Tonya Alanez

Nestor, downgraded to post-tropical low pressure system, heads away from Florida

October 19, 2019 at 8:59 p.m.

Post-tropical storm Nestor made official landfall Saturday on St. Vincent Island near Apalachicola, bringing wind and heavy rain. Earlier Saturday, as it approached the Gulf Coast, Nestor lost its tropical...

An undated photo of Barrett Riley, the driver of the Tesla that crashed in Fort Lauderdale. His Aunt says the car had been altered so it couldn't speed past 85 mph. Carline Jean/Staff Photographer

Teen Tesla driver killed by fire not crash, says dad’s lawsuit against car company

October 10, 2019 at 9:25 p.m.

The father of an 18-year-old Tesla driver who died in a fiery crash in Fort Lauderdale has filed a lawsuit against the California car manufacturer, faulting the batteries used by...

Tropical Storm Karen aims for Puerto Rico while rainstorms off Africa could become Lorenzo today

September 22, 2019 at 7:24 p.m.

Tropical Storm Karen is moving into the Caribbean Sea and the early forecast is predicting it will travel north over or very close to Puerto Rico. As a result, a...

Jade McLain carries Thor out of a boat as she and Fred Stewart were rescued from their flooded neighborhood inundated by rains from Tropical Depression Imelda by Splendora Police officers on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, in Spendora, Texas. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)

Hurricane Jerry track threatens Bermuda, and tropics remain active with other systems forecast to move west

September 20, 2019 at 6:12 p.m.

Hurricane Jerry continued to weaken Friday, located about 130 miles northeast of Barbuda, but it is expected to remain a hurricane for a few days, according to the National Hurricane...

Tropical Storm Dorian forecast to hit Florida as a major hurricane

August 28, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

Tropical Storm Dorian is now forecast to strike Florida as a major hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center's latest update, issued at 11 a.m. Wednesday. Dorian is now forecast...

Because Nikolas Cruz is entitled to half of a nearly $865,000 life insurance policy, the Broward Public Defender's Office has filed to withdraw from representing him in his death penalty case, court records show.

Parkland shooter to get hefty inheritance; public defender withdraws from case

August 24, 2019 at 8:22 a.m.

The Broward Public Defender's Office has asked to withdraw from confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty case, court records show. The teen is entitled to half of a nearly...

Sheriff vows accountability after deputies are seen pepper-spraying and punching teens

August 24, 2019 at 8:22 a.m.

Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony said Friday he would launch a "thorough investigation" into deputies who are shown on video pepper-spraying, tackling and punching teens near J.P. Taravella High. "It may...

Ariana Grande-Butera at 5 was the first kid to get a ride on the Panther's Zamboni at an Oct. 10, 1998 hockey game.

Before she was a superstar, Ariana Grande was a Florida Panthers superfan

February 11, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

Who knew Ariana Grande was a hardcore hockey fan — at 5? Or that she was a two-time magnet for flying hockey pucks? Hockey fans over the weekend went gaga...

Giant lizard captured after months on the loose in Florida neighborhood

August 22, 2019 at 2:46 p.m.

A giant monitor lizard first spotted on the loose in a Davie neighborhood in August is back with its owner — comforting a lot of people who were leery when...

In a court filing, the Broward County School Board alleges the South Florida Sun Sentinel intentionally published information it knew a judge had ordered to be redacted.

School board asks judge to hold Sun Sentinel in contempt over Parkland school-shooter report

August 22, 2019 at 9:51 a.m.

The Broward County School Board on Monday asked a judge to hold the South Florida Sun Sentinel and two of its reporters in contempt of court over the publication of...

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