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The Florida State student accused of murdering a couple and biting off a man's face as regained consciousness, authorities announced.
Read More »UF Business Dean Stepping Down After More Than 25 Years
UF's longest-tenured dean announced his decision to step down from the Warrington College of Business after the school year.
Read More »Father: Accused Face-Biter’s Organs Are Malfunctioning
The college student accused of killing a couple and biting off the husband's face remains hospitalized in South Florida with malfunctioning organs, according to his father.
Read More »Case On Third-Grade Students Not Taking Test Heads Back To Florida Court
A federal judge Friday sent back to state court a dispute about Florida's rules on whether third-grade students are allowed to move to fourth grade, setting the stage for a Monday morning hearing in a lawsuit filed by a group of parents.
Read More »Teen Accused In Face-Biting Slayings Claimed Superpowers
Florida State University student charged with fatally stabbing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man's face claimed to have had superpowers.
Read More »School Starts Tomorrow, And Marion County Still Needs Nearly 100 More Teachers
Some positions are new, while others opened after teacher retirements or relocations to other districts.
Read More »United Way of Citrus County To Help 100 Residents Get Their GEDs By Next Year
The United Way of Citrus County has set a goal of helping 100 people get their GED certificates by June 30, 2017.
Read More »No Charges Related To Abuse Allegations At Closed Florida Boys School
No one will be charged in connection with allegations of sexual abuse and murder at the now-shuttered Dozier School for Boys 60 miles west of Tallahassee, with prosecutors saying the passage of time has erased crucial evidence and left many potential witnesses dead.
Read More »Debate Turns Emotional Over Dozier Memorial
A state task force began an emotional debate Wednesday about how to commemorate the victims of abuse and brutality at the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys and what to do with the unidentified remains of youths who died at the shuttered reform school. The nine-member panel, which held its first meeting in Marianna, near the site of the 1,400-acre Dozier property in Jackson County, has been directed by the Legislature to develop recommendations by Oct. 1 on the creation of a memorial to honor the victims of the reform school, which operated from 1900 to 2011, as well as designating a permanent burial site for victims whose bodies were unidentified or unclaimed. Detzner said
Read More »Zika Tourism Effects Could Take Time To Play Out
With Florida battling a Zika virus outbreak in Miami, the full impacts of federal and international travel advisories on the state's tourism industry won't be known for months. The state's tourism-marketing arm Visit Florida, following Gov. Rick Scott and other officials, has maintained a message that Florida is safe and open for business.
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