Family, friends, and supporters of Corey Jones gathered to pay their respects to the musician on Monday evening after he was fatally shot by a plainclothes police officer early Sunday morning.

A drummer from Florida was fatally shot by a plainclothes officer on Sunday, leaving his family with many questions about his death.

Keishanna Thomas, the 31-year-old mother of four other children, was arrested and held on contempt of court charges on Sunday after failing to answer questions about the whereabouts of her missing daughter, Janiya Thomas.

George Zimmerman says he didn't knowingly tweet a photo of Trayvon Martin's body.

A Florida mother is facing child abuse charges after she allegedly beat her son for his failing grades, leaving him with a black eye.

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Members of the Florida Republican Party conducted a secret meeting to lay out a plan to unseat Corrine Brown through redistricting.

A Florida woman accused of speeding through a school zone shocked a Palm Beach County police officer when she insulted him during the stop.

An Orange County teacher has filed a lawsuit against her former school claiming she was discriminated against for dating a Black man.

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A Florida kindergarten teacher accused of placing duct tape over students’ eyes as a form of punishment was suspended without pay by the Hillsborough County School Board in a vote of 6-0 Tuesday. The teacher, Lindsay Blanc, may face permanent termination, though she could appeal to the board in an effort to keep her job, […]

Former Florida State Seminoles player De’Andre Johnson is “embarrassed” by the video that shows him punching a woman in the face at a local college bar, but maintains he was provoked after she allegedly spewed racial slurs at him. The 19-year-old was charged with misdemeanor battery when the footage of Johnson violently hitting the woman at a Tallahassee bar was released, Think Progress reports. He was […]

Footage of Florida State University freshman quarterback De’Andre Johnson punching a woman in the face was released today, leading to several battery charges lodged against him, reports the Tallahassee Democrat. The 19-year-old was accused of punching a woman in the face at a Florida bar last month. The two engaged in physical contact while pushing to get a […]

Two Florida boys became heroes after they rescued children from an Orange County mobile home fire on Tuesday. According to NBC affiliate WESH Orlando, Isiah Francis, 10, and Jeremiah Grimes, 11 were playing video games when they smelled smoke coming from a neighbor’s mobile home. The boys sprang into action and entered the burning mobile home, saving […]