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Jury hears more unsettling details about Parkland gunman’s troubled childhood

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Lynda Cruz saw her son run from the den of their Parkland home to his bedroom, crying.

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

‘Euphoria’ star Nika King and her chef mom opening incubator kitchen in Fort Lauderdale

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Nika King — who plays the mother of Zendaya’s troubled character in the pretend world of HBO’s hit series “Euphoria” — is teaming up with her actual mom in the real world for an incubator kitchen.

Tribune News Service · Aug 29, 2022

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

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

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