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Shira Moolten

Shira Moolten is a breaking news reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel covering crime and justice. She has a master's degree from Columbia Journalism School.

The 73-year-old mother of a Broward dentist convicted in the murder-for-hire killing of his ex-brother-in-law was arrested at Miami International Airport Monday night, about to board a one-way flight to Vietnam, reports say.

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A Broward dentist was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot a week ago. On Monday, his mother was arrested while boarding a one-way flight to Vietnam

November 14, 2023 at 5:19 p.m.

The 73-year-old mother of a Broward dentist convicted in the murder-for-hire killing of his ex-brother-in-law was arrested at Miami International Airport Monday night, about to board a one-way flight to...

Could South Florida rival Vegas as a gambling destination? The launch of sports betting is expected to drive tourists and businesses to South Florida and elsewhere in the state and bring in billions of dollars in revenue. But experts also say that potentially insurmountable legal hurdles are in the way.

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Could gambling’s expansion make South Florida the new Vegas?

November 13, 2023 at 12:06 p.m.

Could South Florida rival Vegas as a gambling destination? The launch of sports betting is expected to drive tourists and businesses to South Florida and elsewhere in the state and...

The group currently challenging sports betting in Florida filed a request Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to "immediately suspend" sports betting, hours after the Seminole Tribe relaunched the mobile app to existing customers statewide.

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Florida Supreme Court asked to suspend sports betting hours after Seminoles relaunch mobile app

November 9, 2023 at 8:06 a.m.

The group currently challenging sports betting in Florida filed a request Tuesday asking the state Supreme Court to "immediately suspend" sports betting, hours after the Seminole Tribe relaunched the mobile...

Across South Florida, Jewish residents are buying guns and learning to use them, many of them liberal Democrats who never thought they'd touch a gun in their lives. Introductory shooting classes are booked up months into the future, even on the Sabbath, because people are so desperate for protection.

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‘We don’t feel safe.’ As antisemitism threat rises, South Florida’s Jews arm themselves

November 5, 2023 at 9:54 p.m.

Across South Florida, Jewish residents are buying guns and learning to use them, many of them liberal Democrats who never thought they'd touch a gun in their lives. Introductory shooting...

Could Leonard Cure's death have been avoided altogether, had Cure and the police sergeant reacted to one another differently? To try to answer that question, the South Florida Sun Sentinel consulted six use of force experts across the U.S. to review the more than half hour of body and dash camera footage.

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Video analysis: Could Florida man’s death have been avoided in Georgia traffic stop shooting?

October 21, 2023 at 10:32 a.m.

Could Leonard Cure's death have been avoided altogether, had Cure and the police sergeant reacted to one another differently? To try to answer that question, the South Florida Sun Sentinel consulted...

Stills from dashboard camera footage of a Camden County Sheriff’s Office deputy pulling over Leonard Cure for speeding. An altercation led to the shooting death of Cure. Cure had served over 16 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. He was freed in 2020 after the Broward State Attorney’s Office reviewed his case and vacated his charges, the first man exonerated under its new Conviction Review Unit. (Camden County Sheriff’s Office/Courtesy)

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‘I’m not going to jail’: Videos show exonerated Florida man fight with deputy before deadly shooting | Watch

October 19, 2023 at 9:30 a.m.

Videos released by Georgia law enforcement officials Wednesday afternoon show the moments that led to the fatal shooting of Leonard Cure, who was exonerated after a wrongful conviction in Broward...

Seventeen deputies at the Broward Sheriff's Office are accused of falsifying paperwork to collect COVID-19 relief money. The joint investigation is ongoing.

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17 Florida sheriff’s deputies charged in pandemic loan fraud

October 12, 2023 at 5:24 p.m.

Seventeen deputies at the Broward Sheriff's Office are accused of falsifying paperwork to collect COVID-19 relief money. The joint investigation is ongoing.

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A Broward dentist was convicted in a murder-for-hire plot a week ago. On Monday, his mother was arrested while boarding a one-way flight to Vietnam

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Sports |
Could gambling’s expansion make South Florida the new Vegas?

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Sports |
Florida Supreme Court asked to suspend sports betting hours after Seminoles relaunch mobile app

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‘We don’t feel safe.’ As antisemitism threat rises, South Florida’s Jews arm themselves

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Video analysis: Could Florida man’s death have been avoided in Georgia traffic stop shooting?

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‘I’m not going to jail’: Videos show exonerated Florida man fight with deputy before deadly shooting | Watch

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17 Florida sheriff’s deputies charged in pandemic loan fraud

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17 Broward deputies charged in pandemic loan fraud

19-year-old planned multiple mass shootings, did ‘recon’ at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, officials say

Leaders of online church who sold bleach as COVID cure to thousands sentenced to federal prison