Union County

Anti-death penalty advocates gathered at Florida State Prison in Raiford to protest the execution of Michael King on Tuesday.

Billy Leon Kearse, convicted of killing Officer Danny Parrish of the Fort Pierce Police Department in 1991, was executed on Tuesday, the state’s third execution of the year.

A man convicted of killing a police officer 35 years ago was executed Tuesday, making him Florida’s third execution of the year. Billy Leon Kearse was 18 years old when he shot a Southeast Florida police officer, hitting him 13 times before fleeing.

Florida executed its first prisoner of 2026 Tuesday evening, a man twice convicted in separate murders 12 years apart and who stabbed a robbery victim in the neck with a hunting knife while his brother shot the man three times.

The Union County Courthouse in Lake Butler has received a $1.2 million grant to make needed renovations to enhance security.

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.

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

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