It's that time of year: highly contagious illnesses like the flu, COVID-19 and Norovirus are spreading in the Tampa Bay area – and the recent cold weather isn't helping slow the spread.

Winter sicknesses are surging in the Sunshine State. Doctors across Central Florida say people are struggling to shake off the flu this year for some reason.

Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay ...

A federal grand jury charged seven people with running a multi-state conspiracy attempting to defraud the United States for ...

After a year of debate, the Broward County school board adopted superintendent Howard Hepburn's proposal to close or convert ...

On the first day of his term, President Donald Trump (R) signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the ...

Florida lawmakers have started filing what are expected to be hundreds of proposals seeking money for local projects and ...

The devastation wrought by the deadly wildfires that ravaged sections of Los Angeles have left an indelible imprint on the ...

Legislative leaders are telling senators and representatives about a need to slow spending, at least in part, because federal ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci helped coordinate the nation’s response to the COVID pandemic. He has never been charged with a crime, yet received a “full and unconditional” pardon back to Jan. 1, 2014.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent ...

USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the ...