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The Florida prosecutor’s office in Tampa is defending its controversial and unexpected decision to drop a felony criminal case against the man accused of tying his bull terrier dog to a fence in rising waters and abandoning it along Interstate 75 amid an evacuation ahead of a major hurricane. -
A Florida prosecutor has dropped the felony criminal case against the man who drew national attention after being accused of tying his bull terrier dog to a fence along Interstate 75 and abandoning it in the face of an approaching major hurricane.
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A new Florida law that takes effect this week cracks down on the illicit use of Apple AirTags or other Bluetooth trackers to stalk or follow someone during the commission of a dangerous crime. -
In an exclusive interview from the Escambia County Jail – convicted months ago in an unrelated, misdemeanor domestic violence case – Stanley Victor McDaniels, 42, called himself a patriot and indicated he has no regrets. -
Four years ago, the university achieved its coveted “Top 5” status before slipping for two consecutive years beginning in 2023. -
The Tallahassee-based firm, Lawson Huck Gonzalez, is now helping steer UWF’s search for a permanent president – a post Diaz has said he intends to pursue. The university’s trustees last week approved an annual compensation range for the next president between $800,000 and $1.2 million. -
People with guns can begin carrying them openly on streets and inside businesses or restaurants where owners don’t object, from the Florida Keys to the Panhandle, the attorney general says. -
One Florida teacher is suspended, and at least three more are under investigation for comments they made about Charlie Kirk after his murder – not in the classroom, but on their personal social media accounts. -
A Florida appeals court on Wednesday struck down Florida’s law against openly carrying a gun in public as unconstitutional. -
In what Orlando’s Democratic mayor, Buddy Dyer, called a “cruel political act,” one rainbow crosswalk serving as a memorial outside Pulse was paved over in the dead of night on Aug. 20. -
Dubbed the “Deportation Depot,” Gov. Ron DeSantis at a news conference last week called the vacant Baker prison “ready-made infrastructure.” It once held 1,165 inmates. The governor’s office said the site would hold 1,300 but could be expanded to accommodate as many as 2,000 immigrants. -
President Kent Fuchs has agreed to a one-month contract extension ending Sept. 1.
