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Associated PressJanuary 7, 2017

Without a word, the gunman moved through the baggage claim picking off travelers until his handgun ran out of ammunition, leaving five dead and eight wounded in Fort Lauderdale’s airport. Panicked witnesses ran out of the terminal and spilled onto the tarmac, baggage in hand. Others hid in bathroom stalls or crouched behind cars or […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2017

The man police say opened fire with a gun from his checked baggage at a Florida airport had a history of mental health issues – some of which followed his military service in Iraq – and was receiving psychological treatment at his home in Alaska, his relatives said Friday after the deadly shooting. “Only thing […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2017

An Army veteran who complained that the government was controlling his mind drew a gun from his checked luggage on arrival at the Fort Lauderdale airport and opened fire in the baggage claim area Friday, killing five people and wounding eight, authorities said. He was taken into custody after throwing his empty weapon down and […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterJanuary 6, 2017

Calling the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport a “senseless act of evil,” Gov. Rick Scott on Friday said the state would use every available resource to keep Floridians and visitors safe. “The citizens of Florida will not tolerate senseless acts of evil,” said Scott during a news conference at the airport Friday. “Whoever […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2017

The brother of the man who has been tentatively named as the suspect in a deadly shooting at a Florida airport says the suspect had been receiving psychological treatment while living in Alaska. Bryan Santiago tells The Associated Press that his family got a call in recent months from 26-year-old Esteban Santiago’s girlfriend alerting them […]

Associated PressJanuary 6, 2017

The Latest on the shooting at the Fort Lauderdale airport (all times local): 5 p.m. — A spokeswoman from the Canadian Embassy says the suspect in the shooting at the international airport in Fort Lauderdale has no connection to the country and did not fly to Florida from there. Embassy spokeswoman Christine Constantin said in […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2017

With just a couple of weeks before President Obama leaves the White House, Florida’s Democratic congressional delegation apparently has no qualms in not standing by him when it comes to the issue of Israel and their settlements in the Palestinian territories. In a vote Thursday night on a resolution condemning a U.N. Security Council resolution aimed […]

Scott PowersJanuary 6, 2017

The statewide group that challenged Orange County’s charter amendments and obtained a court order staying their enactments appears to be entirely run by three Orange County officials who would be affected by the changes, Sheriff Jerry Demings, Tax Collector Scott Randolph, and Property Appraiser Rick Singh. Paperwork at the Florida Division of Corporations shows that […]

Mitch PerryJanuary 6, 2017

Since beginning her tenure as Attorney General six years ago, Pam Bondi has made the combating of human trafficking in the state one of her signature issues. Appearing at Tampa International Airport on Friday morning, Bondi announced the partnership with the airport to encourage travelers to spot human trafficking and report suspicious activity. They can do so by […]

Staff ReportsJanuary 6, 2017

Acknowledging law officers killed in the line of duty as well as the officers, firefighters, and EMTs who helped Florida through tragedies like the Pulse nightclub shootings, Gov. Rick Scott has proclaimed First Responder Appreciation Week, beginning on Monday. “The bravery displayed by Florida’s first responders in 2016 was inspiring,” Scott said Friday in a […]

Headlines

Airport gunman sent panicked passengers fleeing for lives

Family: Shooting suspect ‘lost his mind’ after tour in Iraq

US veteran arrested in Ft. Lauderdale airport shooting; 5 dead, 8 wounded

Rick Scott: ‘The citizens of Florida will not tolerate senseless acts of violence’

Brother: Airport shooting suspect treated for mental health

Official: Fort Lauderdale airport shooting suspect not linked to Canada

Florida Democratic congressional delegation overwhelmingly opposes President Obama on U.N. Israeli imbroglio

Challenge to Orange County Charter amendments limited to Jerry Demings, Scott Randolph and Rick Singh

Pam Bondi announces website to spread awareness of human trafficking in Florida

Rick Scott proclaims First Responder Appreciation Week in Florida