At the time, it was the largest aerial fire suppression operation in the U.S. A record-breaking number of firefighters — 10,000 — helped battle 2,200 blazes across Florida. In 1998, the fires that ...

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of raping and killing his neighbor decades ago was put to death Tuesday evening in a record 15th execution in Florida this year. Norman Mearle Grim Jr., 65, ...