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As massive Hurricane Irma battered Florida on a path up the Gulf Coast, Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday advised residents against rushing out once the storm appears to have passed.
Read More »Scott Urges Patience As Irma Hits State
Florida Crews Provide Help After Harvey
As rain continued to pour Monday on Southeast Texas from the remains of Hurricane Harvey, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent 25 officers to Beaumont to help with search and rescue operations.
Read More »Orlando United Day: Central Floridians Remember Pulse, One-Year Later
Central Floridians commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy and shared their stories on Orlando United Day on Monday.
Read More »One Year Later, Central Florida Remembers Pulse Nightclub Tragedy
Central Florida remembers the 49 victims and commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Monday, designating the day "Orlando United Day."
Read More »Orlando Awning Factory Shooting Left 2 Teens Parentless
As families of five people killed in a workplace shooting in Florida deal with their shock and grief, a local sports league is raising money for the children of one of the victims.
Read More »Sheriff: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Killed 5, Then Himself In Orlando
The Latest: Local law enforcement authorities said a disgruntled ex-worker killed 5, then himself in a Monday morning shooting in an industrial area in east Orlando.
Read More »Groups Rally To Support Embattled Prosecutor
More than 100 people rode buses to Tallahassee from throughout the state to take part in a rally to back an embattled Central Florida state attorney.
Read More »Prosecutors Vow To Keep Seeking Death Sentences
A newly elected prosecutor said she would not seek the death penalty in capital cases on Thursday, but Florida's other 20 state attorneys said they intend to pursue death sentences when appropriate.
Read More »Orlando Prosecutor Won’t Seek Death Penalty For Those Charged With Murder
The top prosecutor for metro Orlando said today she is no longer going to seek the death penalty — including for Markeith Loyd, who is charged in the killings of his pregnant ex-girlfriend and an Orlando police lieutenant.
Read More »Death Penalty Cases Allowed To Move Forward
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday ordered that death penalty cases can proceed, even with an unconstitutional law, which requires only 10 members of the 12-person jury to recommend the death penalty, still on the books.
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