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Bruce A. Warren-- one of the world's pre-eminent researchers of deep ocean currents and scientist emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution - is the 2010 winner of the prestigious Sverdrup Gold Medal, awarded by the American Meteorological Society .

Patrick Zeigler, a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army, served two tours in Iraq. But all of the combat experience in the world couldn't help Zeigler when he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time Nov.

A lot of the sunniest parts of the U.S. - like Florida and the Gulf Coast - are also prime hurricane country.

An economic downturn and an attempt to limit overtime for campus police led Florida A&M University to get a distinction no university would want.

An appeal court Tuesday rejected another challenge to state constitutional amendments that give property tax breaks to Florida's primary homeowners, but not to owners of second homes.

By Jason Jordan The world of the professional salesperson has changed dramatically over the last decade.

Did $1-a-pack tax get smokers to quit - or get more creative? Was the $1-a-pack tax increase on cigarettes a good idea? Sales of cigarettes have plunged since the state's tax increase took effect.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - " They are rivals on the football field, but when it comes to drunk driving and high-risk drinking, The Florida State University and the University of Florida are partnering for a common purpose.

A number of Florida State University students mourned the death of gay rights in Maine on Friday, Nov.

Florida State University freshman Christopher Byrd died in a car accident the night of Nov.

Courtney Whittington was raised in Tallahassee, and she hopes her 2-month-old daughter, Linnea, also will grow up in Florida.

This may not be the case - the watershed decision that motivates our county and state to dedicate resources toward detangling issues of mental-health and justice.

On many nights this fall, it has been possible to tune in to broadcast network television during prime time and hear a character call someone else a "douche." In just the last several weeks, it has happened on CBS 's "The New Adventures of Old Christine" and the CW's "The Vampire Diaries," which are broadcast at 8 p.m., during what used to be known ...

U.S. Rep. Allen Boyd was cheered Thursday for his vote against national health care and jeered by Tallahassee voters who doubt he will defy House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Obama when it really counts.

A robbery that occurred on the edge of the Florida State University campus on Thursday night has resulted in the arrest of three people, according to the Tallahassee Police Department.

We restrict their ability to see R-rated movies, to buy alcohol, to get tattoos or vote.

Florida's future prosperity relies on the quality of its work force. To compete in the fast-changing knowledge economy, we need more well-educated citizens.

Does the Constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment mean the state can't imprison someone with psychiatric problems when mental treatment is available? Or is the state's first duty to punish such offenders, with rehabilitation ranking second? Those questions were argued in the 1st District Court of Appeal Thursday with a unique appeal by ...

On Monday, the Supreme Court heard petitioners argue that sentencing people to life in prison without any possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles, where no homicide was committed, violates the Eighth Amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Mary Ballard started getting calls on her cell phone from neighbors at 7:11 p.m. Tuesday night about the police activity in her neighborhood.