Law and Order

Multiple people were fatally shot Saturday inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store, the city’s mayor has told a television station. A city council member says the shooter is dead.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement Fort Myers on Friday showed off the very specific skills of one of their assets — K-9 Cache — during a demonstration at the Fort Myers Regional Operations Center.

A South Floridian will lead the state’s Bar Association, serving both lawyers and citizens of the Sunshine State in legal information and leadership.…

Update 10/29/2015 11:55 p.m. -- Jerry Correll was pronounced dead at 7:36 p.m. Thursday night, ten minutes after the execution procedure began. He had...

A doctor and eight employees of a South Florida medical clinic are facing manslaughter, racketeering and other charges in what authorities say was a...

We explore the practice of sentencing juveniles to life in prison without parole in the U.S. More than 2,500 inmates in America’s prison system are…

Florida is on track to execute its first inmate since a flawed and controversial execution in Oklahoma. That state’s execution raised questions about the…

A man wrongfully accused and convicted of murdering his seven children is now eligible for compensation from the state of Florida. The proposal cleared…

A substantial rewrite of the Florida hit-and-run law is on its way to the Florida legislature thanks largely to friends of a Miami bicyclist who was…

Community leaders in North Port are looking to adopt a program aimed at keeping youth offenders out of the juvenile justice system and providing…