The Tampa Bay area has emerged as a hotbed for Muslim and anti-Muslim activity. The local director for the Council on American-Islamic Relations says he's trying to cool things down.

LACONIA, N.H. -- Three weeks out from the New Hampshire primary, and voters in the Granite State don't seem to have settled firmly on one of the Republican presidential candidates.

Continued low interest rates and a more confident consumer drove existing home sales up in November by 11 percent over last year, according to figures released by Florida Realtors.

Meanwhile, the median price for an existing home remained relatively flat, a continuation of a trend that Realtors say is a good sign that better days are ahead for an industry that could use a little good news.

The Tampa Bay Rays' spectacular late-season run -- highlighted bylate-inningheroics from a light-hitting pinch hittercombined with the collapse of the Boston Red Sox -- was one of the most enjoyable sports stories for Florida in 2011.

Still, with college and professional football in a rebuilding mode across the state, the spectacular clunk of the NBAs superteam was Floridas top news story of 2011.

At least Gator fans can still dream of past glory on the gridiron in Denver, alongthe sidelines at South Carolina and, starting next year, at Ohio State.

With less than two weeks to go until the Iowa caucus, polls show U.S. Rep. Ron Paul of Texas and former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts are leading the pack of Republican presidential candidates in the Hawkeye State.

When House members return to Tallahassee for the regular session, the speaker doesnt expect there to be much time for items outside of redistricting and the budget.

And those same members shouldnt plan on getting any bill heard if they cant find a senator to champion the effort in the other chamber.

Republican presidential hopeful former Gov. Mitt Romney of Massachusetts unveiled his team of county chairs for Florida on Wednesday.

In order to win in January, and defeat President Obama in November, my campaign will need the hard work of these Florida county chairs, said Romney, who is fighting former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich to lead national polls. Their work on the ground, reaching out to voters, will be important as I campaign to spread my pro-growth message and bring jobs back to Florida.

Forget Iran and Afghanistan. Americans have unmanned drones flying over their own heads, and more are coming.

With financial help from the federal government, police departments across the country are marshaling a new generation of remote-controlled airborne surveillance devices to be their eyes in the sky.

In North Dakota, a local sheriff called in a Predator drone from Grand Forks Air Force Base to help corral a family of cattle rustlers.