Posted: 1:28 PM - The Florida Supreme Court is siding with public defenders who believe they should be able to reject cases if they don't have the budget and lawyers to adequately represent poor people charged with crimes.

Posted: 12:31 PM - The Florida Department of Health-Gadsden’s Population Based Services: Prevention and Education Program cordially invites the Gadsden County community to participate in Get Going Gadsden 2013.

Posted: 12:09 PM - Bernard Davis is accused of shooting, trying to rob Robert "Cleve" Moore.

Posted: 11:33 AM - A north Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.

Updated: 12:11 PM - The father of a Chechen immigrant shot by U.S. law enforcement agents in Florida while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombings suspect says he regrets allowing his son to go to the United States.

Updated: 11:12 AM - Authorities in South Florida say a man is charged with murder because he was overheard discussing the killing when his cellphone pocket-dialed 911.

Posted: 10:55 AM - A strong odor coming from a nearby home prompted a neighbor to call authorities. It turned out someone had abandoned 40 animals inside the Pasco County home.

Posted: 10:48 AM - A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend's central Florida home and threatened to cut off the heads of their three small children.

Updated: 05/22/2013 - One Tallahassee City Commissioner tells his story about how and why he quit smoking 20 years ago.

Posted: 05/22/2013 - Hundreds of millions of dollars in property are sitting in a high security vault in Tallahassee, waiting for owners to claim.

Posted: 05/22/2013 - The tiger had not eaten for a little under two weeks.

Updated: 05/23/2013 - Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man jumping on two manatees.

Updated: 05/22/2013 - The homes on either side of the Seffner house where a sinkhole opened under a man's bedroom are being demolished.

Posted: 05/22/2013 - Florida State University Schools’ (FSUS) high school, better known as “Florida High,” has been ranked among the nation’s best high schools by two nationally recognized organizations.

Updated: 12:11 PM - A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida early Wednesday after an altercation with an FBI agent shares a similar background to that of one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects who authorities were questioning him about at the time.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - There are more fatal accidents during the 100 days between Memorial Day and Labor Day than any other time of the year.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - It would put the new commissioner's mark on the department as he looks to implement goals like the "90-60-90-90" plan.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - Scott signed a bill that requires elections supervisors to hold eight days of early voting, but gives them the flexibility to hold up to 14 days.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - It's been three years since the deep water horizon oil rig ruptured in the gulf. The coastal communities are still feeling the effects.

Updated: 05/21/2013 - Our area is feeling some of the cuts from Florida's 2013 budget.