Derrick Shaw

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Florida will now require a unanimous jury recommendation before the death penalty can be imposed under a bill signed by Gov. Rick Scott. Scott, who has remained relatively quiet about the problems with the state’s death penalty law in recent months, signed the bill late Monday. Lawmakers rushed to get the bill […]

NEW YORK (AP) A blustery late-season storm clobbered the Northeast with sleet and heavy snow Tuesday, crippling much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a stretch of unusually mild winter weather that had people thinking spring was already here. The powerful nor’easter unloaded 1 to 2 feet of snow in places, grounded more than 6,000 flights, […]

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – A prosecutor was critical Monday of store surveillance footage from a new documentary about the Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, calling it a heavily edited attempt to distort an incident that occurred several hours before Brown died in an encounter with a police officer. Filmmaker Jason Pollock responded by calling St. […]

FORT MYERS, Fla. A rising number of children are showing up in emergency rooms after injuries involving products like baby carriers, cribs and strollers.

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. A scammer duped a woman out of her money after she sold her $5,000 wedding ring to pay for her husband’s medical treatment.

NEW YORK (AP) Sandwiched between days that felt like spring last week and the official start of spring next week, a “life-threatening” nor’easter is poised to bring a reminder that winter isn’t over yet, with blizzard conditions and a blanket of heavy snow expected in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Meteorologists were calling for snowfall totals […]

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. Beachgoers are allowed to walk along the shore, but private waterfront property owners can keep them from sitting there, Collier County officials maintain.  

NORTH NAPLES, Fla. Five people were rescued Monday from a sinking boat near Wiggins Pass, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. All five made it off the boat safely and appear to be OK, according to the sheriff’s office. The 22-foot vessel was about a half-mile off shore when it began taking on water amid […]

CAPE CORAL, Fla. A disabled Cape Coral woman recently became a victim of identity theft for the second time. Someone filled out a loan application in her name with Easy Pay Finance, a California-based financing company. The application included much of her personal information, including her Social Security number, which George says she never gave […]

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. Several homes and condominiums on Manasota Key were damaged in the wake of a possible tornado Monday night, a Charlotte County emergency official said. Two people sustained minor injuries but refused treatment, Charlotte County Fire and EMS spokeswoman Dee Hawkins-Garland said. Part of North Beach Road was blocked, and trees and power lines were […]