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The decision comes shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that would penalize businesses if children were to attend "adult live performances" like drag shows.

The Senate approved a measure aimed at blocking venues from admitting kids to “adult live performances," which could effectively ban drag queens at pride events that often bill themselves as "family friendly."

New surveys of seagrass on Florida's Gulf Coast shows the vital marine plant is continuing to lose ground at a rapid pace in Tampa and Sarasota Bay.

Meet Clarence Fort, organizer of the Tampa 1960 sit-ins, and Mark E. Leib, the playwright behind the new production spotlighting the events.

While the housing market has cooled, Miami and Tampa continued to top other metro areas across the country in home-price increases in December

The police department in Tampa, Florida, has fired officer Gregory Damon after he was videotaped dragging a handcuffed woman from a patrol car to a jail entrance.

Tampa's police chief has resigned after using her position to escape a ticket during a traffic stop involving her golf cart driven by her husband.

Police Chief Mary O'Connor is under investigation after bodycam video showed her flashing her badge to a deputy during a traffic stop. Assistant Chief Lee Berkaw is acting chief.

At the Multicultural Health Institute, Dr. Lisa Merritt treats patients, of course. She also inspires a new generation to think big when it comes to public health.

Tampa was forecast to receive the worst from Ian until the storm turned east into Southwest Florida. Mayor Jane Castor says an immediate concern is assisting counties to the south.

Hundreds of thousands of residents in the region are under mandatory evacuation orders, though some still plan to hunker down.

Pawn shops around the country are doing the kind of business they haven’t seen since the 2008 financial crisis.