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Former Parkland mayor turned Broward commissioner talks about 911 system failures
Read full article: Former Parkland mayor turned Broward commissioner talks about 911 system failuresMichael Udine, a former mayor of Parkland, remembers when the 911 system failed during the 2018 Valentineโs Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting begins
Read full article: Demolition of the Parkland classroom building where 17 died in 2018 shooting beginsA large excavator stretched up and punched out a window on the top floor of a three-story classroom building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland, Floridaโs, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as a long-awaited demolition got underway.
Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolished
Read full article: Six years after the Parkland school massacre, the bloodstained building will finally be demolishedThe demolition of the building where 17 people died in the 2018 Parkland school shooting is set to begin.
Family uses re-created voice of Parkland victim to call lawmakers
Read full article: Family uses re-created voice of Parkland victim to call lawmakersThe family of a teen murdered at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is launching a campaign where re-created voices of gun violence victims will call federal lawmakers.
โLike sitting ducksโ: Education secretary tours Parkland school shooting site, speaks with victims
Read full article: โLike sitting ducksโ: Education secretary tours Parkland school shooting site, speaks with victimsNext month will mark six years since the tragic 2018 school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, when a shooter armed with an AR-15 style rifle shot and killed 17 staff and students, injuring another 17.
6 teens accused of brutally beating student near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High appear in court
Read full article: 6 teens accused of brutally beating student near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High appear in courtSix teenage boys faced a judge Tuesday after police said a student was brutally beaten and slammed to the ground on his head at a park near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas principal aims to expel teens who left student hospitalized from attack
Read full article: Marjory Stoneman Douglas principal aims to expel teens who left student hospitalized from attackFive teenage boys are facing felony charges after police said they were caught on camera jumping a victim and body-slamming him in a Coral Springs parking lot used by students at Parklandโs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School musicians return home after making historic NYC debut
Read full article: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School musicians return home after making historic NYC debutThe Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students from Parkland made Florida proud during the Macyโs Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Years after Parkland massacre, tour freshens violence for group of House lawmakers
Read full article: Years after Parkland massacre, tour freshens violence for group of House lawmakersA second group of U.S. House lawmakers toured the building where Parkland high school students were massacred in 2018.
Parkland parent files human rights lawsuit over U.S. gun policy in Washington
Read full article: Parkland parent files human rights lawsuit over U.S. gun policy in WashingtonParkland parent Manuel Oliver was in Washington D.C. on Thursday to file a human rights lawsuit against the United States government.
Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educators
Read full article: Stoneman Douglas High shooting site visited one last time by lawmakers and educatorsFlorida lawmakers and education leaders from several states have taken what is likely to be the final tour of a building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
This Week in South Florida: Joel Rudman
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Joel RudmanOne of the lawmakers who got a firsthand look for the first time at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School murder scene this weekend had filed a bill over the summer that would shorten the waiting period for gun purchases put in place by the MSD Public Safety Act.
Lawmakers tour building where Parkland school shooting occurred for last time before demolition
Read full article: Lawmakers tour building where Parkland school shooting occurred for last time before demolitionLawmakers entered the 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Saturday morning for what will likely be the final time as it is set to be demolished next summer.
Building where Parkland school shooting occurred to be demolished next summer
Read full article: Building where Parkland school shooting occurred to be demolished next summerThe 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland will be demolished next summer, years after the 2018 mass shooting inside the building that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visit
Read full article: Shots again fired at site of Parkland school massacre in reenactment after lawmakers visitGunfire again erupted at Parklandโs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a reenactment of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Reenactment of Parkland school massacre will bring gunfire back to MSD campus
Read full article: Reenactment of Parkland school massacre will bring gunfire back to MSD campusBallistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre.
Members of Congress to tour Parkland school shooting site before building is torn down
Read full article: Members of Congress to tour Parkland school shooting site before building is torn downU.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz will lead a bipartisan visit next week inside the 1200 building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, where the 2018 mass shooting occurred.
Judge in Parkland civil case against Peterson schedules reenactment of school massacre
Read full article: Judge in Parkland civil case against Peterson schedules reenactment of school massacreThe judge in the civil case brought by four families who lost children in the Parkland school shooting, along with a survivor of the massacre, granted their request to conduct a reenactment of the shooting in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 1200 building.
Judge in Parkland civil case allows for reenactment of shooting
Read full article: Judge in Parkland civil case allows for reenactment of shootingThe judge in the civil case brought by four families who lost children in the Parkland school shooting, along with a survivor of the massacre, granted their request to conduct a reenactment of the shooting in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School 1200 building.
