Faucet Water (File)
CLEARWATER, Fla. - The city of Clearwater has officially ceased adding fluoride to its drinking water supply, a move mandated [...]
Mark Anthony Mazur (HCSO)
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. - A Spring Hill man has been sentenced to 15 years in state prison followed by 10 years of sexual [...]
Water Faucet (Unsplash)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The City of St. Petersburg will cease adding fluoride to its public drinking wa [...]
August Egg Company Recalls 1.7 Million Dozen Eggs Amidst Salmonella Outbreak Investigation (FDA)
August Egg Company of Hilmar, [...]
Skyway Family Sports Complex (Greg Brown)
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - In a move to enhance public safety and potentially save [...]
AI Powers New Mental Health Partnership: Holmusk And Iris Telehealth
In a collaboration poised to reshape the landscape of beh [...]
COVID Vaccine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Moderna's next-generation COVID-19 vaccine, mNEXSPIKE, for s [...]
BayCare Health Systems
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR), announced Friday [...]

Sunshine State Hops: UF/IFAS Cultivates Thriving New Industry For Florida Craft Beer
Hops Aroma Testing (Photo Courtesy: UF Photography)
A decade ago, the idea of commercially viable hops grown in Florida was considered impossible. [...]

Florida Protects Over 78,000 Acres, Closing Major Gap In Ocala-To-Osceola Wildlife Corridor
Florida Protects Over 78,000 Acres, Closing Major Gap In Ocala-To-Osceola Wildlife Corridor
In a move for conservation, Governor Ron DeSantis, Att [...]

Florida Scientists Cultivate Virtual Strawberries To Grow A Smarter Future For Farming
Dana Choi, a UF/IFAS assistant professor of agricultural and biological engineering, is seen in her lab at the Gulf Coast Research and Education Cent [...]

Florida Preserves Nearly 2,600 Acres Of Working Farmland In Tri-County Area
Tumlin Terwillegar Properties
In a move to safeguard Florida's agricultural heritage and natural resources, Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpso [...]
Megan Angelis and Kyle Findley (By Kevin Pavlidis)
In just a few short weeks, the vast and vital Everglades ecosystem will become the focal point of a critical conservation effort as the 2025 Florida Python Challenge kicks off. From July 11-20, participants will brave the wilds of South Florida with a shared mission: to help protect native wild [...]
Biologists with Van Dorn water sampler offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. (FWC)
Florida's red tide organism, Karenia brevis, has been detected at minimal "background concentrations" in only two samples across Southwest Florida over the past week, indicating a continued period of low activity for the harmful algal bloom. No signs of red tide were o [...]
Leah Recovers From Shark Attack (GoFundMe)
What began as a fun and sunny day at the beach in Boca Grande, Florida, turned into a terrifying and life-altering event on Wednesday when 9-year-old Leah was attacked by a shark while swimming along the state’s Gulf Coast.
First responders quickly arrived, but her injuries were significant enough [...]
Strike It Rich With The Florida Lottery's New "Gold Rush Multiplier" Scratch-Off Games
Dreams became a golden reality for Dialys Guevara, a 64-year-old Miami resident [...]
Steven Reynal Jr.
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. - The Pasco Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Steven Reynal Jr., a 16-year-old who went missing from the Zephy [...]