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Tropical depression ‘likely’ to form this week near Caribbean; forecasters tracking 4 systems

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The first tropical depression in two months appears likely to form this week, as an unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season shows signs of getting into higher gear.

Tribune News Service · Aug 28, 2022

Who are DeSantis’ new Broward School Board appointments? 4 Republicans, 2 with insider School Board experience

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In remaking the Broward School Board on Friday, Gov. Ron DeSantis turned to four Republicans — two of whom have School Board experience and the kind of insider knowledge that could help them effect change in the problem-plagued School District.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

NASA’s Artemis moon launch will be historic. And a group of blind veterans will get to witness it

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Anyone who’s ever heard the deep rumble of a spaceship’s takeoff knows a rocket launch is a sensory-rich experience.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

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Tropics heat up as forecasters track 3 systems for possible development

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three areas of disturbance — one gaining organization in the central Atlantic Ocean, one in the Caribbean and a third off western Africa that popped up on the 2 p.m. update on Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Hurricane forecasters watching two systems in the Atlantic

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas — one weather system in the east Atlantic and one in the Caribbean.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Hurricane forecasters watching 2 systems in the Atlantic, but neither is likely to develop soon

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring two areas — one weather system in the east Atlantic and one in the Caribbean.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

DeSantis removes 4 school board members accused of ‘incompetence and neglect’ after Parkland massacre

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took a grand jury up on its recommendation Friday afternoon to remove four Broward School Board members after a scathing report that accused them of having “engaged in acts of incompetence and neglect of duty.”

Tribune News Service · Aug 26, 2022

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Warning about Parkland gunman fell through the cracks

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Mental health experts who treated the Parkland gunman in the years leading up to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School testified Thursday that they would not have been able to predict the tragedy based on what they knew.

Tribune News Service · Aug 25, 2022

‘This boy did not go bad. He was never right.’ Parkland school shooter didn’t fit in, neighbor says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A former neighbor of the Parkland school shooter shared bizarre anecdotes about his childhood for jurors Wednesday, describing a boy who always seemed like something was “not right.”

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Marjory Stoneman Douglas gunman’s mom struggled to raise him, psychologist says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lynda Cruz was in over her head, a now-retired psychologist testified Wednesday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

The hunt for Florida’s dinosaurs is on as gator harvest season kicks off

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The party hadn’t been gliding across Lake Okeechobee long when they encountered an 11-foot gator. Many would be scared, but for the group participating in the first day of alligator hunting season, it was a promising sign.

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

Parkland gunman’s childhood on display in courtroom, in testimony and photos

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland school shooter was a child once, a baby-faced kid who posed for pictures with his family and smiled dutifully, a little boy enrolled in day care like so many other children his age.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Hurricane season on the verge of rarely seen August without a named storm

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The hallmark of the 2022 hurricane season — so far — has been uncharacteristic calmness, and the benign conditions might not change for the remainder of August, forecasters say.

Tribune News Service · Aug 23, 2022

Florida school shooter was damaged even before birth, defense attorney says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — His actions were indefensible. Inexcusable, his lawyer said Monday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 22, 2022

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Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

They tried to get this Florida police chief fired. Now he’s suing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In the ongoing drama of the Pembroke Park Police Department, which hasn’t yet opened for business, the agency’s top leader is suing his boss.

Tribune News Service · Aug 21, 2022

As polio surfaces in other states, how vulnerable are Floridians?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the first time since the U.S. declared polio officially eradicated in 1979, Floridians are concerned about their odds of getting the disease.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

Tropical storm chances decreasing as system approaches landfall in northeast Mexico, forecasters say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parts of Texas and Mexico remain under tropical storm warnings Saturday even though chances for a system in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico to make landfall as a tropical storm are decreasing, forecasters said.

Tribune News Service · Aug 20, 2022

As his defense launches, Parkland shooter still fixated on blood, murder, revenge

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz still fantasizes about murdering people he hates. He smeared the devil’s “666″ on his cell wall recently, in his own blood, and drew disturbing sketches using a red Atomic FireBall candy. He’s glad he can wear a mask in court, he…

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Tribune News Service · Aug 18, 2022

Stage set for Parkland gunman’s brother and sister to testify

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The biological brother and sister of the Parkland gunman are preparing to testify for him when the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting case resumes.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Florida man died from eating tainted oyster at celebratory dinner

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — About a week after a father-daughter dinner, Roger “Rocky” Pinckney died, falling victim to bacteria in one of the celebratory oysters.

Tribune News Service · Aug 17, 2022

Tropical wave over Nicaragua still has low chance of developing, hurricane forecasters say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A disturbance over Nicaragua is expected to move across Central America this week then emerge over the Gulf of Mexico.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

Disturbance over the southwest Caribbean has low chance of developing, hurricane forecasters say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A disturbance over the southwest Caribbean Sea is expected to move across Central America this week then emerge over the Gulf of Mexico.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022

Florida high speed train gets grant to improve safety

Tracks used by the nation’s deadliest railroad will see added fencing to keep pedestrians away and safety improvements at crossings under a $25 million federal grant

Tribune News Service · Aug 13, 2022

High levels of COVID still circulating in Florida; new BA.4.6 is spreading quickly

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The newest COVID-19 variant, already dominant in four states, has found its way into Florida and is quickly becoming a larger percentage of new cases.

Tribune News Service · Aug 8, 2022

Tropical depression could form in Atlantic by midweek, forecasters say

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Hurricane season has gotten off to a slow start over the past couple of months, but now forecasters are tracking a disturbance that could become a tropical depression by midweek, the National Hurricane Center said.

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