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![Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parklandâs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a wounded former student have reached multimillion-dollar settlements in a lawsuit against the shooter, though their attorney concedes it is highly unlikely they will ever receive much money. Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parklandâs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a wounded former student have reached multimillion-dollar settlements in a lawsuit against the shooter, though their attorney concedes it is highly unlikely they will ever receive much money.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/tfl-l-demo-1200-msd-building-09-061424.jpg?w=132)
Parents of 3 students who died in Parkland massacre, survivor reach large settlement with shooter
Families of three students murdered during the 2018 massacre at Parklandâs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and a wounded former student have reached multimillion-dollar settlements in a lawsuit against the...
![Demolition of the building where 17 people died in the Feb. 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting is set to begin. Crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Thursday. Demolition of the building where 17 people died in the Feb. 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting is set to begin. Crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Thursday.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/School_Shooting_Florida_Building_90369.jpg?w=140)
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Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished
Demolition of the building where 17 people died in the Feb. 14, 2018, Parkland school shooting is set to begin. Crews will begin tearing down the three-story building at Marjory...
![Â A massive fire broke out at a four-story apartment complex in Miami on Monday morning. Firefighters and police officers rescued dozens of residents from the building's balconies, and a man with gunshot wounds was found at the scene. He is in critical condition. Â A massive fire broke out at a four-story apartment complex in Miami on Monday morning. Firefighters and police officers rescued dozens of residents from the building's balconies, and a man with gunshot wounds was found at the scene. He is in critical condition.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/TFL-Z-MIAMI-FIRE-01.jpg?w=117)
Massive fire at 4-story Miami apartment building displaces at least 40 people
 A massive fire broke out at a four-story apartment complex in Miami on Monday morning. Firefighters and police officers rescued dozens of residents from the building's balconies, and a man...
![A lawyer for Donald Trumpâs personal valet took aim at the conduct of prosecutors in the classified documents case in a heated hearing Wednesday, the first since a judge indefinitely postponed the trial. A lawyer for Donald Trumpâs personal valet took aim at the conduct of prosecutors in the classified documents case in a heated hearing Wednesday, the first since a judge indefinitely postponed the trial.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TFL-Z-TRUMP-DOCUMENTS02.jpg?w=134)
Heated hearing in classified documents case as lawyer for Trump co-defendant challenges prosecutors
A lawyer for Donald Trumpâs personal valet took aim at the conduct of prosecutors in the classified documents case in a heated hearing Wednesday, the first since a judge indefinitely...
![Zephen Xaver walked into a Florida bank in 2019, fatally shot five women and then called police to tell them what he did. Now 12 jurors will decide whether the 27-year-old former prison guard trainee is sentenced to death or life without parole. Zephen Xaver walked into a Florida bank in 2019, fatally shot five women and then called police to tell them what he did. Now 12 jurors will decide whether the 27-year-old former prison guard trainee is sentenced to death or life without parole.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Bank_Shooting_Florida_Trial_63411.jpg?w=133)
Sentencing trial set to begin for Florida man who executed 5 women at a bank in 2019
Zephen Xaver walked into a Florida bank in 2019, fatally shot five women and then called police to tell them what he did. Now 12 jurors will decide whether the...
![A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday. A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, according to an arrest report unsealed Wednesday.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Farmworker_Bus_Accident_Florida_48119_9b447c.jpg?w=140)
Driver said he smoked pot oil, took medication before Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers
A man with a long record of dangerous driving told investigators he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs hours before he sideswiped a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and...
![The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Troopers say Bryan Maclean Howard faces eight counts of DUI-Manslaughter for Tuesday morning's crash. Troopers say Howard was driving the 2001 Ford Ranger that crossed into the center line, sideswiping the bus and causing it to veer off the road at about 6:40 a.m. It crashed through a fence and into a tree before overturning. In addition to the eight killed, at least 40 were injured. It is not immediately known if Howard has an attorney. The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Troopers say Bryan Maclean Howard faces eight counts of DUI-Manslaughter for Tuesday morning's crash. Troopers say Howard was driving the 2001 Ford Ranger that crossed into the center line, sideswiping the bus and causing it to veer off the road at about 6:40 a.m. It crashed through a fence and into a tree before overturning. In addition to the eight killed, at least 40 were injured. It is not immediately known if Howard has an attorney.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/TFL-Z-Farmworker-Bus-Accident-Florida-02.jpg?w=140)
Driver of pickup that collided with farmworker bus in Florida, killing 8, is arrested on DUI charges
The Florida Highway Patrol has arrested the driver of a pickup truck that crashed into a farmworker bus, killing eight, on charges of driving under the influence-manslaughter. Troopers say Bryan...
![Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drill this week, simulating how it would respond if a hurricane struck the state and devastated the power grid. Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drill this week, simulating how it would respond if a hurricane struck the state and devastated the power grid.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Hurricane_Season_Preparations_94963.jpg?w=132)
Floridaâs major power company prepares for this yearâs hurricanes by dealing with a fake one
Florida Power & Light is conducting its annual mock hurricane drill this week, simulating how it would respond if a hurricane struck the state and devastated the power grid.
![A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country's 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day. A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country's 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/D-Day_Vet_French_Wedding_42171.jpg?w=132)
80 years after D-Day, a World War II veteran is getting married near beaches where US troops landed
A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country's 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day.
![Floridaâs controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary schoolâs measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their students attend class â a contravention of federal guidelines calling for their mandatory exclusion. Floridaâs controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary schoolâs measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their students attend class â a contravention of federal guidelines calling for their mandatory exclusion.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Measles_Outbreak-Florida_64150-e1708732027270.jpg?w=120)
Florida refuses to bar unvaccinated students from Broward school with measles outbreak
Floridaâs controversial surgeon general is drawing criticism for his handling of an elementary schoolâs measles outbreak, telling parents of unvaccinated children it is their choice whether their students attend class...