Harold, FL

Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was executed by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison, more than five decades after killing 16-year-old Jill Piper in her Bonita Springs home. Lucas was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m., according to the Florida Department of Corrections. The case spanned 50 years from the 1974 crime to Tuesday's execution. Lucas waived his remaining appeals and chose not to contest the death sentence, effectively allowing the execution to proceed without further legal...

A man convicted of killing a teenage girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends was put to death Tuesday in the first of three executions planned this month in Florida. Harold Gene Lucas, 74, was pronounced dead at 6:18 p.m following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was condemned for the 1976 shooting death of 16-year-old Jill Piper and the wounding of her friends, Richard Byrd Jr. and Terri Rice. Lucas was strapped to a gurney

Florida ejecuta este martes a Harold Gene Lucas, un hombre de 74 años, 49 de ellos en el corredor de la muerte, por matar a tiros a una menor de 16 en 1976, en la decimocuarta pena capital aplicada por el estado este año, que suman cuatro más que las diez registradas en el resto del país. Lucas recibirá una inyección letal a las 6:00 p.m. hora local en la Prisión Estatal de Florida en Raiford, al norte del estado, según la orden firmada por el gobernador, el republicano Ron

A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends is set to be executed Tuesday in the first of three lethal injections scheduled this month in the state. Harold Gene Lucas, 74, is set to receive a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke starting at 6 p.m. He would be the 14th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, and Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has already signed death warran

MIAMI (AP) - A Florida man convicted of fatally shooting a 16-year-old girl who rejected his romantic advances and wounding two of her friends is set to be executed Tuesday in the first of three lethal injections scheduled this month in the state. Harold Gene [...]

A quiet afternoon on John Harold Drive in Madison County, Alabama, turned into a tragedy Thursday when deputies responded to a shooting report and found 62-year-old Marcus Lanier dead from gunshot wounds. According to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect is Lanier’s own grandson, 18-year-old Zakarius Lanier, who has been charged with murder. Police…

Hollywood actors and longtime friends Morris Chestnut and Harold Perrineau brought star power — and a new business venture — to Jacksonville during a recent appearance promoting their Sable Bourbon brand. The actors greeted fans [...]

Dr. Harold Kudler, a distinguished psychiatrist who was also a top official in the Veterans Affairs system, speaks to the challenges among sailors.

Harold “Joe” Bandy, age 73 of Cloverport, KY passed away Saturday, June 27, 2026, at Fern Terrace in Owensboro, KY. He was born on August 6, 1952, in Meade County, son of the late Wrather Jordan and Tula Blissitt-Bandy. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Dorothy (Bill) Washer of Morgantown, KY; Betty Bandy of Morgantown, KY; LaVona Greer, of Cloverport, KY and twin brothers Willard Bandy of Irvington, KY and Lillard Bandy of Florida. Joe is survived by his four remaining brothers,...