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A cold front is set to impact the state over the weekend with a notable drop in temperatures, and soaking rains.

Brace yourselves for an event that sets your soul on fire! Mark your calendars for Sunday, February 18th, because on this day, WMNF is teaming up with the Gasparilla Music Festival to bring you a...

The lawsuits say the disclosure requirement violates privacy rights under the Florida Constitution and federal First Amendment rights.

City of St Petersburg is conducting an online community survey. City leaders want to know what residents think about the future of the city.

Social media bill A proposal that aims to keep children off social media has been revamped by the Florida Senate. The debate on whether or not restrictions in the proposal would be constitutional and if...

The Florida House on Thursday passed a controversial proposal aimed at allowing people to kill bears in self-defense.

The Florida House approved designating Florida A1A, from the Florida Keys to Nassau County, as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.”

Hemp farmers & small-business owners are pushing back against Republican lawmakers’ efforts to restrict sales of euphoria-inducing products.

Florida could soon allow for a “classical education teaching certificate,” under a bill passed by the Florida House Thursday.

Debate continues about the bill's constitutionality & whether it would infringe on parental rights by keeping Florida kids off social media.

Listen: Last year, Governor Ron Desantis signed a sweeping anti-immigration bill into law. Immigration advocates and lawmakers gathered in the state capitol Thursday to speak on a bill that would reverse a lot of those...

Gov. Ron DeSantis supported a House proposal to limit “bad-faith objections” to school library books and instructional materials.