USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the pandemic. In hindsight, she says interventions like shutdowns were in place too long.

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

Tampa and St. Petersburg are among the cities that have seen the largest increase in home prices over the last 10 years, according to a study from a construction analysis and research company.

There's only one city above Tampa in terms of home prices increasing over the past decade. Tampa and St. Petersburg are among the cities with the largest increases in home prices over the past decade,

Florida saw an increase in unemployment claims last week, bucking the national trend of declining claims. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 4,817 initial unemployment claims were filed in Florida during the week ending January 4th.

Detroit has one of the fastest-growing home prices in the country since 2020, according to a report looking at the impact of COVID-19 on property values. The Mortgage Calculator's recently issued report on U.

Health officials say norovirus affects all ages, but children and older adults are more at risk for severe outcomes, and are encouraging people to wash their hands thoroughly. Doctors say the virus can happen anywhere and can easily spread from touching contaminated surfaces or from someone who came in contact with fecal matter or vomit.

Florida reported its highest ever high school graduation rate for the 2023-24 academic year at 89.7%, continuing a string of increases interrupted only by the COVID-19 pandemic. Pasco County led the state’s largest districts,

While the increase is good news, some education advocates say the statistic is just one measure of student success.

Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018, Moody campaigned on a pledge to voters that she’d be a prosecutor, not a politician.

While the pandemic’s emergency phase ended in May 2023, the threat of infection remains a governing force in the lives of people with immune disorders.

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 Florida in the chamber.