School board members who lost loved ones in Parkland describe โpainfulโ visit to 1200 building
Read full article: School board members who lost loved ones in Parkland describe โpainfulโ visit to 1200 buildingThe Parkland school shooting prompted a widow and a mother to serve on Broward Countyโs school board. On Friday, the two women shared their experiences walking through the building where the massacre happened.
โA horror movieโ: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 building
Read full article: โA horror movieโ: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 buildingOn Thursday, more families of the victims โ as well as survivors โ of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre visited the building where their loved ones, colleagues and classmates were killed more than five years ago.
โI still canโt say goodbyeโ: Parkland families, survivors visit MSD 1200 building
Read full article: โI still canโt say goodbyeโ: Parkland families, survivors visit MSD 1200 buildingFamilies of the victims and survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre were allowed back into the 1200 building where the shooting occurred beginning Wednesday.
Verdict watch: Fate of former Parkland school resource deputy now in hands of jury
Read full article: Verdict watch: Fate of former Parkland school resource deputy now in hands of juryClosing arguments began Monday in the trial of a former Broward Sheriffโs Office deputy accused of failing to confront the shooter who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago. Now a six-member jury will decide his fate.
Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooter
Read full article: Homicide detective weeps in trial of deputy who failed to confront Parkland high school shooterA veteran homicide detective wept in court as he testified about the 2018 massacre at a Parkland, Florida, high school.
Former MSD security monitor says ex deputy Scot Peterson called in Code Red during school shooting
Read full article: Former MSD security monitor says ex deputy Scot Peterson called in Code Red during school shootingThe trial continued Tuesday for former Broward Sheriffโs Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of entering the building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland where Nikolas Cruz carried out a mass shooting, leaving 17 people dead.
Opening statements held in trial of former Parkland school resource deputy, state begins case
Read full article: Opening statements held in trial of former Parkland school resource deputy, state begins caseOpening statements begin Wednesday in the trial of former Broward Sheriffโs Office Deputy Scot Peterson who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Parkland school massacre.
Here is the trial schedule for ex-deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland school shooter
Read full article: Here is the trial schedule for ex-deputy accused of failing to confront Parkland school shooterScot Peterson, a former Broward Sheriffโs Office deputy, stands accused of failing to confront the shooter during the massacre on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland.
Motions heard ahead of trial for former MSD school resource Deputy Scot Peterson
Read full article: Motions heard ahead of trial for former MSD school resource Deputy Scot PetersonMore than five years after former Broward Sheriff's Office Deputy Scot Peterson was accused of taking cover instead of taking action during the Parkland school massacre, his trial is set to begin.
โJoaquinโs First School Shootingโ: Parkland mom hopes new childrenโs book gets lawmakersโ attention
Read full article: โJoaquinโs First School Shootingโ: Parkland mom hopes new childrenโs book gets lawmakersโ attentionPatricia Oliver's new childrenโs book tells the story of how her son, Joaquin, was murdered in a mass shooting at Parklandโs Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg has strongly-worded response to Kid Rockโs rifle-firing video
Read full article: Parkland parent Fred Guttenberg has strongly-worded response to Kid Rockโs rifle-firing videoOne of the parents of the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School is going after musician Kid Rock on social media.
Judge in Parkland school shooting deputyโs case denies defenseโs motion
Read full article: Judge in Parkland school shooting deputyโs case denies defenseโs motionScot Peterson was the only armed Broward Sheriffโs Office deputy on site when a shooter killed 17 and injured 17 during the 2018 Valentineโs Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
This Week in South Florida: Tony Montalto
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Tony MontaltoIn one of the most watched cases in the state and possibly the nation, a Broward County jury recommended a life sentence instead of the death penalty for the young mass murderer who killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
This Week in South Florida: Reporter Debrief with Christina Vazquez
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Reporter Debrief with Christina VazquezFor the last five years, no day has gone by without the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School community in our minds, whether or not in the headlines, and there have been plenty of those.
All clear given after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School placed on โsecure codeโ
Read full article: All clear given after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School placed on โsecure codeโThe Broward Sheriffโs Office is investigating a โsuspicious phone callโ received by the agency Wednesday that led to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School being placed on a โsecure code,โ school district officials confirmed.
Parkland juror reacts to proposed changes to Florida death penalty jury requirements
Read full article: Parkland juror reacts to proposed changes to Florida death penalty jury requirementsFor the first time, we are hearing what a Parkland murder trial juror has to say about proposed changes to Floridaโs death penalty laws.
