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TAMPA, Fla. — Every year, tourists from around the world flock to Crystal River. A brief drive through the charming Citrus County hamlet provides a hint as to why: You’ll find manatee-shaped mailboxes, manatee placards on the streetlights, manatee statues and murals. The city’s logo, a smiling sea cow, is…

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — The bye week is a good opportunity for Miami Dolphins players, after playing 10 games in 10 weeks, to take some well-deserved time off, relax, be with family and maybe take a quick vacation.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mikey Keene started the second half at quarterback for UCF in place of John Rhys Plumlee as the Knights fell, 17-14, to Navy on Saturday inside FBC Mortgage Stadium.

Florida is a magnet for retirees — not just for those who can afford exclusive gated communities, but also for those on fixed incomes. Now, many face a wrenching reality: rebuilding is not an option.

BRANDON, FLa. — The Lightning’s 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on Thursday was not only a big win for the team’s defense but also for goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of super-wealthy people helped foot the bill as Gov. Ron DeSantis barnstormed Florida and the rest of the country campaigning for his reelection and stumping for political allies running up to the midterm elections this month.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida diabetics are struggling to buy prescription drugs to help control their blood sugar now that the medications have gone viral on social media as a weight-loss solution.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning were starting to feel the pressure, their lead against the Calgary Flames cut to one, the air sucked out of Amalie Arena. Two defensemen were hobbled in the locker room due to injuries, so Tampa Bay also was playing short-handed.

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Florida Panthers left the ice to a chorus of boos at the end of the first period Thursday. It was one of those periods when nothing could go right. Sergei Bobrovsky gave up four goals on 11 shots and got benched at the first intermission. The…