A federal court struck a Florida law requiring applicants for welfare benefits to undergo mandatory drug testing. Gov. Rick Scott has vowed to appeal the ruling.
Read More »Zimmerman Arrested on Assault Charges Outside Girlfriend’s House
The man acquitted of criminal charges in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin has been charged with assault and battery following his arrest at the home where he lived with his girlfriend in Florida.
Read More »Possible Shooting Reported at Los Angeles Airport
Police and paramedics surrounded a terminal on Friday at Los Angeles International Airport because of a reported shooting.
Read More »Authorities Suspect At Least Six Inmates Attempted Escape With Forged Documents
Police are seeking several suspects, but have not made any arrests in the escape of two inmates from Florida prisons who used forged documents to secure their release.
Read More »Convicted Murderers Accidentally Released From Franklin County Prison, Eventually Recaptured
Two convicted murderers escaped from a Franklin County prison in late September and early October. Joseph Jenkins and Charles Walker were released using forged documents.
Read More »George Zimmerman’s Wife Opts Not To Press Charges After Couple’s Dispute
George Zimmerman's estranged wife called police officers to her father's house in Florida Monday, saying the former neighborhood watch volunteer who was acquitted of murder threatened her with a gun.
Read More »Three Bodies Found At Home In Brooksville In Apparent Murder-Suicide
According to a news release sent Friday morning, a concerned citizen called deputies Thursday evening and requested a welfare check at the home, which is in the Hernando Oaks Subdivision.
Read More »Third Victim Dies In Lake Butler Area Shootings
A third victim, David Griffis, has died after being shot by a former trucking company colleague. Griffis was 44.
Read More »Former Florida Lieutenant Gov., Current University System Chancellor Frank Brogan Heads To Pennsylvania
Brogan has been the chancellor of the State University System of Florida since 2009 and, before that, was president of Florida Atlantic University from 2003-2009.
Read More »Police: Ocala man shot three others after video prank
One of the victims played a prank on Andrew Joseph Lobban, 31, when they went shooting one time and took a video of it, police said. The victim then shared the video with the other victims, who laughed and teased Lobban.
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