Across the country, dozens of organizations connect people on the outside with death row inmates through pen pal programs. Sometimes the correspondence ends after a few letters. Other times, it lasts decades.
Norman Mearle Grim was executed by the state at 6:14 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1998 murder of his neighbor in East Milton near Pensacola.
Correction: This story previously misidentified John Chick Sr. as a member of a different church. The story has since been updated to reflect the correct church.
Florida has put a record number of people to death this year, more than any other state in the country.
Beginning in October, repeat sexual offenders in Florida will serve a minimum of a decade in jail for their crimes.
Victor Tony Jones is the 13th person executed in Florida this year, which is the most of any U.S. state this year and a record for the state.
On Sept. 17, 2025 at 6:12 p.m. 63-year-old David Pittman was executed for the 1990 murder of his estranged wife’s family.
After a driver struck and killed teenagers on two separate occasions — while driving recklessly in 2001 and again in 2023 — the victims’ parents came together to further punish repeat offenders.
Curtis Windom, who was convicted of a 1992 murder near Orlando, was executed Aug. 28 at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Despite that one of Windom's victims was his daughter's mother, his family members say they forgive him. Windom became the 11th person executed in Florida this year.
Ontaria Baisden, a 20-year-old Gainesville resident, was killed in a gang-related shooting after an Easter egg hunt this year.
The two started arguing and Quinn suddenly accelerated and hit Bowers with the car, throwing her onto the hood, the witness told officers. Quinn then “sped off” with the victim hanging onto the side of the car.
On Tuesday night, police received reports of a possible shooting at the Majestic Oaks Apartments near Oaks Mall, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post.
During the early morning hours of Sunday, 21-year-old Brandon Goodin was arrested after allegedly stabbing someone multiple times.
A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday afternoon after allegedly attacking two people with a foldable camp saw in Butler Plaza.
Around noon on Tuesday, an 18-year-old Santa Fe High School student allegedly stabbed another student during a fight.
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