Crowbar owner Tom DeGeorge spoke on "Florida Matters Live & Local" about a federal jury declaring the company a monopoly, the struggles facing small, local music venues, and the community's fight agai...

Recent rain showers coincide with the start of the annual fertilizer ban. Key nutrients from fertilizer runoff contribute to algae growth, which leads to murky, stinky waters and hurts marine life.

Volunteers of America Florida, which manages some low-income senior housing across the state, used a Humana grant to purchase a couple dozen robo-cats and robo-dogs for seniors at their complex in Cle...

As the Bay Blend podcast turns 1, we realized we never gave our beloved mascot a name. You can help us do just that.

After years of using dogs to track the scents of missing people, a Sarasota County search-and-rescue group has added a new team member. It's a really social aquatic animal with thick fur and webbed pa...

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Seagrasses are not only good for the water quality of our bays, but they are also home to as many as 75% of both recreationally and commercially important species of fish.

Hundreds of people came to remember the two international students who police say were killed by a roommate last month.

Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated...

Our news tracker looked at coverage of trans issues in major US outlets and found one newsroom dominates the coverage while lagging behind peers in representing the perspectives of trans people themse...

April is National Donate Life Month. That's for all organ, eye and tissue donations — both living and after death. WUSF spoke to the National Kidney Foundation of Florida about the growing need for or...

A new AMA statement aims to counter claims of retreat and reaffirm medical consensus around care for transgender kids.

A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump's executive order to defund NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.

TIGLFF — formerly known as the Tampa Bay International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival — is back with a new name and a new lineup of events designed to signal a more inclusive approach to community buildi...

Florida's coral reef has been beset by everything from 101-degree temperatures to stony coral tissue loss disease. The key to saving it may be on land.

Their march Saturday also included their stance against the wars in Gaza and Iran.

Two Florida women had to attend virtual court hearings while in labor to argue for their right to choose their own medical care. As their state pushes to expand some types of medical freedom, it has a...

WUSF is asking Tampa Bay area residents about their ability to find dentists currently taking patients with Medicaid plans.

School choice expansions in recent years have given parents more options for their children. This has led to an increase in "micro schools" in Florida. One such school in New Port Richey bases many of...

A Tampa mental health provider says such proposals create an environment of fear and hostility in the LGBTQ+ community that can be tricky to treat.

Detainees told ProPublica that art supplies have been removed in room searches, immigrants have lost access to Gmail and staff hover within earshot during video calls.

Role-playing games like "Dungeons and Dragons " have risen in popularity in recent years, even being featured on hit shows like Netflix's "Stranger Things." But a Tampa Bay area mental health therapis...