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St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony Holloway added new language to department's General Orders Monday to strengthen rules on reporting wrongdoing by officers

Pinellas Law Enforcement Agencies Strengthen Rules On Reporting Officer Misconduct

A number of Pinellas County law enforcement agencies announced Monday policies that clarify officers’ responsibilities on potential misconduct by...

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor announces her decision on Facebook Live

Tampa To Enact Stay-At-Home Policy; At Odds With Hillsborough County

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor said she plans to enact a stay-at-home policy for the city. It would be enacted Wednesday morning and be enforced beginning at...

A Texas oil company wants to expand oil production in the Big Cypress National Preserve beyond Racoon Point, shown here, which begain in the 1970s.

Army Corps Reverses Decision Finding Oil Exploration Damaged Big Cypress

A month after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said a Texas company searching for oil damaged wetlands in the Big Cypress National Preserve, the agency...

Orlando area hospitals have started treating COVID-19 patients with the blood of those who have recovered.

First Patients In Orlando Treated For COVID-19 With Blood Of Those Who Recovered

Orlando area patients are starting to get treated for COVID-19 with the blood of patients who have recovered.

The newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center will serve as a field hospital that will accept coronavirus patients. It's expected to be completed April 20.

Miami Beach Convention Center To Become Coronavirus Field Hospital

The Miami Beach Convention Center will soon become a temporary 450-bed field hospital for a potential surge of coronavirus patients.

The deaths of 72 Floridians were verified Tuesday, the largest daily increase since the COVID-19 outbreak began.

Florida Sees Deadliest Day Yet From COVID-19

State health officials say Florida saw the largest one-day increase in the number of deaths since the COVID-19 outbreak began. The deaths of 72...

The number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida passed 31,000 Sunday, an increase of almost 700 since Saturday.

Florida Cases Pass 31,000; Bay Area Posts No Deaths For Second Straight Day

The number of COVID-19 infections in Florida passed 31,000 Sunday. However, the number of deaths in the Tampa Bay area remained unchanged for the second...

Over 27,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and deaths from the disease have reached 823, including nine in the Tampa Bay area since Sunday evening.

Florida COVID-19 Cases Pass 27,000; Deaths Over 800

Over 27,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Florida, according to the 6 p.m. Monday report from the Department of Health.

Florida Adds 615 New Cases Sunday, 15 More People Die From COVID-19

Florida reported more than 600 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bring the weekend total of new cases to 1,350. The Florida Department of Health daily...

Several publishers have filed a lawsuit against the Internet Archive alleging copyright infringement.

Publishers Sue Internet Archive For 'Mass Copyright Infringement'

The lawsuit filed this week in federal court alleges that the organization, which lends books online for free, amounts to a "piracy site" that has been eluding copyright law for years.

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