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New, Stricter Boating Laws Kick In

Ron DeSantis · Florida

New, Stricter Boating Laws Kick In

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TALLAHASSEE — New legislation aimed at strengthening vessel accountability is being backed by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.See the Story

Lawsuit planned over Florida deputy’s shooting of US airman who was killed in his own home

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Lawsuit planned over Florida deputy’s shooting of US airman who was killed in his own home

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Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump says he will file a lawsuit against a former Florida sheriff’s deputy and others for the May 2024 shooting death of 23-year-old U.S. Senior Airman Roger Fortson.See the Story

June execution is scheduled for a Florida man convicted of raping and killing a woman

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June execution is scheduled for a Florida man convicted of raping and killing a woman

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A man convicted of raping and killing a woman near a central Florida bar has been scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the seventh this year. Thomas Lee Gudinas, 51, is set to die by lethal injection June 24 at Florida State Prison near the city of Starke. Gudinas was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to death for the murder of Michelle McGrath.See the Story

A Florida man convicted of killing 2 people outside a bar is to be executed in July

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A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman outside a Jacksonville bar as part of an attempted revenge killing has been scheduled for execution in Florida under a death warrant signed Friday by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, the eighth this year. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, is set to die by lethal injection July 15 at Florida State Prison near the city of Starke. Bell was convicted in 1995 and sentenced to death for the murders of Jimmy West and Tamecka Smith.Death Penalty · Florida See the Story

Florida Sheriff Arrested in Multimillion-Dollar Gambling Investigation

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A Florida sheriff was arrested Thursday on charges of racketeering and conspiracy as part of what state authorities described as a probe into a massive gambling operation, according to court documents.US Crime · Osceola County See the Story

Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age

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'Scared for my friends': Florida State University students shaken after shooting

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Students were seen hugging and comforting each other after a shooting incident injured multiple people Thursday.Brooks Koepka · Tallahassee See the Story

Senate bill to allow death penalty for illegal immigrants who kill Americans

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A group of U.S. Senators want to subject undocumented immigrants who commit murder to the death penalty.Tim Scott · United States See the Story

Florida Set to Execute Man Convicted of Raping and Killing a Woman 3 Decades Ago

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A man convicted of raping and killing a woman three decades ago after kidnapping her from a supermarket parking lot in Florida is scheduled to be executed Tuesday.Anthony Wainwright, 54, is scheduled to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted in the April 1994 killing of 23-year-old Carmen Gayheart, a mother of two young children, in Lake City.Wainwright would be the sixth person put to death in Florida t…Ron DeSantis · Florida See the Story

Gulf War veteran executed for 1998 quadruple murder despite claims of mental illness

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Florida on Thursday evening executed Gulf War veteran Jeffrey Hutchinson for killing his live-in girlfriend and her three young children in 1998.Ron DeSantis · Florida See the Story

2 More Executions Set In Florida, Bringing 2025 Total To 6

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2 More Executions Set In Florida, Bringing 2025 Total To 6 - Across Florida, FL - Florida is continuing its rapid pace of executions this year, with one convicted killer set to die this week.Ron DeSantis · Florida See the Story

Clashing Over Campus Control: Lawmakers vs. DeSantis on transparency

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) - For years, lawmakers have speculated that the leaders who run the state's Universities and Colleges have been gifted these positions based on their political loyalties to the Governor. A new bill at the statehouse aims to repeal the current law and make the path to presidency at these institutions more transparent. However, Governor Ron DeSantis has made it very clear that he does not support this legislation. 'Hope Fl…Ron DeSantis · Florida See the Story

Death Warrant Signed for Man Convicted of 1994 Rape, Murder of Woman in Orlando

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Continuing to ramp up the pace of executions in Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a death warrant for a man convicted in the 1994 rape and murder of a woman in downtown Orlando.Ron DeSantis See the Story

DeSantis signs death warrant for Florida convicted killer

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A convicted killer has one month to live, as Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has just signed a death warrant for Anthony Wainwright, who was convicted of kidnapping a woman in 1994 from a Winn-Dixie supermarket parking lot in Lake City and raping and murdering her in rural Hamilton County.Ron DeSantis · Tallahassee See the Story

Court Upholds Verdicts in Bình Phước Massacre

The HCM City People’s Court has rejected appeals by two gang killers found guilty of a massacre that shocked the country last year.Ron DeSantis · Tallahassee See the Story

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