If a corrections bill in the Florida Legislature passes, the state could see death row prisoners executed by firing squad or ...

A Bradenton man will spend the rest of his life in prison for a fatal 2017 nightclub shooting, the State Attorney’s Office ...

People sentenced to death in Florida could be executed by firing squads, nitrogen gas or other methods under a bill that ...

A federal judge says Friday he will “get to the bottom” of whether President Donald Trump’s administration defied his order ...

While Florida is known for its hurricanes, another natural disaster common in the state may surprise you: tornadoes. In truth, it shouldn't surprise anyone who lives in Southwest Florida after ...

Florida experiences a higher frequency of tornadoes per square mile than any other U.S. state, including Oklahoma. Spring and summer are the most active periods for tornadoes in Florida ...

In 1947, a 5,600-acre tract of land was deeded to the state ... Florida. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. “Soldiers searching for the Indians drew maps.

A 23-year-old Pensacola woman was sentenced to over 20 years in state prison for a fatal DUI wreck ... While License Suspended "Consistent with Florida’s DUI statutes, West will serve four ...

Kathy Hochul requires the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision to report those officers to the state Division of Criminal Justice Services as having been removed from their positio ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — California prison inmate Scott Peterson was injured at Mule Creek State Prison on Sunday, prison officials said. The convicted murderer was involved in an “incident with ...

PALM BEACH, Florida — A dentist from Broomfield was sentenced Tuesday in Florida federal court after he traveled to the state to have ... Tuesday to 15 years in prison plus a lifetime of ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York fired more than 2,000 prison guards Monday for failing to return to work after a weeks-long wildcat strike that crippled the state’s correctional system, but said ...