Posted: 11:50 AM A south Alabama woman is free after pleading guilty in the abduction of her teen-aged daughter last year.

Posted: 11:48 AM Universal Orlando says its new, 3-D theme park ride based on the Transformers toy brand will open June 30.

Posted: 9:50 AM Police fatally shot man following a 90-minute standoff at a Jacksonville mobile home park.

Posted: 9:31 AM A bill being sent to Gov. Rick Scott seeks to make sure that Floridians have the right to be heard -- and not just seen -- at local government and state agency meetings.

Posted: 9:30 AM A grocery store worker near Atlanta made more money on her lunch break than many people earn in a lifetime.

Posted: 5:33 PM A trial date has been set in a case involving 600 electronic bingo machines that were seized from Center Stage Alabama last year.

Posted: 10:30 AM The former neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting Trayvon Martin says he agrees with his attorneys' decision not to seek an immunity hearing under the state's "Stand Your Ground" self-defense law.

Posted: 10:29 AM The University of Georgia will ban backpacks in the school's football stadium during its commencement ceremony on May 10.

Posted: 10:27 AM Florida lawmakers have sent to Gov. Rick Scott a bill that would require medical care for newborns who survive botched abortions.

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Posted: 10:18 AM A coroner says a 14-year-old boy who was hit by a police car in Henry County has died of his injuries.

Posted: 10:14 AM Carnival Corp. is seeking dismissal of lawsuits filed by passengers who endured days of difficult conditions aboard the disabled Triumph cruise ship.

Posted: 9:46 AM A teenager has died after being dragged by the driver of a pickup truck when an apparent drug deal went bad.

Posted: 9:55 AM Ten migrants were returned to Cuba after the U.S. Coast Guard intercepted their vessels.

Posted: 9:53 AM A Bradenton teacher is in jail following his arrest on child abuse charges.

Updated: 9:57 AM Authorities say an early morning earthquake that struck east Georgia is the latest in a series of quakes to hit the region.

Updated: 10:06 AM A 78-year-old woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for a drunk driving crash that killed a North Carolina man during Bike Week.

Posted: 10:05 AM A 10-year-old Lakeland boy is being honored as Citizen of the Year for donating his bicycle to the police department's "Cops For Kids" program.

Posted: 10:04 AM After 46 years and four days in uniform, Army Col. Warner "Rocky" Farr is calling it a career.

Posted: 2:03 PM Former Florida lieutenant governor Jennifer Carroll is getting a new job.

Posted: 9:39 AM Residents in a Macon neighborhood are preparing for some disruptions as a motion picture is filmed in the area.

Posted: 9:38 AM The little girl whose legs were severed by a lawn mower has suffered a setback as she recovers from her injuries.

Posted: 9:37 AM State transportation officials are planning new toll lanes on an interstate south of Atlanta, in Clayton and Henry counties.

Posted: 10:15 AM A 21-year-old man faces numerous charges after fighting with deputies who were trying to arrest him.

Posted: 10:14 AM Officials say a 16-year-old Bartow High School student is accused of detonating a bottle of explosive materials on school grounds.