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Loran Cole, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 killing of the 18-year-old student. Cole also was serving two life sentences for rape.

Crime and Public Safety |
Florida executes man convicted of killing college student, raping victim’s sister in national forest

August 29, 2024 at 7:24 p.m.

Loran Cole, 57, received a lethal injection and was pronounced dead at 6:15 p.m. at Florida State Prison for the 1994 killing of the 18-year-old student. Cole also was serving...

U.S. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., speaks during the Republican National Convention on July 16, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Election 2024 |
Florida primary will set US Senate race but largely focus on state and local races

August 19, 2024 at 2:25 p.m.

Compared with the wild twists and turns of the presidential election, Florida’s primary Tuesday will be relatively tame. The only statewide race on the ballot is for the Senate seat...

Florida has more than 700,000 medical marijuana patients and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is battling a proposal to allow recreational use of marijuana — wants them all to know what a great job he’s doing.

Politics |
Florida medical marijuana patients get an unexpected email praising DeSantis

June 19, 2024 at 2:05 p.m.

Florida has more than 700,000 medical marijuana patients and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is battling a proposal to allow recreational use of marijuana — wants them all to...

Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what's left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a priority when making energy policy decisions. Instead, the state would make energy affordability and availability its main focus.

Politics |
Climate change could virtually disappear in Florida — at least according to state law

April 30, 2024 at 5:38 p.m.

Florida, perhaps the most vulnerable state to sea-level rise and extreme weather, is on the verge of repealing what's left of a 16-year-old law that lists climate change as a...

Restitution for decades of abuse at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee where boys were beaten, raped and killed is now in the hands of Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The Senate unanimously passed a bill Monday to set aside $20 million for victims at the now-closed institutions.

Politics |
Florida passes bill to compensate victims of decades-old reform school abuse

March 4, 2024 at 1:25 p.m.

Restitution for decades of abuse at the Dozier School for Boys in Marianna and the Florida School for Boys at Okeechobee where boys were beaten, raped and killed is now...

Florida children under the age of 16 would be banned from popular social media platforms regardless of parent approval under a bill passed by the House on Wednesday, a measure that is the top priority for the chamber’s speaker.

Politics |
Florida House passes a bill to ban social media accounts for children under 16

January 24, 2024 at 6:46 p.m.

Florida children under the age of 16 would be banned from popular social media platforms regardless of parent approval under a bill passed by the House on Wednesday, a measure...

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address on Tuesday is supposed to be about Florida’s future. Iowa, though, is more likely at the front of his mind.

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DeSantis’ State of the State address might be as much for Iowa voters as it is for Floridians

January 7, 2024 at 3:02 p.m.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ State of the State address on Tuesday is supposed to be about Florida’s future. Iowa, though, is more likely at the front of his mind.

A Broward County dentist on trial in his ex-brother-in-law's slaying testified Friday that he never explained to authorities that he was a victim of extortion — and not the mastermind behind a 2014 murder-for-hire plot — because no one asked him to reveal the truth.

Crime and Public Safety |
Prosecutor questions Broward dentist’s claim he was extorted, not a murder-for-hire mastermind

November 3, 2023 at 4:37 p.m.

A Broward County dentist on trial in his ex-brother-in-law's slaying testified Friday that he never explained to authorities that he was a victim of extortion — and not the mastermind...

A South Florida dentist on trial in a murder-for-hire case involving his ex-brother-in-law claimed Thursday that he was a victim of extortion by the killers, but wasn't actually involved in the plot to kill the prominent Florida State University professor.

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Crime and Public Safety |
South Florida dentist charged in murder-for-hire case says he was a victim of extortion, not a killer

November 3, 2023 at 11:49 a.m.

A South Florida dentist on trial in a murder-for-hire case involving his ex-brother-in-law claimed Thursday that he was a victim of extortion by the killers, but wasn't actually involved in...

Florida's Republican attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot, saying proponents are waging “a war” to protect the procedure and ultimately will seek to expand those rights in future years.

Health |
Florida attorney general, despite criticism, trying to keep abortion rights amendment off 2024 ballot

November 1, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.

Florida's Republican attorney general has asked the state Supreme Court to keep a proposed abortion rights amendment off the ballot, saying proponents are waging “a war” to protect the procedure...

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