For Black students, Gibbs High School was a safe haven and the heart of their community during a time of segregation.
This November, Floridians will vote yes or no on allowing adults 21 and older to use recreational marijuana.
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Politics / Issues
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The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says Florida won’t comply with new Title IX rules.
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Members of the community can nominate their favorite "queer elders."
Local / State
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On Saturday, three Florida physicians spoke at Voices from the Frontline, an event hosted by the organization Alachua County Healthcare Workers for Gaza.
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Concert producer Jason Michael Paul combined his love of video games and music to create a project using more than a dozen intellectual properties. The show will focus on the music and some of the images video gamers know and love.
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Shelters are already seeing an influx of new clients, and facing the stark reality that more will be coming
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A new study is drawing fresh attention to the impact of quality of place on the military's continued presence in Escambia County.
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Warm weather and an upcoming mating season could mean more alligator sightings in Central Florida.
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Health News Florida
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It may take several months of analysis before UnitedHealth can identify and notify people who were affected in the February hack of the Change Healthcare subsidiary.
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But some health experts worry about traditional diet companies and gyms getting in the medication business and believe the drugs will cater to society’s need for quick fixes.
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Students from John Hopkins Middle School in St. Petersburg recently produced a podcast that looked at the historic Gas Plant neighborhood, a historically Black community razed in the 1980s. The students focused on the childhoods of the residents.
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Ondine Achampong says she tore her ACL during a bars dismount. The surgery and recovery from the knee injury can take up to a year. She was expected to be a medalist at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.
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