What will become of 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School?
Read full article: What will become of 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School?The 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland stands as a haunting reminder of the 2018 mass shooting at the school that claimed the lives of 17 people.
5 Years Later: Rep. Moskowitz remembers victims of Parkland shooting
Read full article: 5 Years Later: Rep. Moskowitz remembers victims of Parkland shootingU.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz remembered the victims of the Parkland school shooting Tuesday, five years to the day after a gunman took 17 lives at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Safety commission discusses new training policy as MSD massacre approaches 5 years
Read full article: Safety commission discusses new training policy as MSD massacre approaches 5 yearsThe MSD Safety Commission discussed a new training policy in hopes a tragedy like what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School could be averted.
MSD band honors Alex Schachterโs memory from London to New York
Read full article: MSD band honors Alex Schachterโs memory from London to New YorkThe Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School band has been shining around the world in memory of Alex Schachter, a 14-year-old band member killed during the 2018 Valentineโs Day massacre.
Parkland sentencing hearing: US Navy flight officer was serving on coast of Iran when she lost her father-in-law
Read full article: Parkland sentencing hearing: US Navy flight officer was serving on coast of Iran when she lost her father-in-lawInes Maria Hixon said the U.S. Navy deployed her on a U.S. Aircraft carrier off the coast of Iran. The day her father-in-law Christopher Hixon died while trying to stop the Parkland school shooter, she said she was flying a military plane and didnโt get to check her e-mail.
Parkland school shooter verdict: Jurorโs letter gives behind-the-scenes look at โtenseโ deliberations
Read full article: Parkland school shooter verdict: Jurorโs letter gives behind-the-scenes look at โtenseโ deliberationsAfter the jurors in the Parkland school shooterโs case were dismissed Thursday, the foreman Benjamin Thomas said only three of the 17 jurors disagreed with the death penalty.
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 17 in penalty phase is Peter Wang
Read full article: Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 17 in penalty phase is Peter WangBroward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 17 of first-degree murder.
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 15 in penalty phase is Joaquin Oliver Padauy
Read full article: Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 15 in penalty phase is Joaquin Oliver PadauyBroward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count 15 of first-degree murder.
Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 6 in penalty phase is Alyssa Alhadeff
Read full article: Parkland school shooting verdict: Count 6 in penalty phase is Alyssa AlhadeffBroward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced on Oct. 13 that a divided jury recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole as punishment for the Parkland school shooter on count six of first-degree murder.
Judge schedules Tuesday hearing in Parkland school shooterโs case
Read full article: Judge schedules Tuesday hearing in Parkland school shooterโs caseThe Parkland school shooterโs defense warned the judge and the prosecution on Thursday that they have grounds to put a stop to the trialโs death penalty phase.
โHeartbrokenโ: Parkland school shooting victimsโ loved ones testify during penalty phase
Read full article: โHeartbrokenโ: Parkland school shooting victimsโ loved ones testify during penalty phaseThe jury viewed photos of three of the victims of the Feb. 14, 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland during Nikolas Cruzโs death penalty trial on Monday in Fort Lauderdale.
Parkland school shooterโs death penalty trial: Detective reads ominous comments, searches
Read full article: Parkland school shooterโs death penalty trial: Detective reads ominous comments, searchesThe Broward County prosecution team that is seeking the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter called Broward Sheriffโs Office Detective Nicholas Masters on July 27 to testify in court about the digital evidence his team uncovered.
Parkland shooterโs actions after school massacre discussed during Day 4 of sentencing trial
Read full article: Parkland shooterโs actions after school massacre discussed during Day 4 of sentencing trialThe state spent Thursdayโs shorter hearing speaking to more witnesses and discussing how Nikolas Cruz was trying to blend in with the public after fatally shooting 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Cruzโs death penalty trial: 15 out of 17 injured testify in 2 days
Read full article: Cruzโs death penalty trial: 15 out of 17 injured testify in 2 daysKyle Laman said he has undergone five to six surgeries just so he could have some mobility. He was a freshman when Nikolas Cruz shot him with his AR-15.
Day 3 of Cruz death penalty trial: Defense questions only 1 out of 29 witnesses
Read full article: Day 3 of Cruz death penalty trial: Defense questions only 1 out of 29 witnessesAs of Wednesday afternoon, 29 of the prosecutionโs witnesses had testified during Nikolas Cruzโs death penalty trial for the 2018 Valentineโs Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own
Read full article: Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their ownThe 12 jurors chosen to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will be exposed to horrific images and emotional testimony, but must deal with any mental anguish alone.
