Man convicted in Broward murder set to be state's next execution in July
Dennis Michael Sochor is scheduled to die by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in July.
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Dennis Michael Sochor is scheduled to die by lethal injection at Florida State Prison in July.
In a 6-1 ruling, the court determined the First District Court of Appeal should consider the merits of the case before it weighs in on the matter.
David Jolly, another former U.S. House member, announced Gwen Graham, the daughter of former Gov. Bob Graham, as his running mate.
The $90 million is for new and amended grants to 56 county and city police departments for radios, body cameras, riot gear, ballistic helmets, X-ray machines, inmate restraint chairs and other items.
Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is Florida's eighth execution of 2026 on Tuesday evening.
Florida voters will decide in November whether to dramatically expand homestead property tax exemptions after lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment.
A major property tax cut plan devised by Gov. Ron DeSantis was changed by lawmakers Monday ahead of scheduled floor votes Tuesday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis called it a "mistake" for the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to deny Florida's request to prevent California and Washington from issuing licenses to commercial truck drivers who are not in the country legally.
Rep. Frederica Wilson is the representative for Florida's 24th Congressional District.
While many applaud the proposal, cities are chiming in, wondering what will happen when they lose that income.
DeSantis called for the Legislature to convene Monday to consider his proposal.
Dusty Ray Spencer, 74, is scheduled to die by lethal injection on June 25 at Florida State Prison in Stark, according to the warrant.
Judge Joshua Hawkes of the Leon Circuit Court rejected the push from two voting rights organizations and a group of voters to strike down the map drawn up by an aide for Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-led Legislature.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Friday boosting pay to high school coaches and allowing them to use their own money on food and transportation for their players.
This was Florida's seventh execution so far this year, following a state record 19 executions in 2025.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
There were 17 gravesites damaged, headstones knocked over and the names "Trump" and "DeSantis" spray-painted in red
The law builds on changes made in the public-school system after the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
A Leon County judge heard arguments Friday over whether Florida's newly approved congressional map illegally favors Republicans.
New Florida congressional districts backed by Gov. DeSantis are facing a court challenge arguing it violates the state's ban on partisan gerrymandering.
The closure comes amid escalating operating costs for the facility, which are now estimated to total nearly $1 billion.
New state records show the Florida Division of Emergency Management has now spent nearly $460 million from emergency preparedness funds on immigration enforcement-related costs over the past year.
Before DeSantis signed the bill at the Bay of Pigs Museum & Library in Miami, he took time to comment on Cuba, saying Florida needs a "good neighbor" 90 miles from its shores.
Some residents report witnessing drivers park near the baywalk, throw trash over the seawall, and then leave without consequence.
State of Florida and federal officials are discussing the closure of the controversial "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center, according to the New York Times.
