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Clock Ticks: Florida Death Row Inmate Anthony Floyd Wainwright Fights For Supreme Court Stay
Anthony Floyd Wainwright
With just days remaining until his scheduled execution, Anthony Floyd Wainwright has filed an urgent application for a st [...]
Clearwater Jewel Heist Uncovered: St. Petersburg Man Busted In $650K Watch Rip-Off
Michael Kelly
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Detectives have cracked a sophisticated scheme, arresting a St. Petersburg man accused of swiping over half a mil [...]
Virginia Man’s “Hissy Fit” On I-4 In Florida Unearths Missing Street Signs
Michael Thomas Albritton
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A routine traffic stop on I-4 near Polk City Thursday afternoon escalated into a fiery roadside confr [...]
Stolen Keys, Stolen Lives: How A St. Petersburg Man’s Mail Theft Spree Rocked Hundreds
View Of Hallway From Jail Cell (File)
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A brazen six-month crime spree that targeted hundreds of unsuspecting individuals has [...]
DHS Confirms Venezuelan National, Subject To Deportation Order, Sought In Nashville Hit-and-Run
Tony Gebian Lopez Infante
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed that the individual wanted in connection with [...]
Lakeland Motorcycle Maverick Leads Polk County Deputies on Chase, Caught Days Later In Truck
Glenn Osteen
LAKELAND, Fla. - A Lakeland man with a history of arrests for theft, battery, and drug offenses, and a prior state prison sentence, w [...]
Florida Mom Accused Of Lying For Teen Son In Stabbing Attack
Aiden White and Kayla Cobb (VSO)
A Florida teen has been arrested in connection with the May 14 after-school stabbing of another student in Delton [...]
Life Sentence For Florida Man Who Broke Toddler’s Spine In Marion County “Monster”
Travis Ray Thompson
MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A Marion County jury delivered a swift and decisive verdict Wednesday evening, finding 27-year-old Travi [...]
Florida Mother Accused Of Killing Son In Botched “Exorcism”
Rhonda Paulynice
A Florida mother is behind bars, accused of a horrific crime: the alleged murder of her 6-year-old son during a twisted attempt t [...]
Secret Service Tip Leads To Arrest Of Texas Fugitive In Winter Haven: Polk County Sheriff
Mariana Isabel Moncada Bohorquez
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A collaborative effort between the U.S. Secret Service and local law enforcement led to the a [...]