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Fast and dramatic changes could be coming to the Broward School District, with four members abruptly gone, a majority of new members appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and now more oversight by the Department of Education. On Monday, the education department sent a letter to Superintendent Vickie Cartwright voicing “significant concerns” about the findings of a statewide grand jury report released this month that found widespread mismanagement, as well as “fraud and deceit” by district... Read More

FORT LAUDERDALE — Editor’s note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. Lynda Cruz saw her son run from the den of their Parkland home to his bedroom, crying. Advertisement “Nikolas, what happened?” she asked, trying to comfort him. “Daddy yelled at you?” The boy looked up at her and answered in a calm voice: “No. Daddy’s dead.” Advertisement Defense lawyers in the sentencing trial of the Parkland gunman... Read More

Two fishermen who drowned Sunday in the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge in West Boca fell into the water by accident, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said Monday. Celso Santizo Cobon turned 20 years old on July 31. His companion was Elizazar Aguilar Reynoso, 30, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Office, which did not release the men’s hometowns. Advertisement Both were declared dead at the scene late Sunday afternoon by the county medical examiner’s office, which... Read More

Lawyers for a group of parents, students and a nonprofit organization have asked a federal judge to halt school districts from carrying out a controversial state law that restricts instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation. The lawyers on Friday filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit launched in July against the school boards in Orange, Indian River, Duval and Palm Beach counties. The 26-page motion contends that the law, passed this year by the... Read More

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. An area of stormy weather in the central Atlantic stands a 80% chance of organizing itself into a tropical depression “at the very least” over the next five days — with a 50% chance over the next 48 hours — according to an update issued at 8 a.m. Monday by the National Hurricane Center. A depression is the weakest form... Read More

With the Artemis I launch from Kennedy Space Center, America takes its first steps in returning humans to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years. The Orlando Sentinel will provide live updates of as the final countdown to the launch begins and through the powerful SLS rocket and Orion capsule reaching orbit. Artemis’ two-hour launch window opens at 8:33 a.m. on Monday. Follow our updates below: Advertisement NASA assistant launch director Jeremy Graeber said the delay from... Read More

A woman was killed in a crash Sunday morning in Oakland Park when two juveniles fleeing the police in a stolen Mercedes struck a car in which she was a passenger, authorities said. According to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the incident began when thieves broke into a house on Mercedes Drive in Fort Lauderdale’s Harbor Beach neighborhood while the occupants were sleeping. They stole car keys and made off with three vehicles. The neighborhood is a wealthy enclave of waterfront homes... Read More

Activity is heating up in the tropics with four areas being monitored, including one area of low pressure that could form into a tropical depression this week as it moves west-northwest toward the Caribbean. As of early Sunday, the National Hurricane Center had given it 30% odds of developing over the next 48 hours and 70% over the next five days. Experts said gradual development is expected as it moved through the central Atlantic and toward the central and western... Read More

Onofre Bejona spent his 34th birthday riding the bus alone, readying himself for the next three years of his life. It was Aug. 14, and the teacher had arrived in Broward only a few days before from his home in Malita, a city in the southern Philippines. School was starting soon, and he wanted to understand the Broward bus system enough not to get lost, because he would be using it multiple times a day. Bejona couldn’t celebrate with his family like usual; he’d left his parents and two... Read More

Karla Hernandez-Mats stood beside Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist as his running mate for the first time on Saturday at an event at Hialeah Middle School, the same school where the Miami teachers union president taught special education for 10 years. The event was to formally announce Crist’s running mate for the November election, though CBS Miami broke news of the choice the day before. Advertisement “She wasn’t just a teacher, she was a teacher of special-needs... Read More