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TAMPA, Fla. — On Saturday morning, Tampa runners got out their tutus for the 4th annual Tutus and Tennis Shoes 5K. It's all to benefit the Greater Tampa Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Organizers of Saturday's event said the goal is to raise awareness and money...

LOS ANGELES — To kick off Black History Month, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Foundation teamed with the Black Hollywood Education Resource Center and the Los Angeles Urban League to host the Global Youth Leadership Conference. Prominent TV writers and filmmakers attended to teach the next generation of Black and Latino students how to diversify the storylines portrayed on TV.

PINE CASTLE, Fla. — A canine influenza virus is spreading in the United States. Veterinarians from California, Texas, North Carolina and now Florida have been reporting outbreaks of a highly contagious H3N2 virus. What You Need To Know. H3N2 is a highly contagious virus being found in dogs. Veterinarians...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Joey Logano arrived at the first event of the season with a jet black shock of thick hair and a banner in the grandstands advertising the company that treated NASCAR's reigning champion for alopecia and early baldness. “Ask Joey!” the company Hairclub urged on a...

TAMPA, Fla. — Fla. House of Representatives Speaker Paul Renner requested records from Hillsborough County Public Schools related to the placement of a challenged book in the Pierce Middle School library. "While the vast majority of reading and educational materials in our school libraries are age-appropriate, some books are...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In an effort to raise awareness on mental health in the Black community, community members like Sara Taylor are starting the conversation. “Talking about mental health is often a taboo for many communities of color,” said Sara Taylor, founder and CEO of BIPOC PEEEEEEK Family Project.

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Saturday will be mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the low to mid 70s. Winds could gust over 20 mph at times, which will make...

CARROLL, Ohio — Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in the U.S. each year, according to the CDC, and in light of American Heart Month, one Ohio nurse shares her story of helping heart patients in a unique way that many others can't. What You Need To Know.

TAMPA, Fla. — Book bans, public school funding and teacher wages are just a few concerns Pinellas County parents and educators say they have right now. They took their concerns to Florida Rep. Michele Rayner-Goolsby (D-St. Petersburg) in a roundtable discussion on Saturday. Paula Stephens has been a teacher...

During the special legislative session last December, Florida lawmakers passed SB 4-A and SB 6-A, for what amounts to nearly $2 billion in Hurricane Ian and Nicole relief for affected Floridians. We examine what these bills provide for and how all impacted Florida citizens and businesses can receive the support...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR's return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for its season-opening exhibition race — a sloppy Sunday night extravaganza in which the Wiz Khalifa halftime show might have been the most entertaining part of the event. Truex took the lead...

TALLAHASSEE. Fla. — The Florida Legislature will hold a special session starting Monday to address several issues, including governance of Disney's Reedy Creek Improvement District, House Speaker Paul Renner and Senate President Kathleen Passidomo said Friday. They announced they would convene the session in a memo sent to state...

TAMPA, Fla. — Should high school female student athletes be required to disclose their menstrual history in order to play sports? That’s a question the Florida High School Athletic Association will decide in a couple of weeks. It’s a question about which parents, students and coaches have opinions.