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A death after a new will. A questionable timeline and niece charged with murder. But was it suicide?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Shannon Gallagher legally became the inheritor of her uncle’s estate just days before he died from a gunshot to his head.

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Kodak Black ordered to spend 30 days in South Florida rehab

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Rapper Kodak Black will spend 30 days at a South Florida inpatient drug rehab facility, a Broward County judge decided Tuesday, days after she signed a warrant for his arrest.

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JetBlue mounts full-court press for Spirit buyout approval

JetBlue Airways CEO Robin Hayes was unequivocal when asked what he’d do if the U.S. Justice Department blocked his airline’s proposed buyout of Spirit Airlines, South Florida’s low-cost hometown air carrier.

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Everglades restoration moves closer to reality with a crucial groundbreaking

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s been 23 years since Congress passed the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan, an ambitious program to undo, at least in part, the damage done by humans to one of the most unique ecosystems on the planet.

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Threatened with suspension, Florida high school student leads classmates on walkout to protest DeSantis

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Eric Franzblau started by asking the school for permission. It was denied, he said.

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‘Tis the season: A how-to guide to 2023 spring training baseball in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It’s the constant refrain of escapees from Elmira and East Rutherford: South Florida has no seasons. Not so. Saturday is opening day for Grapefruit League spring-training baseball for five Major League teams in three South Florida ballparks — for fans, it’s Christmas every day.

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22 migrants land at Dry Tortugas National Park as Florida officials ask federal government to act

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A group of Cuban migrants landed at the Dry Tortugas National Park Thursday, on the same morning Gov. Ron DeSantis blamed the federal government for the border crisis and announced legislation cracking down on illegal immigration.

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'Not something that Floridians want’: Proposal to ban driving with dogs leaning out of car windows causes uproar

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A proposed ban on people driving with their dogs’ heads outside car windows drew a swift backlash within days of its introduction, and the sponsor now plans to remove, or significantly change, that provision in comprehensive animal-welfare legislation.

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Florida might legalize fentanyl test strips to help reduce drug overdoses and deaths

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Zach Creighton was headed to bed the night of Dec. 12, after a long day of work. Unreachable all the next day, his parents rushed from their Boynton Beach home to Creighton’s place in West Palm Beach.

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Lawyer seeking Drake’s testimony in XXXTentacion trial in Florida meets resistance in Beverly Hills

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — It appears to be a lot easier to schedule a deposition with rap star Drake than it is to get him to show up, attorneys for one of the men charged with the murder of rising rap star XXXTentacion are learning.

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People are dying from fake weed, just as the push is on in Florida to legalize recreational marijuana

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Outside the grocery store, farmer’s market and outdoor festivals, solicitors carry clipboards and urge Floridians to sign their petitions.

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Accountability or surveillance? Palm Beach County deputies can now livestream from body cameras

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office recently became one of the last departments in South Florida to equip its deputies with body cameras. Now, it is one of the first in the state to use cameras that livestream.

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Knaus Berry Farm owner in critical condition, son charged with attempted murder

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A son brutally beat his mother and father with a blunt object Friday night, then fled, Miami-Dade police said.

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New bid emerges to interview Drake in XXXTentacion murder case

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Defense lawyers are still trying to pull rapper Drake into the trial of the three men accused of murdering rising hip hop star XXXTentacion, filing a legal notice in court saying they’ve scheduled an out-of-court interview for late February.

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Stoneman Douglas locked down for 2 hours on day after somber anniversary; ‘No threat’ to students, Sheriff’s Office says

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School went on lockdown for more than two hours Wednesday afternoon, one day after the community marked the fifth year since the mass shooting that left 17 dead.

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Girl, 5, says she 'looks like a monster' after dog attack leaves her needing 50 stitches

Florian Becker, from Florida, US, has spoken of the moment his five-year-old daughter was mauled by a dog at Hortt Park in Fort Lauderdale which left her needing 50 stitches

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Parkland victims’ families create and expand foundations to keep memories of loved ones alive

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — “I can’t imagine what you are going through,” people often say to Jennifer Montalto.

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A handful of Florida beaches are ranked among the deadliest in the nation. What to know

MIAMI — The beach in Fort Lauderdale has been ranked among the top 10 deadliest in the nation in a travel survey. It’s the only one in South Florida to make the Top 10 list, which is dominated by other beaches in the state.

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As pythons in Florida try to hide, they face a new enemy: possums with GPS collars

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Wildlife researchers studying mammals in Key Largo have discovered a potentially groundbreaking — if not heartbreaking — way to locate and kill invasive Burmese pythons, especially the big ones.

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Crumbling seawalls, rising seas: Fort Lauderdale crackdown on way

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Own waterfront property with a failing seawall out back? This story’s for you.

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As Ron DeSantis remakes education, many look to the long-term impact it’ll have on Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ multifaceted reshaping of education in Florida is accelerating, with implications that could last for generations.

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‘Living legends.’ Fla. man, 101, honored for service as a first Black US Marine

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- George J. Johnson proudly served as a U.S. Marine Corps military policeman during World War II in the early to mid 1940s.

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Rapper XXXTentacion’s accused killers planned a robbery, prosecutors say. With $50K in a bag, he became their target

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Prosecutors on Tuesday outlined the case against three of the four men accused of killing rising rap star XXXTentacion in an ambush outside a Deerfield Beach motorcycle dealership in 2018.

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Sharks attacked 16 people off Florida in 2022, topping the rest of the world

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sharks bit 16 people in unprovoked attacks off Florida’s waters last year, marking the highest reported number of bites than anywhere else in the world.

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Former NFL player Vontae Davis arrested on DUI charge, found lying on road asleep after crash

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Vontae Davis, a former NFL player famous for quitting during halftime at a Buffalo Bills game, was arrested on a DUI charge Saturday by the Florida Highway Patrol.

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