FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 17 | History Defined

Witness says Parkland gunman had trouble making friends and controlling his behavior

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

Tribune News Service · Aug 31, 2022

‘You had to be a moron’ not to know Parkland gunman had ADHD, former family friend testifies

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A reluctant witness took the stand Tuesday in the sentencing trial of Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

4 new Broward School Board members are sworn in after Gov. DeSantis appointed them

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Broward’s newest School Board members wasted no time showing changes were coming, as they selected one of their own as the new chairman.

Tribune News Service · Aug 30, 2022

NASA’s Artemis moon launch will be historic. And a group of blind veterans will get to witness it

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Anyone who’s ever heard the deep rumble of a spaceship’s takeoff knows a rocket launch is a sensory-rich experience.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Tropics heat up as forecasters track 3 systems for possible development

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The National Hurricane Center is monitoring three areas of disturbance — one gaining organization in the central Atlantic Ocean, one in the Caribbean and a third off western Africa that popped up on the 2 p.m. update on Saturday.

Tribune News Service · Aug 27, 2022

Hurricane forecasters watching two systems in the Atlantic

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

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