Facing pressure to address drug overdoses across Florida, Gov. Rick Scott and Attorney General Pam Bondi rolled out plans Tuesday for a series of workshops and gave support for legislation focused on opioids and drug abuse
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The Falling Gators, UF's skydiving team, is partnering with Canopies for Kids to provide teddy bears for children at Shands at Skydive Palatka this weekend.
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The Senate Health Policy Committee voted unanimously to approve the measure SB 406 that would revamp Florida's medical-marijuana laws Monday.
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The House Health Quality Subcommittee approved HB 1397 Tuesday, a controversial proposal that has been criticized by supporters of Amendment 2.
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With eight of Florida's 12 universities falling below minimum staffing standards for mental health counselors, the university system's Board of Governors is asking for $7 million in increased funding from the 2017-2018 budget.
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352Creates will hosts a two-day event from March 24 and 25, with a range of activities, to get the community engaged in the arts across the 352 area code.
Read More »Amid heated debate over illegal immigration and the rights of undocumented immigrants, a House panel approved a measure Tuesday to crack down on so-called "sanctuary cities."
Read More »A motorcycle crash at 11:45 a.m. on SW Archer Road and Newell Drive left a rider in critical condition Monday morning.
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"For every report of rape we get, there's probably two that go unreported," officer Tobias said.
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U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson said Monday he will file legislation aimed at forcing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to divert more freshwater into Northwest Florida's Apalachicola Bay system, in relation to an ongoing dispute between the state and Georgia over the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river system.
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