A 65-year-old man known as one of Florida's most notorious serial killers who was convicted of kidnapping, sexually assaulting and killing eight women in 1984 is scheduled to be executed on Thursday.

A Florida took judge took the unusual step last week of acquitting a mother who was fighting accusations that she brutally beat and hospitalized her 10-month-old daughter, according to a report that cited audio from the trial.

Weeks before the 2019 hurricane season, Mexico Beach is still cleaning up debris from the strongest storm to hit the area
Five miles away from Mexico Beach, the carcasses of trees appear by the side of the road, still sprouting from the soil. Some bend mid-trunk, pointing towards the lush, spring sun-warmed grass. Others sport branches stripped bare.
Then, almost suddenly, the miles of tree graves end and the road dumps on to the white sand of the coastal Florida Panhandle town in Bay county. On the right, the sun turns the blue tarps taped over empty homes into reflectors. The sound of hammers echo along road 98. The only major traffic in the settlement that was once home to 1,200 people is at Cathey’s hardware store, in its temporary location next to a food truck-turned-restaurant, where contractors and residents alike line up to buy wire and new doors to rebuild on the empty slabs of concrete that once marked the spot of homes.

A 4-month-old girl died Wednesday after she was left in a scorching hot van outside a Florida day care center for nearly five hours, authorities said.

Hawaii's Kailua Beach Park has been selected as the best stretch of sand for an annual list of top U.S. public beaches compiled by Florida International University Prof. Stephen Leatherman, also known as "Dr. Beach." (May 23)

In both instances from this week, which were unrelated, the elementary school teachers were arrested.

A serial killer who went on a murderous spree that left 10 women dead 35 years ago is set to be executed in Florida.