Ocala

The speedskater from Ocala, a flag bearer for Friday's parade of athletes in Italy, is the first Black woman to win an individual gold in any Winter Games sport. She wants to make sure she is not the last.

Federal prosecutors say two leaders with the Kingdom of God Global Church forced people to work as servants and staff call centers without pay.

Richard Couto, founder and president of Animal Recovery Mission, estimates tens of thousands of slaughters happen each year because of the high demand for the illegal meat.

The 60-year-old white woman who fatally shot her Black neighbor amid a long-running dispute has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for her manslaughter conviction.

Susan Lorincz, 60, was convicted of killing Ajike "A.J." Owens, 35, after the jury rejected Lorincz's claims that she fired through her door in self-defense amid a dispute over kids playing outside.

Some came to share personal encounters with sasquatch. Others came to listen. An organizer says more than 2,000 people visited the conference, which featured a stage for speakers and about 45 vendors.

Six of the eight dead have been identified, and the family of victim Manuel Pérez Ríos mourned and recited prayers for the loss of their loved one, who was a father of four and grandfather to four.

Bryan Maclean Howard pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence-manslaughter.

About 30 people, including pastors, nuns, and volunteers from the Mexican consulate in Orlando, attended a candlelight vigil in Apopka for the eight Mexican farmworkers who died.

The farmworkers were from Mexico, working on seasonal or temporary visas, and authorities have not yet released their names.

Eight bus passengers were killed and over 40 injured Tuesday when a bus crashed on State Road 40.

The driver of a pickup truck that crashed into the farmworker bus faces eight counts of DUI-manslaughter.