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Felon Arrested After Firing Rifle at Neighbors in Port Charlotte
Dwight Washington White was arrested Oct. 25 after deputies say he fired an AR-15-style rifle at neighbors in Port Charlotte, Florida. No one was hit.
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15-Year-Old Charged as Adult in FAMU Homecoming Shooting
Anthony Rivers III, 15, was arrested Oct. 25 and will be charged as an adult over the Oct. 24 shooting near Florida A&M's stadium that hurt 12 people.
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12 Injured, Including 6 Children, in FAMU Stadium Shooting
At least 12 people, including six children, were injured in a shooting near Florida A&M's Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee during homecoming weekend.
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Escaped Federal Inmate ‘Goose’ Nabbed in Dominican Republic
Sherman Kemp, aka 'Goose,' was captured Oct. 22 in the Dominican Republic nearly 50 days after escaping federal custody in Miami.
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Guilty: 65-Year-Old Convicted in 1985 Christmas Eve Rape and Murder of Teen
David Nelson Austin, 65, was found guilty in the 1985 Christmas Eve rape and murder of 17-year-old Leslie McCray after DNA led to his 2021 arrest.
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Florida Executes William Reaves, 77, Its 18th of 2026
Florida executed William Reaves, 77, on Oct. 20, 2026 — the state's 18th execution of the year — for the 1986 murder of Deputy Richard Raczkowski.
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Ex-Congressional Candidate Arrested Over Alleged Facebook Death Threats
Former FL congressional candidate Elijah Manley surrendered on felony threat charges and was released Saturday on $40,000 bond. He denies the allegations.
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Miami Art Dealer Gets 46 Months for Fake Warhol Art Scam
Miami art dealer Leslie Roberts was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for selling forged Andy Warhol artworks with fake invoices and documents.
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15 Years After She Vanished, Ex-Fiancé Arrested in Murder
Dale Smith Jr., 55, was arrested Oct. 14 on a second-degree murder charge in the 2011 disappearance of ex-fiancée Michelle Parker, whose body was never found.
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Horse Farm Murder: Caylen Deller Gets Life Without Parole
A Putnam County jury convicted Caylen Deller of murdering ex-boyfriend Chad Mullen in 2024 and hiding his body. She was sentenced to life without parole.