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‘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.”

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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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The end of the race: With no clients left, a Florida shelter for retired greyhounds closes

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With all of the Fidos in forever homes, Hollydogs Greyhound Adoption, the nonprofit organization created in 1995 to save South Florida’s retired racers, has closed its doors.

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The painful legacy of a building: Parkland massacre site holds haunting, horrific memories

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Just pretend it’s not there.

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2 dead as search continues for 5 missing after boat capsizes near Sugarloaf Key, US Coast Guard says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — U.S. Coast Guard crews searched the waters off the lower Florida Keys through Friday night for five people who are missing after their boat capsized with 15 people aboard and will continue searching Saturday.

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Stoneman Douglas shooting site won’t come down until next year at the earliest

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Parkland building where a teenage gunman shot and killed 17 people will continue to stand at least until next year, even though the jury deciding the gunman’s fate has already finished its tour of the crime scene.

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Parkland jury to follow killer’s path through high school crime scene

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jurors will trace the path of the confessed Parkland gunman at the high school where he murdered 17 people. The trip to the crime scene will be Thursday morning, as the prosecution continues its portion of the sentencing trial.

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Florida will not declare a state of emergency over monkeypox, DeSantis says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not declare a public health emergency over the monkeypox outbreak despite more than 500 cases in the state. At the same time, Florida Surgeon General Joe Lapado reminded the public that the efficacy of the Jynneos vaccine now…

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‘It’s an ache that is just constant’: Parents share tearful memories of teens who died in Parkland shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Empty bedrooms. Empty dining room chairs. The scent of a book. Each seemingly mundane item holds trauma for the family members of a Parkland victim, the fathers, mothers and friends told jurors who will decide the sentence for the confessed school shooter.

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‘All you see is a broken family’: Parkland victims’ families tell jurors about how mass shooting ripped apart their lives

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The deepest wounds of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School don’t show up on surveillance video, crime scene photos or autopsy pictures of the 17 who were slain.

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