Brittany Wallman
Orlando Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States
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Hotel can’t be sued for sex-trafficked Broward teenager’s death, judge rules
Marina Ralph, a 16-year-old sex trafficking victim, was found dead of a drug overdose in a Pompano Beach hotel in October 2019. A judge ruled this week that the hotel could not be sued because Florida law shields it from legal consequences since the victim was committing a felony at the time — drug possession. → Read More
Do white sex trafficking victims get more attention? Broward summit takes aim at bias
Saving young people from sex trafficking requires a higher level of vigilance than ever, speakers at Broward County's Human Trafficking Coalition said at a town hall meeting Saturday. How many calculators does your child have on his or her cell phone? If the answer is "two," there might be trouble. One could be a disguised app. → Read More
Woman’s body found in Everglades identified as sex trafficking victim
A body found along Interstate 75 in western Broward County was identified as Ivy Marie Bedell, 20, who was a victim of sex trafficking since she was 14. Bedell's story was featured in a Sun Sentinel investigation and podcast released late last year. → Read More
‘Dysfunctional’ Broward County emergency 911 system hasn’t lived up to promises
The future of Broward County's emergency 911 services is uncertain, as infighting and delays plague a system that's been in the works for 20 years. → Read More
One wounded in shooting in Cooper City
Broward Sheriff's Office robbery detectives are investigating a shooting in Cooper City on Sunday morning. → Read More
Innocence Sold: ‘Kidnapping, human trafficking, murder.’ What happened to missing teen Sophie Reeder?
Sophie Reeder went missing in 2017 at age 15 after leaving her father's home late one night. First treated like a runaway, powerful evidence surfaced that she had fallen prey to a sex trafficker. But her family believes the Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s handling of Sophie's case diminished the chance she’d ever be found. → Read More
Authorities accuse Virginia men of exploiting Parkland gunman’s brother
Mike Donovan and Richard Moore, both 45, are charged with financially exploiting Zachary Cruz. The brother of the Parkland school shooter has lived with the couple since shortly after the massacre. → Read More
As his defense launches, Parkland shooter still fixated on blood, murder, revenge
The defense launches its case Monday in the sentencing trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz. Can anything render him sympathetic, after what jurors saw and heard over the past month? → Read More
Union to sheriff: Reinstate Broward deputy who was acquitted of battering Black teen
A jury acquitted former Deputy Christopher Krickovich, who was charged with battery of DeLucca Rolle, a 15-year-old high school football player. Now, the union wants Krichovich reinstated. → Read More
Rail work will bring delays and train horns to Hollywood and Dania Beach this week
Brightline is working to prepare the rail line for a new station in Aventura. Train signals in Dania Beach and Hollywood are being improved over the new few days. → Read More
Man who ran out of gas on I-95 struck and killed by hit-and-run driver, FHP says
He was headed south on I-95 in Broward County when he ran out of gas. He ended up dead. → Read More
Embattled 911 workers could get immediate raises as Broward commissioners grapple for fixes
Broward’s emergency 911 system is broken, county commissioners agreed Tuesday. Immediate pay raises looked likely, but commissioners said that's just the beginning of reforms that will be needed to ensure public safety. → Read More
Police find suspected meth lab and dead man at Plantation hotel
Inside a quiet and well-landscaped suburban hotel in Broward County was a dead man and what looked like a meth lab, police said. Hotel guests were evacuated. Firemen went back for just one thing - a guest's Arabian clothing for a wedding. → Read More
Three months for jury selection? Stoneman Douglas trial plans hit a possible snag
More than four years after gunman Nikolas Cruz turned a tranquil suburban high school into the site of a national tragedy, the effort to serve justice appears to be hitting a roadblock — attorneys in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting case told a judge that they simply need more time. → Read More
Parkland killer goes on trial 4 years after Florida school massacre that shook the nation
Four years after Nikolas Cruz, a troubled former student, gunned down students and educators at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, he will find out what price he'll pay. Will the confessed killer be put to death by lethal injection for his actions on Feb. 14, 2018? Or will he live out his life in prison? His sentencing trial starts Monday and could stretch over the next… → Read More
Engineering company’s insurers settle with Surfside collapse victims
Morabito Consultants, the engineering company hired to do a safety check on the Champlain Towers condo that later collapsed, announced it is settling lawsuits by the survivors and family members of victims of the Surfside disaster. → Read More
FDLE says Broward sheriff lied about his drug use and murder arrest, but won’t be prosecuted
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said some of Broward Sheriff Greg Tony’s falsehoods were too long ago to prosecute, and the most recent allegation — that he lied to obtain a new driver license — will not be pursued because the clerk’s memory of the incident is fuzzy. → Read More
Jared Moskowitz’s swearing-in to Broward Commission is moved up for ailing dad
Mike Moskowitz, a powerful presence in Broward politics for decades, and the father of Jared Moskowitz, was diagnosed with prostate cancer and his health is declining. Jared Moskowitz was appointed to the Broward Commission by the governor. → Read More
Hip-hop artist Kodak Black arrested in Pompano Beach on New Year’s Day trespass charge
Hip-hop artist Kodak Black, who is from Pompano Beach, was arrested early in the morning on New Year's Day on a trespass charge. He's already been released. → Read More
Brightline train strikes, kills man in Hollywood
Brightline trains have a grim safety record, killing at least 50 people since launching their service on the FEC tracks. → Read More