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Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said the charges of reckless conduct are based on Robert Crimo Jr. sponsoring his then 19-year-old son's application for a gun license in 2019.

Nationwide, juvenile incarceration has dropped by half since 1999 — but the probations that have replaced it hold teens to sometimes subjective standards and often include electronic monitoring.

The 19-year-old will be sentenced to life without parole for the state charges. He faces an additional 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence.

Mote Marine Laboratory’s $130 million science and education aquarium is being built at Nathan Benderson Park along Interstate 75 in Sarasota County.

Relentless rains have pounded north-central Texas and southwest Oklahoma over the past two weeks. At least 11 people have died. Thousands have scrambled to safety. Fire ants and snakes are the next worry.

More schools closed in the U.S. Monday in an effort to reduce the spread of swine flu. Included are 24 schools in a district west of Detroit where a high school student may be infected with the new H1N1 flu strain. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is considering making guidelines on school closures more flexible.

A life-saving drug is gaining support for use in schools across the country, but only about half of the largest districts stock it

Business reporter Karen Moore discussed workforce development and company relocations to Southwest Florida with Lee County Economic Development director John Talmage.

The state has at least 10 cases of the illness to date but the state's surgeon general has not called for vaccinations or quarantining of exposed kids. This goes against science-based measures.

People in the courtroom wept as the footage was shown during a preliminary hearing for former Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines, who is charged with first-degree murder.