Scott Finn

The feud between one of the Tampa Bay region's biggest insurers and health care providers is over.

Late Friday, UnitedHealthcare and BayCare Health System announced they have reached a new, five-year agreement.

The two companies had fought over reimbursement rates. Their battle played out in a series of advertisements in local newspapers.

In late November, the agreement between the two entities ended, leaving thousands of customers wondering if they'd have to switch doctors or go to a different hospital.

Where is Reagan, a Labrador retriever that once belonged to Gov. Rick Scott?

Charlie and strippers and bears, oh my!

We had record-breaking traffic this year on WUSFnews.org, and we can thank Charlie Crist, RNC escorts and strippers, and wandering bears.

Who says there's no snow in Florida? Becky Wanamaker shared this story on WUSF's Facebook page.

Every December, our family drives to Orlando for a little winter wonderland fun at the Gaylord Palm's ICE! show.

We bundle up in those big heavy blue coats and marvel at the beautiful sculptures that created wonderful Christmas vignettes.

The kids (old and young) enjoy sliding down the ice slides. After we've had as much of the 9º temperature we can take, we head over to the atrium for some hot chocolate, conversation and entertainment.

For all of you interested in health news, consider this a holiday present.

WUSF Public Media recently acquired Health News Florida, an award-winning website focused on explaining how health policy affects you and your family.

As of today, Health News Florida has a beautiful new website, with more health stories from NPR, and great audio and video as well.

It all started with a hug.

It was 2009. Charlie Crist was governor of Florida. The recession was starting to hit hard. And President Obama had just won election in a landslide.

Obama came to Ft. Myers to talk up his stimulus plan. Crist was grateful for the money.

And then, they hugged.

The Club for Growth and Marco Rubio campaigns used the photo to tar Crist as an insincere conservative. It helped Rubio beat Crist in the primary for U.S. Senate.

But Crist is not so easily defeated. He became an independent and kept running for Senate.

The Tampa Bay Times recently profiled Gretchen Molannen, a 39-year-old suffering from a condition called persistent genital arousal disorder.

According to the Times, it is “a debilitating condition marked by continuous sexual arousal. Women who have the disorder are physically but not psychologically aroused.”

For Molannen, having the disorder meant she couldn’t work. She said she had attempted suicide at least three times in the past year.