Last summer, USF Pre-College made its debut as the first comprehensive summer college preparation program created by USF and led by university faculty.

Around 200 high school juniors and seniors-to-be took part in one of seven different courses, with the hope of getting ready for the next step in their education.

Now, it’s coming back bigger than ever. Kathy Barnes, the director of USF Pre-College, says last year’s success has led to the expansion of the program, which plans on taking in 240 students across nine courses in this summer’s session.

A limousine filled with students headed to prom night at Western High in Davie, Fla., stopped for a detour Saturday, after a Honda van veered into a concrete wall and flipped in front of the limo. The van's seven passengers had trouble getting out — until the limo's driver and the students came to their aid.

Politicians take positions on issues all of the time. It's part of their job.

And while reasonable people might say that times change, so positions can change, too -- well, politics is not always reasonable.

When a politician changes a position, their opponents are more than likely going to claim they "flip-flopped."

So, holding politicians to the same standards they hold each other, PolitiFact Florida is citing some notable flip-flops this week.

New data reveals the Tampa Bay area's prescription drug problem is on the decline. The number of accidental drug deaths in at least four local counties has dropped since 2010.

Pinellas, Pasco, Hillsborough and Hernando counties have all seen a decline in drug overdoses over the last two years.

State lawmakers wrapped up the session less than two weeks ago and many have taken to the public circuit explaining their votes.

Eight members of the Pinellas County Legislative Delegation convened Tuesday to face questions from the Suncoast Tiger Bay Club.

With a few exceptions, the state senators and representatives from both the Republican and Democrat sides of the aisle praised the bipartisanship mood of the 2013 session.