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A protester stands outside the migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Facility on July 12, 2025, in Ochopee. | Alexandra Rodriguez, AP

Judge halts construction at Alligator Alcatraz

The immigration detention center can continue to operate, but construction is stopped during a lawsuit.…

By David Fischer - Associated Press

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Michael Bernard Bell was executed Tuesday even for a double murder in Jacksonville. | Florida Department of Corrections via AP

Jacksonville man executed for killing 2 outside bar

Michael Bernard Bell became the eighth person executed in Florida this year, matching a modern-era record.…

By David Fischer - Associated Press

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier speaks during a meeting between Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Cabinet at the Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on March 5, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP

Police must stop enforcing immigration law, judge says

A federal judge says Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier wrongly told local police to ignore a freeze on the law.…

By David Fischer - Associated Press

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People comfort each other on the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, where law enforcement responded to a reported active shooter incident Thursday, April 17, 2025. | Kate Payne, AP

FSU shooting kills 2 and injures 6; deputy’s son suspected

Police say the 20-year-old gunman used his mother’s former service weapon in the shooting.…

By Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report for America and David Fischer - Associated Press