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‘Errors and inconsistencies’: New Gulfport mayor sheds light on damage assessment confusion

Florida GOP appoints new Manatee Republican leadership; One elected leader removed disagrees with some changes.

Florida GOP appoints new executive team for the county party after turmoil and complaints. One leader who was removed from his elected position speaks out against some of the restructure.

Multiple crews were fighting a brush fire that broke out in the Everglades Wednesday.

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Tampa Bay's weather forecast for Wednesday evening, looking ahead to hot days with very few chances for showers.

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A first of its kind construction project is underway in Polk County, visible to anyone who drives through on Interstate 4.

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FSU students march to the capitol, demand gun reform before session wraps

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has spiked to levels not seen in millions of years on Earth due mainly to the burning of fossil fuels and this greenhouse gas is responsible for much of the global warming over the past century.