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Christine Quinn is 1 of 5 Republican candidates running in one of Florida's most competitive Congressional primaries, the 13th U.S. House District left vacant by its current holder, Charlie Crist. Quinn does not believe Joe Biden was the winner of the 2020 presidential election, opposes COVID vaccine and requirements for schools, and denies humans are behind climate change. → Read More
Anna Paulina Luna is 1 of 5 Republican candidates running in one of Florida's most competitive Congressional primaries, the 13th U.S. House District left vacant by Charlie Crist who is running to be the Democratic nominee for governor. Luna was the Republican nominee in 2020 and hopes the redistricting process and an endorsement from former President Trump, will play in her favor. → Read More
Amanda Makki is 1 of 5 Republican candidates running in one of Florida's most competitive Congressional primaries, the 13th U.S. House District left vacant by Charlie Crist who is running to be the Democratic nominee for governor. Makki worked in Congress under Senator Lisa Murkowski as a healthcare attorney trying to stop the passage of the Affordable Care Act, aka 'Obamacare.' → Read More
Pinellas County has one of the most competitive congressional primaries in the state and all five Republicans vying for the nomination have agreed to interviews with Fox 13 Political Editor Craig Patrick. Here is an excerpt of his interview with Kevin Hayslett. → Read More
Hillsborough County needs to return a fortune to county taxpayers. The latest problem is figuring out how to do it. → Read More
The FDA’s full approval of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine could also mean more schools and companies will soon require it. The Supreme Court has already ruled that such mandates are legal. → Read More
The Florida Legislature passed legislation to build a new and more efficient cloud-based unemployment benefits system. But that won’t help people who lost work during the pandemic and still can’t get benefits because of continuing issues with the existing system known as Connect. → Read More
The Biden administration wants to increase funding for veterans’ health care. President Biden is proposing an additional $8.5 billion in services for veterans next year, in addition to $18 billion to improve VA medical centers in his infrastructure plan. → Read More
One million COVID-19 cases is a terrible milestone and the continuing rise in cases is concerning to experts. But many say the progress we’ve made in understanding how to reduce community spread -- without having to lock down the state -- is also very encouraging. → Read More
Maybe you've heard that people are getting reports they're positive for COVID-19 when they didn't even take the test. The governor says he's heard that too. → Read More
Friday, the governor said he wanted a reporter to send him the names of those claiming they still can't get an answer on their jobless benefits. Monday, he said reporters should do a better job of investigating those claimants before sending their names to the state. → Read More
Every Christmas, Americans buy more than 30-million poinsettias. The flaming red plants originated in Mexico, but a Bradenton family has helped make them a Bay Area staple for generations. → Read More
While state leaders promote hemp as Florida's next big cash crop, scientists are still trying to figure out the best varieties and conditions to grow it in Florida. They stress much more work needs to be done in testing facilities before they can relay the best techniques and skills to would-be farmers. → Read More
While the college admissions scandal exposed students getting undue help on their exams, FOX 13 started hearing and investigating claims of a different kind of cheating in one of the most sensitive parts of our government. → Read More
Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 crew spent four days in space. Then, when they finally reached the moon and sent the signals back to Earth, 600 million people couldn’t believe what they were seeing – live – on their television sets. And they could not even see some of the most interesting parts, until now. → Read More
Fifty years ago, the Apollo 11 crew spent four days in space. Then, when they finally reached the moon and sent the signals back to Earth, 600 million people couldnt believe what they were seeing live on their television sets. And they could not even see some of the most interesting parts, until now. → Read More
Fifty years ago, the first of 12 astronauts walked on the moon. Florida launched all of them, and they in turn helped launch what we currently know as Florida. → Read More
When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin undocked their lunar lander Eagle from the command module Columbia 50 years ago, they knew they were headed for an adventure. But several problems popped up that nearly kept them from landing on the moon. → Read More
50 years ago, people around the world were glued to their television sets as Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins blasted off for mankind's greatest leap. → Read More
The Mueller report confirms a warning from former Senator Bill Nelson, that his rival -- and successor -- Rick Scott mocked and dismissed as he challenged and defeated Nelson. → Read More