Aug 17 Live Results: Florida midterm primaries Florida voters will select nominees Tuesday to replace term-limited Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and to complete the remainder of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s unexpired U.S. Senate term. Continue reading
Aug 12 3 states are set to hold executions on the same day, a first in the US since 2010 By Kim Chandler, Travis Loller, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma plan to execute inmates Thursday in what would be the first time in nearly 16 years that three people are put to death on the same day in the United States. Continue reading
Jul 28 Florida executes ex-police officer convicted of murder, first of 2 lethal injections set for single day By David Fischer, Associated Press Since the beginning of 2025, Florida has carried out nearly half the state executions nationwide. Continue reading
Jul 20 Tropical Storm Bertha forms along U.S. Gulf Coast By Associated Press Tropical Storm Bertha has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected. Bertha is the second named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season. Continue reading
Jul 20 Tate brothers fight extradition to UK where they are charged with rape and sex trafficking By David Fischer, Associated Press The brothers are accused of rape and sex trafficking in the United Kingdom and British prosecutors have requested their extradition. Continue reading
Jul 15 Man fleeing immigration officers in Florida struck and killed by tractor trailer, police say By Gene Johnson, Associated Press It was the third death in a week involving encounters with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, following shootings in Texas and Maine. Continue reading
Jul 14 Florida to execute 3 of its oldest death row inmates by the end of the month By David Fischer, Associated Press Florida is in the process of executing three of its oldest death row inmates back to back — each one older than the last. Continue reading
Jul 09 South Florida's Palm Beach airport renamed President Donald J. Trump International By Associated Press Signs for the Palm Beach International Airport have been removed, while new signage goes up. Continue reading
Jun 25 Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz' immigration detention center has closed, governor says By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis said the center at an isolated airstrip in the Everglades was always meant to be only temporary until more permanent detention centers could be secured and federal officials now have that capacity. Continue reading
Jun 17 All detainees from immigration facility 'Alligator Alcatraz' have been transferred, DHS says By Gisela Salomon, Associated Press All detainees at an immigration detention center in an isolated airstrip in the Florida Everglades, known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” have been transferred to other facilities, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said, citing concerns related to the hurricane season. Continue reading