State & National

Florida schedules 13th execution of 2026 at Starke prison Tuesday

William Frances Silvia, 61, is set to receive a lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke on Tuesday evening for the 2006 fatal shooting of his estranged wife and the wounding of his mother-in-law. The execution would be Florida’s 13th this year, more than half of all U.S. executions carried out in 2026, with two additional executions already scheduled for September. A final appeal remained pending before the U.S. Supreme Court as of Monday.

Sources: WCJB TV20