criminal justice

A full federal appeals court has rejected a request by prominent National Rifle Association lobbyist Marion Hammer to take up a case about graphic emails she received after the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

The major portion of the request --- more than $12.5 million --- is aimed at helping trial courts deal with a projected backlog of more than 990,000 cases due to COVID-19,

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is joining other state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit against Google. The complaint alleges Google has monopolized the search engine market through anticompetitive and exclusionary tactics.

Local activists are asking the Tallahassee Police Department to give officers additional training on what's commonly known as Florida's White Cane Law. It says drivers must come to a complete stop when they see someone crossing or attempting to cross the road with the help of a guide dog or white cane.

Early in September, a grand jury didn't indict the officers responsible for shooting and killing Wilbon Woodard, Mychael Johnson, and Tony McDade. Afterward, the commission directed Tallahassee Inspector General Dennis Sutton to draft a plan for auditing TPD. Sutton says that plan is now complete.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has not launched a formal investigation into Mike Bloomberg’s effort to pay fines and fees for Florida felons, the agency told WFSU Monday.

Officers arrived on scene at the Sunoco gas station, located at 1417 South Monroe, and discovered a deceased adult male victim inside the store suffering from an apparent gunshot wound.

Deputies say a suspect is dead following a possible hostage situation.

Support for the Black Lives Matter movement is declining, according to a PEW Research Survey taken in mid-September.

The Florida Police Chiefs Association recently released new guidelines in the wake of George Floyd's death. Its recommendations include banning chokeholds with exceptions and de-escalation before using force.