For three days, the United States Police Canine Association is meeting at Florida Southern University and holding ... when the team's evidence is presented during a criminal court case. "You've got to have training records, you've got to prove ...

(AP) — A prosecutor says two defendants accused of hazing a Florida A&M University band member are expected to plead guilty to lesser charges. Assistant State Attorney Stefanie Walters says they'll be appearing in court Thursday with a third defendant ...

Judge Juan Ramirez Jr. has resigned from the 10-judge court, which hears appeals from Monroe and Miami-Dade counties ... Scales, a member of the Florida Keys Community College board of trustees, was born in Birmingham, Ala.,

(AP) - A 41-year-old Florida businessman has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to ... Lombardi, of West Palm Beach, faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine at sentencing Aug. 6. Lombardi is owner of U.S. Opportunities, which provides temporary ...

More than 300 men and women with ties to Florida have given their lives ... "I can't go to jail for this. I was arrested by you guys 10 years ago for the same thing." Ebeling's Monroe County arrest record shows he was arrested in 2004 for possession ...

Bozarth, 39, remains in custody in the Monroe County jail with no bond allowed ... And following the slaying, she moved to Walton County in North Florida to be near her parents. Acquaintances told detectives that Denise had talked of killing ...

Prosecutors say in 2004, Flowers drove a child younger than 15 to Florida to visit an amusement park. While there, Flowers sexually abused the child. He faces five to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced in September. Flowers is already serving a seven ...

Monroe County staff wants to make it a second-degree misdemeanor to sell a home without getting it inspected for an illegal downstairs enclosure. The County Commission will consider the proposal when it meets Wednesday in Key Largo. The proposal says the ...

He remains at the Monroe County Jail, as his bond is on hold for probation. Blankenship’s jail booking lists an address in Florida. He told Bloomington police he is homeless. A 26-year-old woman contacted Bloomington police about 1:47 p.m ...

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says 20-year-old Lasherry Codner surrendered Sunday at the Orange County jail ... Two others face misdemeanor counts. Champion died aboard a charter bus outside an Orlando hotel. His death revealed a culture ...

Florida, woman to 20 years in prison Friday for firing a warning shot in an effort to scare off her abusive husband. Marissa Alexander unsuccessfully tried to use Florida's controversial "stand your ground" law to derail the prosecution ...

DENVER -- Three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree that involved a daring bank robbery in Georgia were given prison time Monday on charges in Colorado, where they were captured after a nationwide manhunt. Ryan Dougherty was ...

States argued that he told authorities that he went to Florida to see his girlfriend - not to flee a crime. The Supreme Court upheld the conviction in an 8-1 decision Thursday. By The Associated Press Engineers with the American Council of Engineering ...

(AP) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Two defendants have pleaded no contest to lesser charges of misdemeanor hazing in the beating of a fellow Florida A&M University band member. After their pleas in Tallahassee, Aaron Golson and Sean Hobson were sentenced ...

Monroe County will not make it a crime for homeowners not to have a downstairs enclosure inspection before selling. Commissioners on Wednesday, however, agreed to set up a process in which buyers could sue sellers who don't disclose that the home failed an inspection.

Lana and Deon Kruger will drive to Florida three times ... many Angelman parents find support through online social networking sites. "We have yet to hear (Dominic) say one word. This makes raising an Angelman child a hefty burden," Lana said.