A Florida man convicted of murdering a woman and raping and killing her 8-year-old-granddaughter in Seminole County in 1993 ...

According to one mother who spoke with her son who is in the jail, inmates screamed out: "We're going to die back here. There ...

James Ford is set to die by lethal injection and would be the first execution of the year at Florida State Prison.

The Florida Board of Governors (BOG) confirmed Adam Hasner as FAU’s eighth president on Feb. 20, despite student concerns ...

Ricardo Vilorio-Hernandez was convicted last October in Lancaster County Court. He was sentenced this week to 40 to 80 years in state prison.

A legislative budget panel has approved $8.2 million in funding to continue the deployment of Florida National Guard members at state prisons until June. The Joint Legislative Budget Commission (JLBC) ...

Many states, particularly Republican-led ones, are feeling pressure to align their legislative priorities with the ...

Ford is executed at Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla., on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Kat Tran/Fresh Take Florida) RAIFORD, Fla. – James D. Ford, who was convicted of murdering a young couple ...

The warrant comes five days after the state put to death another man convicted of killing a couple in 1997. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

Francisco Cartagena, 48, of Winter Haven, Florida, pleaded guilty to 55 of ... Spahn sentenced Cartagena to 10 to 20 years in state prison. “I understand this is a lengthy state prison sentence ...

Bryan O. Aponte has been sentenced to a 30-year prison term. The state sought 20 years behind bars. Here's a look at that and ...