JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown could spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty of taking money from a charity that was purported to be giving scholarships to poor students. The Thursday verdict came after prosecutors outlined a pattern of fraud by Brown, 70, and her top […]
Florida's first African-American state attorney has been under fire since she publicly refused to seek the death penalty in her cases.
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced that the four prison guards who were allegedly tied to Darren Rainey’s death won’t face any charges.
The question arose during a case in which a man was charged with a third-degree felony for failing to reveal to his male partner that he was HIV-positive. His lawyer argued before the state’s high court in February 2015 that Florida laws were so narrowly defined that “sexual intercourse” didn’t apply to sexual activity between […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida doesn’t just want to let people stand their ground, it also wants to make the state prove they didn’t commit violence in self-defense before taking them to trial. Florida has been seen as a leader in giving citizens immunity in cases of self-defense, its “stand your ground” law serving as […]
Two months prior to the shooting, Esteban Santiago showed up at the FBI offices in Anchorage, Alaska unannounced.
A Florida substitute teacher was arrested Friday and charged with unlawful sex with a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after she allegedly got him drunk and had sex with him.
Florida Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL) recently lost her congressional seat and is embroiled in an alleged corruption scandal.
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 33-year-old South Florida woman faces multiple charges after a sheriff’s deputy found marijuana in her young niece’s lunchbox during a traffic stop. Broward Sheriff’s officials tell local news outlets Tasha Sims was arrested Wednesday in Pompano Beach. An arrest report says the deputy stopped Sims and smelled marijuana when […]
Online dating can be fun. But it can also be fatal. The online dating website Plenty Of Fish claimed another victim earlier this week when an Orlando man was set up by a date to be robbed and was later killed. The Orlando Sentinel reports: The night before police found Adam Hilarie dead in his […]
TEQUESTA, Fla. (AP) — A 19-year-old Florida State University student charged with fatally stabbing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man’s face remained under surveillance early Wednesday with guards nearby at a West Palm Beach hospital. Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said Austin Harrouff was incoherent and making “animal-like noises” when […]
Chris Bentley and Carlos Miller, Florida natives, began a non-profit called, "Live Fresh Palm Beach County." Bentley and Miller converted a 29.5-foot trailer into an air-conditioned mobile shower and personal hygiene facility. The trailer has a total of six private wash rooms, and makes three weekly stops in the Palm Beach area.
