Forget about the failed push for “destination casinos” that consumed Florida politicians this year ... The leading Republican candidate for state attorney in the district that covers Seminole County recently received $2,500 from an Oklahoma ...

A Leon County circuit court judge dealt the latest blow to Florida counties hoping to fill their budget gaps with taxes paid by online travel companies.

Merchant pleaded guilty to the charges in September. He was arrested in August. For now, he remains locked up in the Seminole County Jail. In a statement Friday, the FBI said: "Agents also found that Merchant distributed images to individuals ...

To Crist, it sounded like Greer was attempting to extort money from him and he called the Florida ... in Seminole County awaiting trial. He was able to hang onto his house with some help from the bank. “It’s been pretty tough, but my lawyers ...

Seminole county may be closer to shutting down strip mall casinos. A federal judge has ruled that the group Allied Veterans, which runs many of those casinos, must disclose its financial records. Allied Veterans claims the profits from its sweepstakes games supports veterans' programs, but the State of Florida said for every dollar Allied Veterans makes in revenue, it gives just one penny to ...

Court paperwork filed late Monday offered a window into evidence in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain facing second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida, asked a judge to allow him to enter a plea of not guilty and waive arraignment on a murder charge, according to an April 16 court filing made public today.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) has given the Orange and Osceola ... a requirement based on federal law and court rulings. Seminole schools received a "D" for incomplete compliance, while Lake and Volusia schools got an ...

Prosecutors are asking a Florida judge to raise the bond for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Florida.

"There are just so many questions that you have to wonder if my opponent is truly the man who should be in charge of the state of Florida's budget." Dorworth's divorce proceedings ... a consultant for attorney Jim Palmer, a Seminole County ...

With just a little over two months away from the 2012 Olympic Games, Florida State swimmers were in action this past weekend at two different competitions with goals of qualifying for both the Olympic Games and Olympic Trials.

Corey is a Duval County prosector, and not responsible for the initial investigation into the Martin killing in Seminole ... under Florida's Stand Your Ground law, CBSNews reported that Alexander's judge rejected a motion by Alexander's attorney to grant ...

30 p.m. Tuesday in a Florida courtroom. Update at 3:30 p.m. ET: Zimmerman's not-guilty plea was accepted during his arraignment, MSNBC reports. Seminole County Judge Kenneth R. Lester set Zimmerman's next court date for 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 8. At that "docket ...

Earlier this week, Seminole ... 7000 Florida voters were wrongfully removed from the voter rolls for the 2000 presidential election — 13 times George W. Bush’s margin of victory in that state after the Supreme Court halted the post-election ...

In a surprising move, a judge in Sanford, Florida ruled that a man who flashed his headlights to warn neighbors that a deputy had set up a speed trap nearby was lawfully exercising his First Amendment right to freedom of …

The trove of evidence released by Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey ... He felt that based on his investigation, whose details he forwarded to Brevard/Seminole Country State Attorney Norm Wolfinger, there was enough to charge Zimmerman ...

the Florida neighborhood watch captain facing second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The documents filed with the Seminole County Court by Special Prosecutor Angela Corey listed ...

Updated at 8:40 p.m. ET: Court paperwork filed late Monday offered a window into evidence in the trial of George Zimmerman, the Florida neighborhood watch captain facing second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

an attorney with the ACLU. The ACLU surveyed Central Florida districts and gave them letter grades. Volusia and Lake counties both received an "A" for being transparent about Social Security numbers being an option. Seminole County received a "D" grade ...

Less than one month after completing its inaugural season with a third-place performance at the National Championships, the Florida State sand volleyball team was back on the court competing on Sunday.

Politics alerts: Get South Florida politics news ... He also has worked as a consultant for attorney Jim Palmer, a Seminole County developer who owns land near the proposed Wekiva Parkway, which Dorworth supported in Tallahassee.

It was a bit of a zoo at the Nebraska Medical Center over the weekend ... It was a large Florida black bear walking through the back yard of her Barry Court home in southwest Seminole County. German media sensation Heidi the cross-eyed opossum ...

The standard of proof will be "preponderance of the evidence", which is the same standard for prevailing in a civil ... attorneys do not justice make for either side. What I wrote is, to the best of my knowledge, a summary of Florida's law.

says leading appeals case lawyer Alan Dershowitz in an exclusive Newsmax TV interview. Florida Gov. Rick Scott should never have appointed Angela Corey to the racially sensitive case in the first place, added the Harvard law professor.

The man charged with murder in the case of Seminole ... According to court documents, Porter said Perdomo threatened his family over a drug debt. Porter and Perdomo threatened each other in the past, according to Maine State Police records.

In this Thursday, April 12, 2012 file photo, George Zimmerman, right, stands next to a Seminole County Deputy during a court hearing in Sanford, Fla. All eyes remain on the Florida town where George Zimmerman is awaiting release on bail.

Details of the evidence are contained in a document called a redacted discovery exhibit, which the state attorney's office is required to file under Florida's rules of criminal procedure. Entered into the court record late Monday in Seminole ...

A grand jury has indicted a Maine man in the shooting death of Seminole ... murder, court records show. Bangor State Police said Porter shot Perdomo in the head in February over a drug debt. Perdomo is believed to have driven from Florida ...

30 p.m. today in a Florida courtroom. Update at 3:30 p.m. ET: Zimmerman's not-guilty plea was accepted during his arraignment, MSNBCreports. Seminole County Judge Kenneth R. Lester set Zimmerman's next court date for 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 8. At that "docket ...

Orlando ... in Seminole County, Orange County, Lake County, Osceola County, and Volusia County. Attorney Gibson graduated in the top 3% of his class and began his career with one of the largest personal injury firms in the Central Florida area.

West Shore has become the largest office market in Florida, and commercial real estate broker Patrick Berman of Cushman ... Many of the firm's lawyers had spent 30-plus years working downtown, but clients said downtown was an inconvenient ...

In Seminole County, the Florida Civil Rights Association is meeting Saturday to discuss what members are calling a growing race and community trust crisis in Sanford. Civil rights attorneys ... Florida's Stand Your Ground Law.