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Supreme Court Opens New Term Oct. 5 With Florida's Six-Person Felony Juries on the Docket

DeSantis Names Ten Judges in a Single Day of Court Appointments

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

Duval County Jury Convicts Jacksonville Man in Home Invasion and Rape of an 89-Year-Old Woman

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

Shanna Gardner Heads to Trial in Duval County After a Co-Defendant's Conviction

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Palm Beach County Couple Charged in an Alleged $1.1 Million Stolen Baby Formula Operation

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Palm Beach County Clerk of Court Arrested on Five Felony Child Abuse Charges

Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida

Lee County Man Charged With Murder After Remains Found in a Hidden Grave Near Fort Myers

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

JSO Announces Four Arrests in the Jacksonville Southside Park Killing

PoliticsSouth Florida

DeSantis Fills South Florida Benches in Latest Round of Judicial Appointments

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

St. Johns County Corrections Sergeant Fired and Arrested Over Alleged Injunction Violation

Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida

DeSantis Signs Death Warrant for Harold Gene Lucas in 1976 Lee County Killing

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Former Pembroke Park Town Manager Charged After FDLE Recording Investigation

Crime & CourtsPanhandle

Appeals Court Upholds Tallahassee Felony Murder Conviction Over Evidence Claim

Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Sumter Detective Charged With Misusing Police Databases and Flock Cameras

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

St. Johns Corrections Sergeant Arrested and Fired After Internal Investigation

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Handyman Returned to Death Row in 2005 Miami-Dade Waitress Killing

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Former Broward JROTC Instructor Charged in Decades-Old Sexual Battery Case

Florida Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentences in the Jermaine Foster Case

Florida Leads the Nation in Executions in 2026 as More Are Scheduled

Florida Sets a Rare Double Execution for July 28, a First in More Than 60 Years

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

FDLE Sweep in Alachua County Nets 25 Arrests for Sex-Offender Registry Violations

Editorial & Opinion

Florida's Record-Setting Execution Pace Demands Public Scrutiny

Florida Executes 74-Year-Old for 1982 Broward Killing, Its 10th Execution of the Year

Crime & CourtsSouthwest Florida

Cape Coral Man Convicted of Felony Murder Faces Life After Fatal Teen Robbery

Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Suspended Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez's Racketeering Case Heads to October Trial

Crime & CourtsPanhandle

Appeals Court Upholds Charlie Adelson Conviction in Dan Markel Murder

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

Four Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder of Jacksonville Rapper Julio Foolio

Business & Real Estate

Florida Supreme Court Ruling on Punitive Damages Adds New Pressure to Settle High-Dollar Lawsuits

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

Four Men Sentenced to Life Without Parole in Killing of Rapper Julio Foolio

Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

Man Accused in Orange City Shooting Held Without Bond on Aggravated Battery Charge

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Men Sentenced to Life in Prison for Tampa Murder of Rapper Julio Foolio

Florida Leads Nation in Executions as 2026 Death Warrants Mount Under DeSantis

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Men Sentenced to Life in the 2024 Tampa Killing of Rapper Julio Foolio

Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

DeSantis Signs 10th Death Warrant of 2026 as Florida Sustains Record Execution Pace

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Defendants Sentenced to Life in Prison in Tampa Murder of Rapper Julio Foolio

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Men Sentenced to Life for the 2024 Tampa Murder of Rapper Julio Foolio

Technology & Science

Florida Supreme Court's New Rule Targets AI Hallucinations in Court Filings

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Jury Acquits George Pino in the 2022 Miami Boat Crash That Killed a Teenager

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Men Sentenced to Life in Tampa Murder of Rapper Julio Foolio

U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh Florida's Six-Person Juries in a Case With Sweeping Implications

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

Four Men Sentenced to Life in the Jacksonville Killing of Rapper Julio Foolio

Crime & CourtsSouth Florida

Fort Pierce Murder Conviction Heads to Sentencing as Florida Expands Its Use of the Death Penalty

Technology & Science

Florida Supreme Court's New Rule on AI and Fake Citations Takes Effect in Courts Statewide

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Men Convicted in Julio Foolio Murder Set for Sentencing Monday in Tampa

Florida Court Strikes Down Concealed-Carry Age Limit for 18-to-20-Year-Olds

Technology & Science

Florida Supreme Court's New Rule on AI-Generated Citations Takes Effect Statewide

Crime & CourtsTampa Bay

Four Men Convicted in Julio Foolio Murder Face Formal Sentencing in Tampa After Jury Spares Them the Death Penalty

Eleventh Circuit Upholds Deportation of Florida Man, Affirming How Aggravated Assault Triggers Removal

Crime & CourtsCentral Florida

DeSantis Signs 10th Death Warrant of 2026 in Decades-Old Orange County Murder Case

Crime & CourtsNortheast Florida

Florida Carries Out Seventh Execution of 2026 as Pace Accelerates