An inmate who escaped from the DeSoto County courthouse last week walked out in shower shoes and asked a stranger for a ride, the county’s sheriff said Wednesday. An inmate who escaped from the ...

Ryan Watson Jr., who shot and killed 17-year-old Daniel Rodriguez Lopez at the DeSoto County Fair in 2023, will spend at least 25 years in prison.

A recent report by the Florida Legislature's research arm found that taxpayers pay $47 million for pretrial diversion programs that serve 69,000 offenders. These programs administered by county ...