Bates, 67, is scheduled to be put to death by lethal injection on Aug. 19 at Florida State Prison. Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the death warrant last Friday after the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30 ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The man accused of sex crimes and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto is expected to be in court on Monday. Stephan Sterns is expected to take a plea deal to avoid the death ...