During his 20 years behind bars, Richard Lee Tabler says he's found God and leads a ministry of Death Row inmates. He's ...

TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Florida Death Row inmate James Ford, setting the ...

In Florida, capital crimes include homicide, controlled-substance trafficking and sexual abuse of young children.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Florida Death Row inmate James Ford, setting the stage for his execution Thursday in the 1997 murders of a couple in Charlotte County.

A proposal moving through Florida’s Legislature would require the death penalty for “unauthorized aliens” who commit a ...

Those housed in the O'Daniel Unit in Gatesville, including such names as Melissa Lucio, have had their lives touched by a ...

For more than four decades, a woman who was killed in Palm Beach County remained known only as the “Jeweled Mom.” But that ...

The death penalty provision is included in bills (HB 3C and SB 4C) that also criminalize undocumented immigrants over 18 who "knowingly" enter Florida after evading U.S. immigration officers.

Amid a slew of new bills during Florida’s Legislative special session this week tackling illegal immigration, one stands out ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has denied the final appeal of James Dennis Ford, who is scheduled to be executed in Florida for the 1997 murders of a married couple during a fishing trip.

Much of Wednesday's discussion focused on a proposal to eliminate in-state tuition rates for students brought to the U.S. as ...