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'Life after Parkland: A victim’s dad turns to art and activism' - a Connecticut Public Radio special

On Feb. 14, 2018 — six years ago today — a former student at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida walked into the school and opened fire on students and staff, killing 17 people and injuring 17 others. It was then, and remains today, the deadliest mass shooting at a high school in U.S. history. To mark the anniversary of that horrific day we're airing a one-hour special from Connecticut Public Radio called ‘Life after Parkland: A victim’s dad turns art to activism.’

National Transportation Safety Board photo illustration of the scene of airplane crash in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. The plan that crash left from Naples Municipal Airport earlier with a refueling stop in Des Moines, Iowa, before it crashed outside Blaine, Minnesota.

NTSB: Pilot who crashed after leaving Naples had sufficient fuel, stopped responding to radio

Terrance Robert Dolan departed Naples Municipal Airport March 29 intending to fly to the Anoka County/Blaine Airport in Blaine, Minnesota, in late March. On approach he contacted the Blaine airport, reported he was inbound and repeated the airport's clearance information. According to the preliminary report just filed by the National Transportation Safety Board, that was the last transmission from Dolan. Four minutes after that last transmission the Blaine tower tried to contact Dolan and issue him a low altitude alert and again at 3 minutes, both times with no response, the NTSB report said.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this week in Washington, D.C.

New Chief's Ties Shock Radio Free Asia, While Pompeo Visit To VOA Stirs Outcry

The demotion of a Voice of America White House reporter led to an outcry. And the new head of sister network Radio Free Asia had registered as a lobbyist for Taiwan just days before taking over.

Radio Free Asia closes its Hong Kong operation over safety concerns for its staff

U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia is closing its Hong Kong operation after the city enacted a tough new national security law known locally as Article 23.

Joe Armstrong, the owner of WJBE, is shown outside the station. A Federal Communications Commission judge rejected an effort by the agency to strip the license of WJBE 99.7 FM/1040 AM — whose call letters pay tribute to the original WJBE's owner, the Godfather of Soul, James Brown — Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station.

FCC judge rules that Knoxville's only Black-owned radio station can keep its license

Since 2022, WJBE has battled with the FCC over its owner, Joe Armstrong, being able to own a radio station following his conviction in 2016 for making a false statement on his tax return.

Power lines sparked new fires in LA after the Eaton Fire began, radio traffic shows

First responder communications show the power company in Altadena was slow to respond to Eaton firefighters — and that live power lines sparked new fires days after flames first broke out.

What the Dutch Can Teach Florida About Water Quality, Quantity Issues

The Dutch have famously fought the water for hundreds of years, giving them a reputation for water management. But for all the novel solutions Dutch…

George Barley Water Prize Seeks Ways to Remove Phosphorus from the Environment

While scientists are still researching exactly how land-based nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus interact with, and increase the intensity of red…

Summer Water Worries: June Rains Spur Back Pumping to Lake O

Florida's rainy summer season began with a sopping wet June, which saw nearly twice the amount of rainfall across South Florida compared to past years.…

Emails Reveal Florida Department of Health Ill-Prepared to Handle Water Crisis

Last year, when then-Gov. Rick Scott called two state of emergencies, one for red tide in the gulf and another for blue-green algae contamination in the…

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