Tampa mom thankful two daughters born premature now thriving

FOX 13 News is working to raise awareness for the March of Dimes and its mission to prevent babies from being born too soon.

Jimmy John's offers $1 subs Thursday

Jimmy John's has a great lunch time deal Thursday as part of its Customer Appreciation celebration. 

Customers continue to report Frontier issues

Ed Solomon has spent the past two weeks waiting. His home phone line is dead. He thinks his TV isn't far behind. He's just one of the hundreds of customers still fed up with Frontier.

Young patient among first to try 'cancer pill'

Can a simple pill keep cancer from coming back?  There is a very important trial going on at one local hospital to find out, and one of the first patients receiving the experimental drug is a 3-year-old named Sofia.

Scott signs education bill, clearing way for open enrollment

A wide-ranging education bill dealing with everything from funding for high-performing universities to school membership in athletic associations was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Rick Scott.

Wildlife commission sets sights on another bear hunt

Armed with updated data showing a "robust" and growing black-bear population, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is working to hold another bear hunt.

Faith in action: movies with a message

It's gracing the silver screen and the airwaves alike: familiar storylines based on scripture.

Earth Watch: Rogers Cleaners

“We have customers that are three and four generations, ‘’ said Mitchell Rogers Owner of Rogers Cleaners.

Tampa taxpayers still struggling to work with IRS

The Internal Revenue Service has made some big mistakes in recent years and Congress responded by cutting its funding. Now, frustrated taxpayers say they're paying for it this tax season, including many in the Bay Area. 

Fla. blood banks seek donations before Zika hits state

Southwest Florida blood banks are seeking blood donations before anyone in the state contracts the Zika virus from local mosquitoes.  

USF, OPD launch reviews after FOX 13 investigation

The University of South Florida and the city of Orlando have each launched ethics reviews, after a FOX 13 investigation raised questions about Taser International’s ties to a body camera research study and the Orlando police officer who ran the agency’s body camera program.

Frontier frustrations continue; company reports service issues

Four days into the transition from Verizon to Frontier Communications in the Tampa Bay area, complaints continue coming in from people saying they were disconnected.

Earth Watch: Roland Park Gardening

It’s been an exciting school year at Roland Park Magnet School. Their Discovery Garden has taken off with help from our Good Day Garden Expert David Whitwam.

Driver dies after car accident in Wimauma

A driver is dead after an accident in Wimauma and troopers are still trying to figure out what happened.

Spokesman: Frontier outage 'not widespread'

A widespread outage left tens of thousands of people in the Tampa Bay area without internet or phone service on Friday, and it turns out Frontier Communications' takeover of Verizon's territory is apparently to blame.

Hometown Heroes: 'Lucky Dog Lady'

Some people call Joy Brauer the crazy dog lady.  But she prefers the "lucky" dog lady.

Gov. Scott signs skimmer bill

A proposal to crack down on people using electronic 'skimmers' to steal credit-card or debit-card information at gas pumps was among several bills signed into law Friday by Gov. Rick Scott.

Florida AT&T outage resolved

It's not an April Fool's prank and it's not just you -- AT&T customers around Florida woke up Friday to find that they had no service on their mobile devices.