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David Schutz
David Schutz joined the Sun Sentinel in 2012 and is the assistant managing editor, overseeing audience development, visuals, multimedia and website management.
Schutz is also the host and producer of the Sun Sentinel's national true-crime podcast, Felonious Florida. He has overseen recent investigations including "Innocence Sold," which revealed systemic shortcomings that contributed to the pervasiveness of child sex trafficking in Florida, and "Condo Wars," an investigation into lax state oversight of homeowners and condominium associations.
Previously, Schutz was deputy design director and graphics editor at the Boston Globe and design director of the Boston Business Journal. A native of Littleton, Colo., he graduated from the School of Journalism at Northeastern University in Boston.
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![Here's the latest forecast map for Hurricane Ernesto, which is on a track toward Bermuda and could intensify into a major hurricane before reaching the island. Here's the latest forecast map for Hurricane Ernesto, which is on a track toward Bermuda and could intensify into a major hurricane before reaching the island.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screen-Shot-2024-08-15-at-8.16.46-AM.png?w=128)
MAP: Hurricane Ernesto targets Bermuda; here’s the latest forecast track
![Here are South Florida's top stories for Monday, Aug. 12, 2024. Here are South Florida's top stories for Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Newsletter-Morning-Update-1900-x-1080-px.png?w=140)
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Morning update: Here are the top stories for Monday, Aug. 12
![Will the Tropical Storm Debby hit Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater? Here's the latest forecast map. Will the Tropical Storm Debby hit Tampa, St. Petersburg and Clearwater? Here's the latest forecast map.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screen-Shot-2024-08-03-at-10.39.53-AM.png?w=121)
MAP: Will Tropical Storm Debby hit Tampa? Here’s the latest forecast track
![Here is the forecast track of former Hurricane Debby, which will continue to impact Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas over the next several days. Here is the forecast track of former Hurricane Debby, which will continue to impact Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas over the next several days.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screen-Shot-2024-08-03-at-10.39.53-AM.png?w=121)
MAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Tropical Storm Debby
![Listen to the story of the 4-decade hunt for Florida's Pillowcase Rapist in a new season of the true-crime podcast Felonious Florida: In the Darkness. Listen to the story of the 4-decade hunt for Florida's Pillowcase Rapist in a new season of the true-crime podcast Felonious Florida: In the Darkness.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FF-S4-horizontal.jpg?w=129)
Podcast: Listen to ‘Felonious Florida: In the Darkness’ now for free
![Tropical Storm Beryl strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on before making landfall at about 5 a.m. Monday along the Gulf coast of Texas near Matagorda. Tropical Storm Beryl strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane on before making landfall at about 5 a.m. Monday along the Gulf coast of Texas near Matagorda.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screen-Shot-2024-07-07-at-10.11.29-AM.png?w=119)
MAP: Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Beryl
![Read the U.S. Supreme Court's full decision in the presidential immunity case involving former President Donald Trump. Read the U.S. Supreme Court's full decision in the presidential immunity case involving former President Donald Trump.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Screen-Shot-2024-07-01-at-11.01.41-AM.png?w=140)
Read the decision: Supreme Court ruling on Trump immunity case
![Read the Florida Supreme Court's decision to allow voters to decide in November whether to make abortion access a guaranteed right under the state constitution. Read the Florida Supreme Court's decision to allow voters to decide in November whether to make abortion access a guaranteed right under the state constitution.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-01-at-4.10.55-PM.png?w=118)
Read the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow voters to decide on abortion access
![Read the Florida Supreme Court's decision that will allow voters in November will be able to determine if Florida will become the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana. Read the Florida Supreme Court's decision that will allow voters in November will be able to determine if Florida will become the 25th state to legalize recreational marijuana.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Screen-Shot-2024-04-01-at-4.05.32-PM.png?w=140)
Read the Florida Supreme Court’s decision to allow voters to decide on marijuana legalization
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