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Former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School School Resource Officer Scot Peterson, left, sits with his defense lawyer Mark Eiglarsh before the start of a hearing at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Peterson is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP, Pool)

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Fast start to jury selection at trial of ex-deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland shooter
By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press
Tue,05/30/23-11:10PM , 49 Reads
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Jury selection in the groundbreaking trial of a former sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the killer of 14 students and three staff members at a Florida high school five years ago got off to a speedy start Wednesday, with the preliminary round concluding in just one day.
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Nine people were injured after gunfire erupted along a beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida, sending people frantically running for cover along the crowded beach on Memorial Day. (May 30)

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Florida police search for 3 gunmen who wounded 9 at crowded beach on Memorial Day
By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press
Mon,05/29/23-7:33PM , 139 Reads
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Police launched a search Tuesday for three suspects they believe to be the gunmen who opened fire along a crowded Florida beachside promenade on Memorial Day, wounding a 1-year-old and eight others while sending people frantically running for cover.
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Judge Elizabeth Scherer sentences Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Nov. 2, 2022. The Florida judge who gained a national profile while presiding over the Parkland school shooting trial announced Wednesday, May, 10, 2023, that she is resigning June 30 to pursue unspecified career opportunities. (Amy Beth Bennett/South Florida Sun Sentinel via AP, Pool, File)

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Judge who presided over Parkland school shooting trial announces resignation
By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press
Wed,05/10/23-4:10PM , 109 Reads
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida judge who gained a national profile while presiding over the Parkland school shooting trial announced Wednesday that she is resigning June 30 to pursue unspecified career opportunities.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Heritage Foundation 50th Anniversary Celebration leadership summit, Friday, April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md. DeSantis’ oversight board of Disney World has voted to claw back authority over the company’s theme park properties. The vote Wednesday, April 26, 2023, by the governor’s appointees voids a last-minute deal that placed control of theme park design and construction decisions Disney’s hands. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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School superintendent who criticized DeSantis could lose job
By TERRY SPENCER - Associated Press
Thu,04/27/23-5:23PM , 152 Reads
Florida officials are threatening to revoke the teaching license of a school superintendent who criticized Gov. Ron DeSantis, accusing the educator of violating several statutes and DeSantis directives and allowing his “personal political views” to guide his leadership.
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March 04, 2026

Today's Weather

Grenada, 38901, MS

Current Temp

81°F

Mostly Sunny

Chance of Rain: 2%
Max Temp: 82°F
Min Temp: 61°F
Feels Like: 79°F
Dew Point: 64°F
Humidity: 69%
Sunrise: 6:22 AM
Sunset: 5:59 PM

Wind Speed: 0 mph
Wind Direction:
Wind Gust: 17 mph
Sky Cover: 56%
Visibility: 10 mi
Dew Point: 64°F
Moon Rise: 8:26 PM
Moon Set: 7:20 AM

Partly sunny, with a high near 82. South southwest wind around 0 mph.

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