Before he received the lethal injection, Bell’s last words were, surprisingly, of gratitude — though it’s unclear who they were directed towards.

Emergency application for stay of execution denied on July 15, 2025. Justices Sotomayor and Kagan would grant the application and the petition for a writ of certorari. Issue: Whether the Supreme Court ...

S TARKE, Fla. (WWSB) - A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted ...

A search is underway for two new judges in our area. The new state budget creates one new Bay County judge and one new 14th Judicial Circuit judge. “I’ve shepherded more candidates through this ...

Michael Bell's execution highlights the troubling legacy of childhood trauma inflicted at Florida's reform schools, raises ethical concerns ...

With Michael Bell's execution in Florida on Tuesday, the U.S. has now had more executions in any given year since 2015, when ...

Florida plans to execute Michael Bernard Bell on Tuesday for a 1993 double murder outside a bar. This would mark the 26th ...

About 70 scholars, lawyers and former judges are pushing ahead with their ethics complaint against U.S. Attorney General Pam ...

Barring a reprieve, Michael Bell will become the eighth person put to death in Florida this year, with Edward Zakrzewski ...