About 30 years have passed since Loran was found guilty of both first-degree murder and sexual battery.

Cole was convicted of a 1994 murder in the Ocala National. Forest.

An Ohio prison inmate already convicted of rape and kidnapping pleaded guilty to threatening to kill a Florida judge and sexually assault the judge’s wife and daughter.

With condemned killer Loran Cole scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection at 6 p.m. Thursday at Florida State Prison, his attorneys have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the execution because of issues related to his symptoms from Parkinson’s disease.

A high-speed pursuit Monday afternoon involving the Levy County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol led to a crash and one dead.

Gainesville resident, James Dewar, 42, has been charged with vandalizing the Gainesville Mayor’s office and threatening Harvey Ward in March of this year.

After a federal judge ruled that a prayer vigil in a town square was unconstitutional, the city of Ocala has taken a long-running lawsuit to a federal appeals court.

Ajike Owens' mother said that, though her grandchildren have lost their mom forever, "we've achieved some justice for Ajike. My heart is a little lighter and we're now on the path of true healing."

Baxter’s Place held its first open house following a summer school program with about 12 students, a preview of what the charter school hopes to offer.

A white woman on trial for manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her Black neighbor said she will not take the witness stand in her own defense as testimony wrapped up.