Bradford County

More than six weeks since the Bradford County Commission voted to move forward with a proposal to turn an unused warehouse in Starke into an ICE detention facility, the community has come together to protest, reach out to neighbors and gather information.

Melvin Trotter’s execution by lethal injection on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Trotter was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to death in 1987 for strangling and stabbing Virgie Langford a year earlier in Palmetto. (Libby Clifton/WUFT)

Florida carried out its second execution on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. A group of 50 people held a vigil outside the Florida State Prison, where Melvin Trotter, 65, was put to death by lethal injection.

About 30 people braved frigid temperatures on Saturday to protest the proposed ICE detention center in Bradford County.

A protest challenging the proposed ICE Detention Center in Bradford County is scheduled for Saturday in Starke following a recent vote by the Bradford County Commission to move forward on the project.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Cabinet on Tuesday approved spending nearly $118 million to conserve about 76,000 acres of land in North Florida.

They’re part of the Florida Greenways and Trails System. Bidding for the trails is expected to begin Wednesday.

A months-long narcotics investigation led to the arrest of a convicted felon and the seizure of over 11 pounds of illegal drugs from a Melrose residence.

When U.S. Alternate 301 in Starke was built in 2019, business owners thought it would drive away all their customers. Instead, it caused a different problem.