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Joshua Christopher Doolin, of Polk City, and Michael Steven Perkins, of Plant City, are scheduled to be sentenced in July.

The groups filing briefs include Floridians for Reproductive Freedom, LatinoJustice, the National Council of Jewish Women, current and former local and state elected officials and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Louis Bernard Gaskin was convicted in a 1989 double slaying. It would be the second execution this year.

The stricter abortion law under consideration for Florida could have practical implications for women throughout the South and political implications for Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Protesters gathered across the street from the USF Tampa campus to speak out against this week’s arrests of four people who wanted to meet with President Rhea Law to discuss proposed state education laws.

The law, which prevents the sale of rifles and other long guns to anyone under 21, was passed after the Parkland shootings.

Andrew Warren is appealing his suspension by Gov. Ron DeSantis. His case will be heard in May.

USF police said the group was trespassing and refused to leave the building's lobby, while the students and other protestors said police kicked and sat on some of them.

Olivia Pollock is the sister of another Jan. 6 defendant, Jonathan Pollock, who has been on the lam for months.

At a press conference Thursday, Chief Eric Smith said the department has seized nearly 50 percent more guns and the homicide clearance rate has improved.

The Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance has been used on about 10,000 patients without FDA approval or proof that it works. However, patients report irreparable harm. The inventor and manufacturer have denied all liability in court.

The families of two people killed in a series of shootings in Orlando are speaking out via their attorney, Mark NeJame.