management. The Tampa-based franchise company, launched in 2003, now generates…
Ferg’s Sports Bar and Grill owner Mark Ferguson discussed building the St. Petersburg business at a University of South Florida entrepreneurship forum on Monday. A former physical education teacher, Ferguson opened the…
Florida university students are increasingly turning to campus food pantries and student-led aid as rising living costs leave some skipping meals. Eleanor Ferrier, a Florida A&M senior in Tallahassee, visits the school…
Florida reported 100 new locally acquired dengue infections for Nov. 1-7, with 92 in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties, even as investigations under review have declined in recent weeks. Hillsborough recorded 61…
E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt’s Rock and Soul Forever Foundation is using music to help engage students in school through its free TeachRock curriculum. Launched in 2007, the initiative incorporates music…
The downtown St. Petersburg building that houses the Jannus Live concert venue has been listed for sale at $11.5 million. Jannus Landing Retail Building LLC is marketing the two-story property, which covers 10,500…
A recent analysis by clean-energy advocates says at least 23 utilities in 18 states are raising customer bills to recover costs from extreme-weather damage or strengthen power grids. In Florida, Tampa Electric customers…
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges spoke to a sold-out audience at Booker High in Sarasota on Thursday night about entering an all-white school as a six-year-old in 1960. Federal marshals escorted her past angry crowds, but…
St. Petersburg Mayor-elect Charlie Crist unveiled his “Five Guiding Lights” on Thursday, setting out priorities for his transition into office. The plan invites residents to apply for city roles and volunteer positions…
Flu activity is rising in Florida, where the latest Walgreens Flu Index score is 6.35, compared with 3.6 nationally, making the state the third highest in the country behind Washington and Hawaii. Health officials are…
Hillsborough County commissioners postponed a vote Tuesday on a proposed one-year moratorium on hyperscale data centers, saying they want to revisit it with two incoming board members. The pause would give the county…
Memphis beat South Florida 52-41 on Thursday night after surrendering a 21-point lead and then reclaiming the advantage in a high-scoring finish. The Bulls briefly went ahead 41-38 on Nico Gramatica’s 38-yard field…
Florida voters approved Amendment 3 on Election Night, a property tax measure expected to reduce revenue for cities and counties by hundreds of millions of dollars. Local governments have a year to plan for the budget…
Progressive groups in Florida plan to seek voter approval for a statewide rent-control measure on the 2028 ballot. The “Floridians for Fair Rent” campaign would cap annual increases at 3% or the inflation rate…
Florida’s Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking tens of millions of dollars in additional funding for the coming year to operate and staff its veterans’ nursing homes. Its request includes nearly $16.6 million for…
Construction of a memorial at the former Pulse nightclub site in Orlando could begin this month, the city says. Gomez Construction received a notice to proceed in October and has been finalizing permits, contracts and…
Florida’s Cabinet is scheduled to consider a $20.5 million purchase of 30 acres at the northern tip of Clearwater Beach Island at its Nov. 17 meeting. State staff say the acquisition would expand public access at…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for Willie Crain, 80, who is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Dec. 10 at Florida State Prison in Raiford. Crain was convicted in the 1998 disappearance…
The Dalí Museum in St. Petersburg opened “Dalí: Disruption + Devotion” on Saturday, bringing Salvador Dalí’s work together with art by European predecessors who influenced him. Co-organized with the Museum of Fine Arts…
New College of Florida will ask the state Board of Governors on Friday, Nov. 13, to approve up to $47.5 million in borrowing for a dormitory building acquired from USF and to refinance existing debt. The proposal…
Voters in 26 of Florida’s 27 counties approved new or renewed sales or property taxes to support public schools, while voters statewide also overwhelmingly backed Amendment 3, which will cut property taxes by increasing…
Radiologist Robert Entel has opened the Penny Lane Beatles Museum in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida, displaying thousands of items he collected over four decades. The museum grew from a small space in Dunedin and is…
Thomas Markle was arrested last week in Lakeland on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material.
Florida’s State University System Board of Governors will consider allowing some undocumented students to attend public universities, reversing a restriction approved earlier this year. The proposed exception would…
Hillsborough County commissioners voted 7-0 on Tuesday to ban the sale and distribution of kratom products containing concentrated or chemically altered compounds, including 7-hydroxymitragynine, known as 7-OH. The…
NASA plans to build PROMISE, a lunar rover assembled from spare components and test vehicles used for the Mars rovers Perseverance and Curiosity. The agency says the proven hardware can withstand conditions near the…
