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Public boat ramps in Manatee County reopened Monday, but commissioners said if boaters fail to follow social distance guidelines, they’re prepared to close them again.

Local charities have been struggling since the coronavirus pandemic began. To help, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced they will provide $1,000 to a different charity every day for the next month.

Qualified renters who have lost a job or had an impact to their income due to COVID-19 may apply for rental assistance in Polk County.

Some school districts in the Tampa Bay-area are making changes to their meal distribution schedules based on new CDC guidelines recommending people to limit the errands they run during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The fight to reduce the use of single-use plastics may be in jeopardy with some grocery chains banning reusable cloth bags out of fear they could be contributing to the spread of COVID-19.

Easter this year looks a lot different, however, Metropolitan Ministries' staff put in countless hours of work to ensure Sunday was still a day of hope for the community.

The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state has risen by 909 since Saturday evening's update as the virus spreads and as more people get tested across the state. The total number of cases in Florida is now 19,895.

The FBI uncovered an international coronavirus-fueled fraud scheme after more than 39 million masks promised to a powerful California union representing health-care workers were never delivered.

Firefighters in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, created a giant heart using their fire engines on April 11. They called on others to join the #HeartsForHealthCare trend and post their own tributes to people fighting the spread of the coronavirus.

The Florida town of Davie has placed its police chief on administrative leave after he was accused by officers of saying a sheriff's deputy died of COVID-19 because he was a “homosexual who attended homosexual sexual events.”

A suspect in Florida facing charges of battering his mother coughed and blew at deputies while he was being arrested, telling them he hoped they caught the new coronavirus, authorities said Sunday.

A member of the Pasco County Fire Rescue team has recently tested positive for COVID-19.  This is the first Pasco County Government employee to test positive.  

The front lines of the coronavirus pandemic can be found in our local hospitals and members of Radiant Church wanted to say thank you.

High in the skies over Las Vegas, the U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron -- also known as the “Thunderbirds" -- showed its support on Saturday for those on the frontlines responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

The ‘safer-at-home’ guidelines allow for local residents to get outdoors, and when you live in a coastal community sometimes that means your favorite hobby is still okay.

Wearing a mask or some type of covering over your mouth while doing errands seems to be the new normal, and those taking it one step further; wearing gloves, are not as protected as they might think, according to health experts.

Governor DeSantis announced major expansions to statewide testing at a news conference on Saturday. The plan is to open up federal testing sites to anyone experiencing symptoms, as well as, expand spot testing by enlisting members of the Florida National Guard to test in Florida nursing homes and long-term care facilities.