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Magic take playmaking-by-committee approach, pull out win vs. Grizzlies

ORLANDO, Fla. — The situation the Orlando Magic are in, without Markelle Fultz (fractured big left toe) and Jalen Suggs (left knee bone bruise), is quite familiar.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 12, 2022

‘Doomed from the womb’ or cold-blooded killer? Lawyers plead for the life and death of the Parkland gunman

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — What he did was cold. Calculated. Purposeful with shocking and deadly impact, prosecutors said.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

As Parkland trial ends, defense urges jury to spare Nikolas Cruz the death penalty

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A defense lawyer on Tuesday urged jurors to spare the life of Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school, saying he was “doomed from the womb” because his birth mother drank heavily and smoked crack cocaine…

Miami Herald · Oct 11, 2022

‘Hate is not a mental disorder,’ prosecution tells jury in closing arguments of Parkland trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — What he did was cold. Calculated. Purposeful, prosecutors said.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

Hurricane Ian: Behind the scenes of search and rescue on Fort Myers Beach

FORT MYERS BEACH, Fla. — The members of the South Florida Urban Search and Rescue Team followed Hurricane Ian up the coast to Fort Myers Beach, where a raging storm surge destroyed homes and killed people who did not evacuate.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022

‘Hunting his victims.’ As trial ends, state makes case for death penalty for Parkland shooter

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — After a nearly three-month trial, a prosecutor on Tuesday made the case for executing Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members in Florida’s deadliest school shooting.

Miami Herald · Oct 11, 2022

Next tropical depression, or storm, likely to form soon, hurricane center says

ORLANDO, Fla. — The disturbance emerging in the Gulf of Mexico is looking more organized Tuesday afternoon and will likely become a tropical depression or storm in the next day or so, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 11, 2022

Hurricane center watching out for possible tropical disturbance

ORLANDO, Fla. — A disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico has higher odds Tuesday morning of becoming the next tropical depression of the year, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Orlando Sentinel · Oct 11, 2022

USA TODAY Sports Super 25 high school football rankings

Mater Dei (Calif.) stays atop the Super 25, while Bishop Gorman (Nev.) and Chandler (Ariz.) make significant moves in the top 10.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 11, 2022

University of Florida greets presidential finalist Ben Sasse with protests, tough questions

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Students and faculty at the University of Florida gave U.S. Sen Ben Sasse a raucous welcome to campus Monday, greeting the Nebraska Republican with biting questions and a loud protest as he sought to introduce himself as the school’s likely next president.

Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022