Lawyers for a Florida man on death row are seeking to halt his execution set for next week, arguing that his obesity could lead to a botched lethal injection.

Michael Tanzi, 48, who faces execution for murdering Janet Acosta, 49, may be spared the death penalty due to his obesity and ...

A grandmother convicted of forgetting her 7-month-old granddaughter in the car on a 90-degree day, leading to the baby’s death, has been sentenced to five years in prison, according to Florida ...

Prison officials said Edward ... for the 1997 killings of a couple in Charlotte County — witnessed by their toddler daughter, who survived. Florida officials said they are next preparing for ...

The state sends people to Florida prisons for murders and rapes they didn’t commit and then continues the injustice once they ...

Edward James, 63, was executed by the State of Florida on Thursday for the 1993 murders of 8-year-old Toni Neuner and her grandmother, 58-year-old Betty Dick.

A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on a night in which he drank heavily and used drugs has been ...