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.
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Friend of a UF student killed in Okeechobee County over spring break has started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for a memorial for the two students who were killed.
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Republican lawmakers have introduced proposals to allow the more than 1.7 million people with concealed-carry licenses to bring guns to places such as college and university campuses, airport terminals and government meetings.
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Two Florida Republican congressmen, Dennis Ross and Daniel Webster, were booed and heckled at public meetings with constituents this week.
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Pablo Jimenez Godoy and Arturo Ferrando are co-founders of Staller, an Airbnb-inspired app for horses. Launched in December, Staller aims to be solution for horse owners so that they can find housing for their horses during competitions and shows. Staller expanded its coverage to new properties in Gainesville, Ocala and Orlando earlier this month.
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Nearly 113 million tourists visited Florida in 2016, making the year the sixth straight in which the Sunshine State's tourism numbers have climbed.
Read More »Female workers who say they were sexually harassed by prisoners at a federal prison in Wildwood Florida have reached a settlement with the Federal Bureau of Prisons that could be up to $20 million.
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The jury will be selected on Tuesday for a murder trial where Aaron Hernandez, a former NFL and University of Florida football player, is being accused of fatally shooting two men in Boston in 2012. Hernandez is currently serving life in prison for the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player who was dating the sister of Hernandez's fiancée.
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Three months after Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment on medical marijuana, state officials have recommended restrictions on what type of patients can qualify for medical marijuana, and where they can obtain it. Their suggestions, however, have prompted a wave of opposition across the state.
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Floating, a sensory deprivation therapy, is coming to Gainesville in August. Mat Chandler, owner of a local healing arts center, hopes to raise $128,000 for the float center through a crowdfunding campaign.
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