Parkland Shooting

Ryan Petty and Lori Alhadeff announce their run for Broward County school board in 2018, after each of their daughters was killed in the Parkland school shooting. Petty lost the election, but now he has been appointed to the state Board of Education.

DeSantis Appoints Parkland Father To State Board Of Education

Jessica Bakeman

,

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday appointed Ryan Petty to the Florida Board of Education, subject to state Senate approval. Petty’s 14-year-old...

Judge Elizabeth Scherer presides over a hearing to set a date to determine when the trial in the case of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz can begin at the Broward Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Thursday, December 19, 2019.

Judge Delays Parkland Shooter Trial Until Summer 2020 'At Some Point'

Caitlin Switalski

,

The confessed Parkland shooter was back in a Broward County courtroom Thursday afternoon for his last scheduled hearing of 2019. He wore large glasses...

Israel has vowed to run for his old job in next year's election. NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA

Florida Senate Upholds Gov. DeSantis' Ouster Of Broward Sheriff Scott Israel

Associated Press

,

The Florida Senate is backing Gov. Ron DeSantis in suspending a county sheriff who the Republican governor said bungled the handling of last year's mass...

A Broward Sheriff instructor, far right, oversees two of the armed guardian trainees during a firearms training at the BSO shooting range at Markham Park in July. The guardian program is one of several recommendations made by the state MSD commission.

'What We Can Do Better:' Polk County Sheriff Explains MSD Commission's Next Report

Alexander Gonzalez

,

The state commission investigating the Parkland shooting is wrapping up a second report that outlines more school safety recommendations. It’ll be sent...

Max Schachter, whose son Alex was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last year, listens during a meeting of the state commission tasked with investigating the shooting. Schachter is one of two fathers of victims who serve on the commission.

National Reports Question Florida Policies Enacted In Response To Parkland Shooting

Jessica Bakeman

,

New state policies born out of the Parkland school shooting have drawn the scrutiny of two national nonprofit research organizations, which have argued...

Scott Israel, former Broward County Sheriff arrives to a news conference on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Davie, Fla. A Florida Senate official is recommending that the sheriff suspended over his handling of shootings at a Parkland high school and the Fort Lauderdale airport should be reinstated.

Capital Report: Special Session Called After Report Recommends Scott Israel Be Reinstated

Ryan Dailey

,

A special session has been called for the Florida Senate, to weigh the reinstatement or permanent removal of suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott...

Former deputy Scot Peterson was released from jail Thursday afer posting bond. He faces 11 criminal counts after failing to confront gunman in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School

Ex-Deputy In Parkland Shooting Out Of Jail On Reduced Bail

Curt Anderson - Associated Press

,

A former Florida deputy charged with 11 criminal counts after failing to confront the gunman in the Parkland school massacre was released from jail...

Prosecutors Want Florida Massacre Suspect's Medical Records

The Associated Press

,

Prosecutors are seeking mental health and medical records of the former student charged with last year's Florida school massacre.

Mayor Christine Hunschofsky announces Parkland's decision to keep BSO as their law enforcement povider.

Parkland Will Keep Broward Sheriff's Office As Its Law Enforcement Provider

Jamie Doolittle

,

Parkland officials announced Friday they have decided to keep the Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) as its law enforcement provider. This decision was made...

Cruz Attorneys Want To Question His Mental Counselors Alone

Associated Press

,

Attorneys for the suspect in last year's Florida school massacre will ask a judge to let them question his former mental health counselors without...