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Shira Moolten
Shira Moolten covers breaking news, crime and public safety at the South Florida Sun Sentinel, where she has worked since 2022. She received a bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 2021 and a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School in 2022. Before joining the Sun Sentinel, she freelanced for two local newspapers in Northern California, The Union and the Sierra Sun. Her investigative series on lead emissions at South Florida's general aviation airports is a finalist in the Florida Society of News Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists' Sunshine State Awards.
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![A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics accuses Palm Beach County sheriff candidate Lauro Diaz of failing to report over $1 million in assets on the financial disclosure form he filed to qualify for the race. A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics accuses Palm Beach County sheriff candidate Lauro Diaz of failing to report over $1 million in assets on the financial disclosure form he filed to qualify for the race.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/TFL-L-Lauro-Diaz.jpg?w=128)
Palm Beach County sheriff candidate did not disclose $1 million in assets, ethics complaint says
A complaint filed with the Florida Commission on Ethics accuses Palm Beach County sheriff candidate Lauro Diaz of failing to report over $1 million in assets on the financial disclosure...
![Forecasters are predicting that Hurricane Ernesto could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane by Friday. Ernesto's peak wind speeds could reach 115 mph by Friday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. Forecasters are predicting that Hurricane Ernesto could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane by Friday. Ernesto's peak wind speeds could reach 115 mph by Friday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/thursday0815-11am-7-day-outlook.jpg?w=135)
Ernesto could become a major hurricane as it barrels toward Bermuda
Forecasters are predicting that Hurricane Ernesto could strengthen into a Category 3 hurricane by Friday. Ernesto's peak wind speeds could reach 115 mph by Friday afternoon, according to the National...
![Sunshine State Sonar, a team of volunteer divers known for solving missing persons cases across Florida, visited Broward County over the last few weeks to search for the remains of a missing mother and child, inadvertently locating two other cars owned by people missing from the area for years. Sunshine State Sonar, a team of volunteer divers known for solving missing persons cases across Florida, visited Broward County over the last few weeks to search for the remains of a missing mother and child, inadvertently locating two other cars owned by people missing from the area for years.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/dive.png?w=140)
Dive team looking for mother, child also find sunken cars with remains of 2 long-missing Broward men
Sunshine State Sonar, a team of volunteer divers known for solving missing persons cases across Florida, visited Broward County over the last few weeks to search for the remains of...
![On Aug. 20, two Republicans and two Democrats face off in their respective primaries to become (or remain) Palm Beach County sheriff. Here's what voters should know about the four candidates. On Aug. 20, two Republicans and two Democrats face off in their respective primaries to become (or remain) Palm Beach County sheriff. Here's what voters should know about the four candidates.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/03/23/CKP4RTFSBVGLPHR56VD6QMHAWE.jpg?w=135)
Here’s what to know about the contentious, money-fueled primary races for Palm Beach County sheriff
On Aug. 20, two Republicans and two Democrats face off in their respective primaries to become (or remain) Palm Beach County sheriff. Here's what voters should know about the four...
![A diver was found dead in the ocean late Friday night off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, officials say. A diver was found dead in the ocean late Friday night off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, officials say.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TFL-L-BLUSTERY-WEATHER-LBS.jpg?w=132)
Diver found dead off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea in possible drowning
A diver was found dead in the ocean late Friday night off Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, officials say.
![Monarch High School in Coconut Creek is shown on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel) Monarch High School in Coconut Creek is shown on Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (Amy Beth Bennett / South Florida Sun Sentinel)](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/tfl-l-monarch-high-school-2-020924.jpg?w=132)
Mother arrested after gun falls out of purse during Monarch High freshman orientation, officials say
A mother of a student at Monarch High was arrested Thursday after a gun fell out of her purse during the school's "freshman invasion" event, officials say.
![Six children were among the nine people who died Monday evening when an SUV flipped into a canal in northwest Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Six children were among the nine people who died Monday evening when an SUV flipped into a canal in northwest Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/crash.png?w=121)
Six children among 9 killed in SUV crash into canal in Palm Beach County
Six children were among the nine people who died Monday evening when an SUV flipped into a canal in northwest Palm Beach County, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's...
![South Florida counties rank among the highest in the state for harm caused by police officers, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice that looked at police misconduct "hot spots." South Florida counties rank among the highest in the state for harm caused by police officers, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University's School of Criminology and Criminal Justice that looked at police misconduct "hot spots."](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2022/09/09/B6WLBDZD4ZFJRLUGJPRJGWWST4.jpg?w=135)
âHot spotsâ for harmful police misconduct include Broward and Miami-Dade, study reveals
South Florida counties rank among the highest in the state for harm caused by police officers, according to a new study from Florida Atlantic University's School of Criminology and Criminal...
![A fisherman who went missing after departing from Lake Worth Inlet Thursday was found dead Friday night by a good Samaritan after an extensive Coast Guard search, officials say. A fisherman who went missing after departing from Lake Worth Inlet Thursday was found dead Friday night by a good Samaritan after an extensive Coast Guard search, officials say.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-08-03-142729.jpg?w=132)
Fisherman who went missing after departing from Lake Worth Inlet found dead near Sebastian
A fisherman who went missing after departing from Lake Worth Inlet Thursday was found dead Friday night by a good Samaritan after an extensive Coast Guard search, officials say.
![A wet weekend will lead into a wet week in South Florida as a slow-moving tropical wave approaches the region, a disturbance that could form into a tropical depression over the next few days. A wet weekend will lead into a wet week in South Florida as a slow-moving tropical wave approaches the region, a disturbance that could form into a tropical depression over the next few days.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tfl-l-tuesday-wet-weather-06.jpg?w=124)
Wet weekend in store for South Florida as tropical wave brings stormy weather
A wet weekend will lead into a wet week in South Florida as a slow-moving tropical wave approaches the region, a disturbance that could form into a tropical depression over...