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Jesse Guardado, who murdered a Panhandle woman in 2004 after she helped him reset his life following his release from jail, was put to death by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Thursday. Guardado, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m., according to the Department of Corrections. He was...

Two Palm Coast brothers are headed to prison after a yearslong cocaine trafficking investigation that authorities say turned up cocaine stuffed inside a vacuum cleaner and an air fryer, along with firearms, designer goods and nearly $101,000 in cash. A third person tied to the case, a Daytona Beach-area nurse, was arrested and is now the subject of a separate inquiry into whether she diverted medications from her job.

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. - A flash flood has left South Brevard County families trapped under feet of water for days, forcing residents to navigate submerged driveways in waders alongside alligators while drainage pumps sit idle. Residents are worried if more rain comes, their properties will go under. Brevard County flood...

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Months after an Amazon delivery driver died after being found in a truck in Fruitland Park, investigators have revealed what happened. The incident was originally reported in August, when Lake County deputies were called out after a local resident noticed the Amazon truck parked near his driveway for several hours.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – Two teenagers were convicted on Friday after they shot and killed a man who drove to Sanford to sell them a pair of used headphones, according to the State Attorney’s Office. In a release, SAO officials said the incident happened in July 2024, after...

A Florida clinic CEO was sentenced to 13 months in prison and a VA employee to six months for a kickback scheme that steered veterans and their families into a clinic whose claims to the VA topped $14 million, the Justice Department (DOJ) said Nov. 5. Prosecutors say more than $11 million of those claims... The post A Florida clinic CEO got 13 months and a VA employee 6 months for kickbacks that steered veterans into care that billed the VA more than $14 million, DOJ said Nov. 5 appeared first

A Florida woman was arrested after allegedly throwing food and a drink tray at a senior during a road-rage dispute inside a Publix supermarket.

Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees will have 51 fewer plans to choose from in 2027, with the state’s count falling from 611 to 560, and UnitedHealthcare members in Lee County face a second loss on Dec. 31, when Lee Health’s contracts with the insurer end. The drop is the largest of any state. Medicare’s annual enrollment […] The post Florida Medicare Advantage enrollees lose 51 plans for 2027, and Lee Health’s UnitedHealthcare contract ends Dec. 31 in Fort Myers and Cape Coral appeared first

Deer Hunter (File) A Georgia prison inmate has been sentenced to eight years in Florida...

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The West Palm Beach Police Department responded to an alleged carjacking early Friday morning. WPBPD says they were called to a report of a carjacking near the 5600 block of Corporate Way at approximately 8:30 a.m. The victim involved told officers she was carjacked in the parking lot by an unknown black male.