Tamarius Davis was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the 2021 second-degree murder of Dustin Wakefield, who was killed after stepping in front of a gun during an attack on South Beach.

Charlotte County commissioners have approved a $29,348,880 contract with Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company of Houston to restore hurricane-damaged beaches on Manasota Key and South Beach. The plan places roughly 590,000 cubic yards of sand on Manasota Key and 400,000 on South Beach, using sediment pulled from navigation channel dredging. That means the county…

In South Beach, a new dining experience is bringing people together in an unexpected setting. It’s called Tales of a Feast, and it’s putting a...

A man was killed Thursday morning in a crash involving a semi-truck in unincorporated Indian River County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol

By DAVID FISCHER Associated Press STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of first-degree murder in the September 1986 shooting death of Indian River County sheriff’s deputy Richard Raczkoski. The death chamber curta

William Reaves, 77, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison for the 1986 murder of Indian River County Sheriff's Deputy Richard "Raz" Raczkowski. According to the Florida Department of Corrections, Reaves was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. The case dates back four decades. Reaves had been convicted in connection with Raczkowski's death and had spent decades on Florida's death row before the execution was carried out. This execution marks another capital...

Kyle Kennedy, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Kennedy, has died at the age of 42. Kennedy, the daughter of Michael Kennedy and Victoria Gifford Kennedy, died Sept. 21 at her Massachusetts home, according to an obituary published by Burke Funeral Homes. Her cause of death remains pending, [...] The post Robert F Kennedy’s granddaughter dies at 42 after years of health struggles appeared first on MEGA 107.1.

Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers is traveling to Florida State Prison to witness the execution of William Reaves, convicted of killing Deputy Richard Raczkowski nearly 40 years ago. Read More Local News   The post Florida sheriff to witness execution of man convicted in 1986 deputy killing appeared first on WPSL 1590 AM.

Florida is set Tuesday to carry out its 18th execution of the year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term.