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Lacey Donohue · 11/26/13 08:30PM

A search warrant made public by the Seminole County court clerk on Tuesday shows that model citizen George Zimmerman was in possession of a 12-gauge shotgun, an AR-15 assault rifle, three handguns, and more than 100 rounds of ammo when he was arrested Nov. 18 on domestic violence charges.

Black Man Arrested Dozens of Times for 'Trespassing' While At Work

Neetzan Zimmerman · 11/22/13 10:58AM

A shocking case of racial profiling has emerged in Florida after it was revealed that a black convenience store employee had been arrested dozens of times for trespassing in and around the store where he works — during work hours.

Two Teens Cleared of Felony Charges in Bullying Case

Cord Jefferson · 11/21/13 04:03PM

Two Florida girls, one 13 and one 14, have had felony charges dropped in a bullying case that sprang up following 12-year-old Rebecca Sedwick's suicide in September. In an interview with Today, 13-year-old Katelyn Roman expressed relief at the decision and said, "I do not feel l did anything wrong."

Adam Weinstein · 11/21/13 01:56PM

A new poll shows 86 percent of Floridians want to legalize medical marijuana. So take heart, because for all of America's divisive problems, some things even you and your redneck uncle Zeb in Wewahitchka can agree on.

Adam Weinstein · 11/21/13 10:48AM

Tallahassee newspaper commenter: "FSU QB Jameis Winston is only being accused of sexual battery because the accuser's lawyer went to UF." Tallahassee newspaper's editor in chief: "Interesting."

J.K. Trotter · 11/19/13 11:47AM

According to the Sarasota Police Department, Anders Ebbeson, the Florida businessman and husband of former Congresswoman Katherine Harris, committed suicide on Tuesday morning. He was 68.

Lacey Donohue · 11/18/13 09:32PM

Nice guy George Zimmerman told a 911 operator on Monday that he did not pull a gun on his girlfriend. "I have a girlfriend, who for lack of a better word, has gone crazy on me," explained Zimmerman.

The Disastrous, Watery Future of South Florida

Hamilton Nolan · 11/11/13 11:08AM

Barring a huge public works project the likes of which the world has never seen, south Florida is doomed. Its end will come not from Bugs Bunny wielding a saw, but from the gentle lapping of waves higher and higher upon the shore. Three points to ponder:

Lacey Donohue · 10/29/13 08:30PM

During a Tuesday Senate hearing on “stand your ground" laws, Sen. Ted Cruz argued that the laws do not disproportionately impact the black community and that a “great many African-Americans […] have asserted this defense to defend themselves, defend their families, defend their children.” Nope, not really true.