When new Miami center opens, arrestees with mental illness can be treated, not jailed
Twenty years ago, voters authorized Miami-Dade County to open a center for treating arrestees afflicted with mental illnesses. It may finally happen.
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Condo Wars: State regulators a dead end for desperate condo owners
An investigation by the South Florida Sun Sentinel found that there are few places for owners in Florida condominiums and HOAs to turn to if they suspect wrongdoing. Even the...
Condo Wars: Boards can use defamation laws to stifle dissent | Investigation
A months-long investigation by the South Florida Sun Sentinel found that condo and homeowner associations regularly use Florida’s defamation laws to silence critics. Under the shadow government of a condo...
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Fort Lauderdale airport reopens Terminal 1 after brief evacuation
Terminal 1's second floor at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport reopened on Sunday afternoon after travelers were evacuated for about an hour due to a "security incident," the airport confirmed in...
‘That building is still a time capsule.’ Shots fired at Parkland school in reenactment after lawmakers visit site of massacre
The crackle of gunshots again sounded across the campus of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Friday, as part of a lawsuit over the 2018 shooting that left 17...
Six years after Fort Lauderdale teen Sophie Reeder disappeared, family still searching
The family of missing Fort Lauderdale 15-year-old Sophie Reeder is still begging for answers from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, which is still saying little about its investigation into her...
Gov. Ron DeSantis signs anti-trafficking bill that cracks down on hotels, protects foster kids and helps victims
Legislation inspired by the Sun Sentinel's Innocence Sold investigation and podcast goes into effect July 1 and would crack down on hotels that violate the state's anti-trafficking laws and do...
Florida legislators take up cause of trafficked foster care children, and go after scofflaw hotels
The Sun Sentinel's Innocence Sold series prompted legislation to protect Florida's foster youth from sex trafficking, and go after hotels that ignore anti-trafficking requirements.
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Man shot and killed in Inverrary neighborhood of Lauderhill
A man was shot and killed Sunday morning in the Inverrary neighborhood of Lauderhill. Someone called 911 before noon Sunday, reporting gunfire at 3751 Environ Blvd., near Environ Cultural Center....
Attorney general backs law protecting Florida sex trafficking victims from traumatic depositions
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody said she supports proposed legislation that would protect victims of sex trafficking from being forced to testify against their abusers. The law would prohibit forced...