Gov. Ron DeSantis calls special session to redraw Florida’s congressional districts
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he plans to call a special session in…
From “Alligator Alcatraz” to guns and social media, Florida’s biggest legal battles to watch in 2026
Legal battles about issues like “Alligator Alcatraz,” guns and social media as well as many other Florida issues…
Florida’s Supreme Court upholds state law on nonunanimous death sentences
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Supreme Court has upheld a state law allowing nonunanimous juries to sentence people…
Florida man set to become state’s 19th execution in 2025 for killing 2 during a home invasion
A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman during home invasion robbery and later confessing to…
Florida set to carry out 18th death sentence of 2025 on Tuesday evening
A man convicted of stabbing a woman to death during a home invasion robbery more than 30 years…
Former Marine set for execution in Florida for 1970s killing
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A former Marine convicted of killing a 6-year-old girl more than four decades ago…
Florida attorney general sues Planned Parenthood over abortion pills
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, claiming the organization is…
Advocates say Florida lawmakers need to act after courts find some gun laws unconstitutional
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A pair of court rulings declaring some of Florida’s gun restrictions unconstitutional are creating…
Florida man faces execution for killing of woman whose body was found off a Pensacola bridge
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his next-door neighbor is scheduled to…
Can medical marijuana patients own guns? Florida lawsuit placed on hold as Supreme Court hears similar case
After the U.S. Supreme Court this week said it will hear a case focused on the same federal…
Florida man set to be executed for his conviction in the 1996 killings of 2 women
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing two women whose bodies were found in a…