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Editor’s note: Daily coverage of the Parkland trial is being provided to all readers as a public service. The Parkland gunman had murder on his mind for about seven months before he went on a rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a Broward detective testified Wednesday. Advertisement Nikolas Cruz searched for how to become a school shooter. He searched for a map to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He searched for how long it would take police to respond to a school... Read More

TALLAHASSEE — Florida will begin adding gun storage safety tips when it mails concealed weapons licenses to its residents, Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried said at a news conference Wednesday. It will encourage people to keep their guns locked, unloaded and stored in a separate place than ammunition, among other tips. The goal is to prevent accidental shootings and to keep guns out of the hands of children, said Fried, who is a gun owner. Advertisement “We believe in increasing... Read More

The CEO of the biggest power company in the U.S. had a problem. A Democratic state senator was proposing a law that could cut into Florida Power & Light’s profits. Landlords would be able to sell cheap rooftop solar power directly to their tenants — bypassing FPL and their monopoly on electricity. “I want you to make his life a living hell….seriously,” FPL’s CEO Eric Silagy wrote in a 2019 email to two of his vice presidents about State Sen. José Javier Rodríguez, who... Read More

At West Boca Medical Center, Dr. Cory Harlow sees patients coming into the emergency department with many of the same symptoms they complained of during the early days of COVID in Florida: pneumonia, high fever and shortness of breath, Although Harlow no longer has to rush patients into intensive care and put them on a ventilator, he does admit them to a regular room in an area dedicated again for COVID patients. Advertisement “COVID hospitalizations were trending down and then with... Read More

Two of three Broward County men charged with multiple counts of racketeering and grand theft related to a car theft ring appeared before a judge Tuesday morning. Daronn Grant, 37, of Lauderdale Lakes, is facing 36 charges of racketeering and grand theft, while Ryan Hamitt, 41, of Tamarac, is facing six charges of racketeering and grand theft. Advertisement A third suspect, Stokley Lawrence, 29, of Margate, also was named in the probable cause affidavit. Lauderhill police said the ring... Read More

The two-day affair known as lobster miniseason starts Wednesday, sending divers on the hunt for the crustaceans and prompting officials to warn of the dangers that come with the hunt each year. Some experts call it “bug hunting.” The miniseason — always the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday in July — is for residents and visitors to get dibs on the crusty creatures before commercial boats take to the seas Aug. 6 through March 31. Advertisement Experts warn to be careful:... Read More

Some 25,000 mail ballots for the August primaries and nonpartisan elections in Broward County are late, and haven’t yet gone in the mail. They’ve been intentionally held back, Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott said Tuesday, to ensure accuracy of addresses and to make sure people don’t receive the wrong ballots. Advertisement “There’s dueling expectations,” Scott said: mailing on time and ensuring accuracy. Scott said he would release the ballots and they would go out... Read More

Wilton Simpson, a multimillionaire egg farmer and state senator from Trilby heavily favored to become the next Florida agriculture commissioner, has a millionaire worm farmer running against him in the Republican primary who may fall short of one of the requirements for the statewide Cabinet position. Also, the three Democrats who are vying for their party nomination are long shots to defeat Simpson, with little money or name recognition needed for a state Cabinet position. Whoever wins the... Read More

An Orlando man was sent to the hospital Monday after a shark in Daytona Beach bit him, officials said. The 33-year-old man was in a popular resort area, near 1025 S. Atlantic Ave., when the incident happened, Deputy Chief Tamra Malphurs with Volusia County Beach Safety Ocean Rescue said in a statement. Advertisement He was in waist-deep water when he was bitten on the right foot, presumably by a shark, she said. He was sent to the hospital for treatment. His injuries are not considered... Read More

In the Broward School Board elections, a multimillionaire’s campaign chest is brimming with almost $122,000. An 18-year-old candidate — backed by an experienced consultant — has raised more than $19,000. Advertisement And two School Board hopefuls promoting parental rights, an issue championed by conservatives across the country, have individually raised over $9,000 and $10,000. These are among the 21 candidates who are running to fill six School Board seats up for election this... Read More