Resuming a rapid pace of executions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted in the 1986 ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed his second death warrant of the year for a man convicted of stabbing a store owner seven times ...

A Manatee County judge sentenced 23-year-old Jose Alfredo Gomez to 30 years in prison for aggravated battery with great ...

Trotter was sentenced to death in the June 1986 murder of Virgie Langford, 70, who was found by a truck driver on the floor ...

Centerstone, a behavioral hospital in Bradenton, has a history of losing track of mentally incompetent criminals place in its ...

Centerstone of Florida sent mentally ill defendants to an unlicensed group home. Lapses in the hospital's oversight have been ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — ZooTampa at Lowry Park released 26 rehabilitated manatees back into Florida waters in 2025, marking a significant milestone as the highest number in its history. The Zoo’s David A ...

ZooTampa released a total of 26 rehabilitated manatees in 2025. Boat strikes and loss of seagrass, a primary food source, are two significant factors that cause manatee sickness and injury. The Zoo is ...

After Florida set a modern-era record in 2025 by carrying out 19 executions, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for an inmate convicted in the 1989 murder of a man in Alachua County.

Florida residents will get a bit of a break from above-average temperatures late this weekend with the arrival of the first of two cold fronts expected this week. The second cold front "could rival ...