Parkland shooter trial potential jurors face questions from owning guns to video games
Read full article: Parkland shooter trial potential jurors face questions from owning guns to video gamesIt's the final phase of interviewing prospective jurors for the Parkland school shooting case and the attorneys turned to probing them on a number of issues.
Parkland family members say bipartisan gun safety proposal is โa good place to startโ
Read full article: Parkland family members say bipartisan gun safety proposal is โa good place to startโFamily members of the victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting are reacting to U.S. lawmakers' proposed gun safety bill.
DeSantis signs bill to implement school safety recommendations
Read full article: DeSantis signs bill to implement school safety recommendationsGov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Tuesday to implement some of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commissionโs recommendations to keep schools safer.
Center formed in wake of Parkland shooting collecting letters for Uvalde victimsโ families
Read full article: Center formed in wake of Parkland shooting collecting letters for Uvalde victimsโ familiesA South Florida wellness center formed in the wake of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland is collecting letters from the community to present to families affected by last monthโs mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Parkland families outraged: What they say should be done in wake of latest school shooting
Read full article: Parkland families outraged: What they say should be done in wake of latest school shootingThe Uvalde, Texas school massacre has forced family members of the victims of the Parkland shooting to relive the horror of what happened at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School four years ago.
Texas shooting hits close to home for Parkland families, survivors
Read full article: Texas shooting hits close to home for Parkland families, survivorsThe massacre at a Texas elementary school that left at least 19 students and 2 adults dead Tuesday is hitting close to home with families and survivors of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland.
Nikolas Cruzโs case: Jury selection process explained
Read full article: Nikolas Cruzโs case: Jury selection process explainedNikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to the premeditated murder of 17 people on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. A jury will have to decide if he deserves the death penalty or life in prison.
Day 1: โHardshipsโ of serving on Parkland shooting trial focus of jury selection
Read full article: Day 1: โHardshipsโ of serving on Parkland shooting trial focus of jury selectionOver six hours, prospective jurors filed in and out of a Broward County courtroom in Day 1 of the Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz's life or death case.
Broward Health unveils sculpture in honor of Parkland school shooting victims
Read full article: Broward Health unveils sculpture in honor of Parkland school shooting victimsNicholas Dworet was a star swimmer and had signed a scholarship letter of intent to swim for the University of Indianapolis when a shooter killed him and 16 others on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He was 17 when he died and would have celebrated his 22nd birthday last week.
Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI's inaction
Read full article: Florida massacre families to get millions for FBI's inactionFederal officials have confirmed that the U.S. Department of Justice has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the families of most of those killed and wounded in a 2018 Florida high school massacre over the FBIโs failure to stop the gunman even though it had received information he intended to attack.
Are Broward schools safer since the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas?
Read full article: Are Broward schools safer since the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas?The tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School created a deep pain across a community that prompted a district-wide discussion on how to better secure school campuses.
Florida flags to be flown at half-staff for Parkland victims
Read full article: Florida flags to be flown at half-staff for Parkland victimsFlorida government buildings, parks and other facilities will fly their flags at half-staff on Monday in honor of the 14 students and three staff members killed in the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas massacre.
Former BSO Deputy Scot Peterson permitted to visit Parkland school to prepare for trial
Read full article: Former BSO Deputy Scot Peterson permitted to visit Parkland school to prepare for trialA defense motion has passed to allow former Broward Sheriffโs Office Deputy Scot Peterson to visit Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and staff members were killed in February 2018 under his watch, his attorney confirmed to Local 10 News on Friday.
Broward school district to pay $26 million to Parkland victims
Read full article: Broward school district to pay $26 million to Parkland victimsA South Florida school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed in the 2018 shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Judge rules Parkland school shooting victimsโ families will be allowed to testify in court
Read full article: Judge rules Parkland school shooting victimsโ families will be allowed to testify in courtThe defense attorneys who are representing the man who confessed to the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School wanted to prevent the 12-member jury from listening to the victimsโ families.
Parkland gun control activist dad continues protest outside White House for more than a week
Read full article: Parkland gun control activist dad continues protest outside White House for more than a weekManuel Oliver traveled from South Florida to Washington, D.C., about eight days ago and he has been standing in front of the White House to demand action on gun violence. Dozens of other students and parents joined the protest on Thursday.