Melvin Trotter was executed Feb. 24 for the brutal 1986 murder of Virgie Langford during a convenience store robbery in ...

In 2024, Ashley Benefield was sentenced to 20 years in prison for fatally shooting her husband, Doug ...

Florida carried out its second execution on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. A group of 50 people held a vigil outside the Florida State ...

The state of Florida executed 66-year-old Melvin Trotter at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of Manatee County grocery store owner Virgie Langford in 1986, according to the Florida ...

With 19 executions last year, Florida more than doubled its own record, and put more people to death than Texas, Alabama, and South Carolina combined. This execution spree came even as Florida’s ...

A man convicted of killing a 70-year-old grocery store owner was put to death Tuesday in Florida, becoming the second person executed by the state this year after a record 19 executions in 2025.

The case dates back to a violent afternoon on May 28, 2024, at the Colonial Plaza in Inverness. Deputies arriving at the scene found Johnson lying in the parking lot with several gunshot wounds.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. — A viral video capturing the legal removal of an endangered manta ray from Florida waters is fueling outrage — and legislative action in Tallahassee. The video was recorded last ...