At the merciful close of key prosecution witness Rachel Jeantel‘s testimony in the trial of George Zimmerman for the murder of Trayvon Martin, defense attorney Don West asked Ms. Jeantel to describe ...

When Juan Ponce de Leon first discovered Florida in 1513, he called it La Florida (the land of flowers). He would return in July of 1521 with the intent to start a Spanish settlement, and brought with ...

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man on death row for the 1995 murder of three Cracker Barrel workers has died in prison. He was 55. Records from the Florida Department of Corrections showed ...

Along with its most popular exports—citrus, sunburns, and tacky tattoos—Florida produces a seemingly inexhaustible supply of courtroom drama for the astonished consumption of the rest of the country.