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Billions of personal records stolen in Florida data breach. Were you a victim?
Read full article: Billions of personal records stolen in Florida data breach. Were you a victim?A lawsuit filed this month shows that billions of records — including social security numbers — were stolen during a data breach of a Florida company.
17-year-old killed in rear-end crash on SR-408 in Orange County
Read full article: 17-year-old killed in rear-end crash on SR-408 in Orange CountyA 17-year-old girl was killed early Monday in a rear-end crash on State Road 408 in Orange County that shut down the eastbound lanes for hours overnight, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victims
Read full article: 6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victimsIt’s been six years since 17 people were killed in the Parkland school shooting, and many are honoring the victims Wednesday with moments of silence and other events, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.
Your Florida Daily: Medical examiner’s investigator accused of stealing credit card info from the dead
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: Medical examiner’s investigator accused of stealing credit card info from the deadDarrell Reid, 38, worked for the Broward Medical Examiner's Office documenting scenes by taking photographs, according to an arrest warrant.
Florida student arrested after viral school shooting threats
Read full article: Florida student arrested after viral school shooting threatsA student has been arrested in South Florida after a series of school shooting threats were made online against various schools around the state, according to Coral Springs police.
Demings talks gun violence in South Florida campaign stop
Read full article: Demings talks gun violence in South Florida campaign stopDemocratic U.S. Senate candidate Val Demings visited a Coral Springs community center Thursday, calling for passage of “common sense” gun control laws and calling out her challenger, incumbent Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, for not supporting them.
Jared Moskowitz, top Florida official overseeing COVID-19 response, resigns
Read full article: Jared Moskowitz, top Florida official overseeing COVID-19 response, resignsHe's done a fantastic job,” DeSantis said. AdMoskowitz, a Democrat and former member of the state House, assumed the state's top emergency job shortly after DeSantis, a Republican, took office in 2019. As director of emergency management, Moskowitz likely expected to focus on such events like hurricanes. During his tenure, Moskowitz has instead overseen the emergency response to the coronavirus outbreak, including setting up testing sites — and now vaccination facilities — across the state. AdBut Moskowitz at times expressed his independence, such as when, earlier this year, he acknowledged the chaotic rollout of coronavirus vaccines.
Suspect in 1996 rape arrested after DNA links him to crime, police say
Read full article: Suspect in 1996 rape arrested after DNA links him to crime, police sayCORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Twenty-three years after a 17-year-old girl was drugged and raped in a Coral Springs hotel room, police have arrested a man in connection with the crime. Ruben Chavez, 55, was arrested Monday on one count of sexual battery of a minor. Coral Springs police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said DNA evidence collected from the 1996 incident linked Chavez to the crime. The victim said she remembered taking three shots before waking up naked in bed -- a used condom next to her -- at a La Quinta Inn in Coral Springs.