RARE PHOTOS: 5 - The Real Truth

‘He can’t get away with this.’ Pillowcase Rapist survivor wants others to come forward; sex assault center is ready if they do

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Shortly after the “Pillowcase Rapist” suspect was arrested in Miami-Dade County in January 2020, a Broward County woman spoke to a detective.

Tribune News Service · Jun 19, 2022

Robert Runcie now leads national superintendent group and school safety initiative

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Robert Runcie, whose tenure as Broward schools superintendent included the Parkland tragedy and a grand jury indictment, is now overseeing a national group of school leaders and a $1 million project to improve school safety around the country.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

Conservative Republican Joe Budd hopes to capture South Florida congressional seat

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Conservative Republican activist Joe Budd is running for Congress, hoping to pick up a Broward-Palm Beach county district held for decades by Democrats.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Florida judge was assigned to school shooter case at random

The judge presiding over Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz's death penalty trial was assigned the case despite never having overseen a major trial

The Independent UK · May 13, 2022

Just what exactly will be banned by the Florida law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’? A closer look at the new restrictions

For more than a decade, many Florida schools have relied on “student support guides” to help teachers navigate the delicate issues of LGBTQ+ students in class and after-school clubs.

Tribune News Service · Apr 29, 2022

Florida is down to one approved publisher for K-5 math classes. Here’s why that worries some educators

ORLANDO, Fla. — Florida’s school districts may be down to just a single option for buying new elementary school math textbooks — and it’s a choice that concerns some educators.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 27, 2022

In new ads, Florida's Broward County counters the law dubbed ‘don’t say gay’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A new ad campaign is putting diversity at the forefront as Florida draws attention over its controversial Parental Rights in Education law, nicknamed by critics as the “don’t say gay” law.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Florida school district pulls 2 books about transgender kids, including ‘I Am Jazz’

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Two books about transgender kids, including Broward resident Jazz Jennings’ “I Am Jazz,” have been removed from Palm Beach County classrooms and libraries in response to a new Florida law.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

How fast are golf courses vanishing in South Florida? Developers have gobbled up nearly 20 in the last five years

A little under 20 golf courses have been or are in the process of re-development in Palm Beach and Broward Counties over the past five years, signaling a growing trend as developers sniff out that rarest of commodities, open land.

Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2022

Jury will be allowed to tour site of Parkland mass shooting, judge rules

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Jurors at the upcoming trial of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooter still will get a chance to visit the scene of the crime, even though the killer’s guilt is no longer in question, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer has ruled.

Tribune News Service · Apr 4, 2022