Erika Pesantes, Sun Sentinel

Erika Pesantes

Sun Sentinel

Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

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Past articles by Erika:

Pro-gun rights Parkland student Kyle Kashuv invites students to D.C. summit

Outspoken Marjory Stoneman Douglas High student Kyle Kashuv is promoting an expenses-paid trip to a conservative student summit in Washington, D.C., later this month. → Read More

Bogus fish farm swindled investors out of nearly $500,000, authorities say

Authorities say South Florida seniors were scammed of nearly $500,000 from investing in a fake fish farm. → Read More

'Stand with Parkland' bands together families who lost loved ones at Stoneman Douglas High

Relatives of all but one family who lost a loved one during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High have created 'Stand with Parkland' to address school safety, mental health and gun ownership. → Read More

Camp Shine to help Stoneman Douglas shooting survivors heal through the arts

Summer camp at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High will bring students who experienced the school shooting back on campus for arts programs to help them cope with their trauma. → Read More

Seniors: Tips to avoid being scammed

To avoid being the victim of a swindle by fraudsters, senior citizens should heed the following tips. → Read More

Florida shelter housing migrant children turns away Democratic lawmakers demanding information

The agency that oversees the facility — the Department of Health and Human Services — has also refused to explain to reporters the facility’s role in President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. → Read More

Family of Helena Ramsay asks judge for Parkland shooter's mental health records

Helena Ramsay was one of the 17 people killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting. → Read More

Family of Helena Ramsay asks judge for Parkland shooter's mental health records

Helena Ramsay was one of the 17 people killed during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school shooting. → Read More

Marlins Man's bookkeeper takes him for $1.5 million

Laurence Leavy, a Davie lawyer better known as Marlins Man, was defrauded by his trusted bookkeeper. → Read More

Federal officer sentenced for helping inmate run $10 million fraud out of prison cell

Michael Mazar, a former prison officer, was sentenced to five years in prison for helping notorious con man Jimmy Sabatio commit fraud from his jail cell. → Read More

Tiki the toucan took off. Is she feasting on your mangoes?

Tiki the toucan went missing from the Flamingo Gardens wildlife sanctuary in Davie on Saturday. She flew off while a keeper cleaned her cage. → Read More

Tiki the toucan took off. Is she feasting on your mangoes?

Tiki the toucan went missing from the Flamingo Gardens wildlife sanctuary in Davie on Saturday. She flew off while a keeper cleaned her cage. → Read More

Pit bull attack that killed baby ruled accidental; panicky 911 call released by police

Little Liana Valino's grandmother told 911 operators, “My son’s dog killed the 8-month-old girl. I locked the dog in the bathroom and the baby is dead in the living room.” → Read More

'We're not being represented': Minority voices strive to be heard after Parkland

A coalition of minority teenagers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, joined by national activists and fellow minority students in South Florida, is trying to focus some of the #NeverAgain spotlight on gun violence in communities of color. → Read More

In one decade, more than 1,200 Florida youth dead to gunfire

From 2006 to 2016, Florida lost 1,284 babies, children and teenagers to gun violence. Forty-three percent of those kids died in South Florida. → Read More

They're all big fans: Waffle House hero meets Parkland student activists

Parkland students, including Emma Gonzalez, David Hogg, Jaclyn Corin and Alex Wind, on Saturday met James Shaw Jr., the hero who wrestled the gun from a shooter who killed four at a Tennessee Waffle House last month. → Read More

Popcorn machine forces Boca Raton theatre evacuation, police say

Police say a popcorn machine, not reported gun shots, were to blame for a Boca Raton theatre evacuation on Saturday → Read More

Water main break causes Cooper City road collapse

A Cooper City road collapsed after utility crews caused a water main break on Saturday afternoon, according to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue. → Read More

Parkland shooting families outraged over cap on school district liability

An insurer for the Broward School District is informing families that the district’s liability under state law is capped at $300,000 — for all of the families together. → Read More

$300,000: That's the price the school district puts on Parkland shooting

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was one incident with multiple victims, the Broward School Board is arguing. If treated as one incident, the district's legal protection from the cost of lawsuits will be greatly diminished. → Read More