The Senate on Monday teed up a final vote on Pam Bondi’s nomination to lead the Justice Department. The chamber voted 52-46 ...

Jurors didn't find a drug dealer responsible for the deaths of his customers, but prosecutors urged a judge to send him to ...

A Florida governor in the early 1900s saw potential for the Everglades land but only if it was drained of its water.

Since his 2018 appointment to the role of Lee County Sheriff, Carmine Marceno's net worth has increased to over a million ...

Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump took office, fear and panic has spread through immigrant communities across ...

Critics of traditional tough-on-crime district attorneys have argued that the old approach fueled mass incarceration and the racial disparities it creates. Progressive prosecutors offered a different ...

After 40 years, deputies said they have identified a Florida cold case victim who would have been a teenager when she went missing. Lake County Judge Heidi Davis is working to determine if the ...

Lake County Judge Heidi Davis is working to determine if the state presented enough evidence to dismiss a Stand Your Ground case against Leesburg dentist Dr. Eddie Orobitg.

Two mothers, one who mourned the death of her infant daughter and another who faced years in prison for killing her, made ...

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A person found dead 40 years ago in Lake County and referred to by detectives as “Judy Doe” has been identified, according to ...

The Florida Highway Patrol ... A Manatee County family hopes to save a long-standing Cortez Village bait shop from demolition after it received extensive damage from the hurricanes. A Manatee County ...