Remnants of an explosive device were found inside the badly damaged spa where the powerful explosion Tuesday afternoon shook the city of Aliso Viejo, about 50 miles south of Los Angeles, and tore a corner off the building housing medical offices.

FORT LAUDERDALE — Two parents who lost children in February's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School announced their candidacies for Broward County School Board seats Tuesday, saying they want to improve safety and increase accountability.Ryan Petty, a telecom and technology entrepreneur, said he wants to help restore the School Board to its proper function as an oversight body for the administration, saying he thinks that has been lost. He is running for an at-large [...]

OCALA (AP) — An agriculture teacher at a Florida high school has been removed from the classroom as school officials investigate whether he drowned raccoons in front of students.The Ocala Star Banner reports that Forest High School teacher Dewie Brewton was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into whether he drowned "nuisance animals" in class.A school district spokesman says the district had received statements from witnesses that [...]