After a year of debate, the Broward County school board adopted superintendent Howard Hepburn's proposal to close or convert under-enrolled schools. The Broward District has seen its enrollment decline by 6.6% since the pandemic, according to federal data. [ PEDRO PORTAL | El Nuevo Herald ]
OneBlood is the first blood center to get full FDA approval to give high-titer COVID-19 convalescent plasma to those with COVID-19 who are also immunocompromised.
USF public health professor Donna Petersen says collaboration was critical in helping community leaders respond to the pandemic. In hindsight, she says interventions like shutdowns were in place too long.
Doctors across Central Florida say people are struggling to shake off the flu this year for some reason. High fevers last for about a week, and doctors are sending people to urgent care or the ER because of the flu,
Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay
Tampa and St. Petersburg are among the cities that have seen the largest increase in home prices over the last 10 years, according to a study from a construction analysis and research company.
The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a report Thursday showing total enrollment was up 4.5 percent last fall with around 18.2 million students, 0.4 percent higher than in 2019. Some of the biggest increases were in undergraduate certificate programs, with enrollments 28.5 percent above 2019 levels.
There's only one city above Tampa in terms of home prices increasing over the past decade. Tampa and St. Petersburg are among the cities with the largest increases in home prices over the past decade,
Florida lawmakers have started filing what are expected to be hundreds of proposals seeking money for local projects and programs.
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody will take Marco Rubio ’s seat in the U.S. Senate, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday, making Moody only the second woman to represent Florida in the chamber. Elected as the state’s top law enforcement officer in 2018,
A Florida state agency is suing a company owned ... of emergency the entire country was encountering due to the COVID-19 pandemic and knowingly processed an invoice more than 100 times its typical ...
Winter sicknesses are surging in the Sunshine State. Doctors across Central Florida say people are struggling to shake off the flu this year for some reason.