State to pay $700,000 to settle public records lawsuits

Florida is paying $700,000 to settle allegations that Gov. Rick Scott and other state officials flouted the state’s public records laws...

Trial lawyer Steven Andrews dogs Gov. Rick Scott

Rick Scott stepped to the podium to start a Tallahassee news conference when a man approached him with a handshake...

Prison whistleblower cleared of wrongdoing

TALLAHASSEE A Department of Corrections whistleblower who was demoted after accusing his bosses of covering up inmate abuse and agency...

Florida to pay prison whistleblowers $800,000 to end lawsuit

TALLAHASSEE — Years after three prison investigators came forward with evidence of inmate abuse and cover-ups...

Drowned Sailor Derek Lovelace’s Kin Demand Answers From Navy SEALs

DESTIN, Fla. — From the moment Lynsi Price absorbed the crushing news that her younger brother had drowned...

Girlfriend Searches For Answers After Trainee Navy SEAL’s Death is Ruled a Homicide: ‘We Don’t Know What Happened’

The girlfriend of the Navy SEAL who died during his first grueling week of training for the elite military division is speaking out...

Cab companies sue state over Uber, Lyft

Tallahassee and Ft. Lauderdale taxicab companies have sued the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services in a latest...

309 suing Northwood Centre

The number of people suing Northwood Centre is now at 309 — and growing...

Navy SEAL Trainee’s Sister Vows to ‘Seek Justice for My Brother’ After His Training Death

The sister of the Navy SEAL trainee whose death in an introductory pool training exercise was ruled a drowning and homicide...

UPDATE: Family responds to Navy’s decision not to press charges in SEAL death

SAN DIEGO — The Navy will not pursue criminal charges in the drowning of a 21-year-old sailor from Crestview who...

Teacher’s lawyer sues Duval Schools for public records, calls for independent investigator

An attorney representing a teacher-blogger who has criticized Duval County Public Schools leadership filed a lawsuit...

Federal civil rights lawsuit filed in Franklin County inmate’s death

The family of an inmate at Franklin Correctional Institute claims he was gassed to death by guards and DOC employees tried to cover it up...