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Broward school district highlights safety enhancements at MSD commission meeting
Read full article: Broward school district highlights safety enhancements at MSD commission meetingOn the second day of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission meeting, the focus remained on statewide school safety.
New BSO training center honors MSD victims: โThey will remember those namesโ
Read full article: New BSO training center honors MSD victims: โThey will remember those namesโThe Broward Sheriffโs Office unveiled a new training center Thursday, designed to help deputies prepare for various critical scenarios like the tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
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.
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.
Congressional leaders, Parkland families discuss school safety after tour of 1200 building
Read full article: Congressional leaders, Parkland families discuss school safety after tour of 1200 buildingFlorida Democratic Rep. Jared Moskowitz, who organized the congressional tour of the Parkland school shooting site with Republican Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, led a roundtable discussion after the tour with the families of those killed in the shooting.
9 US lawmakers tour Parkland school shooting site; parents hope visit sparks new school safety measures
Read full article: 9 US lawmakers tour Parkland school shooting site; parents hope visit sparks new school safety measuresNine members of Congress toured the blood-stained and bullet-pocked halls at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday, shortly before ballistics technicians were set to reenact the massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
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.
Legal analyst reacts to Broward State Attorneyโs Office back-to-back defeats in Parkland cases
Read full article: Legal analyst reacts to Broward State Attorneyโs Office back-to-back defeats in Parkland casesThe Broward State Attorneyโs Office has now suffered two back-to-back Parkland school shooting trial defeats.
Ex-Parkland school resource deputy cleared on all charges
Read full article: Ex-Parkland school resource deputy cleared on all chargesFormer Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson was found not guilty Thursday on all 11 counts against him related to the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 19, 2023
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: March 19, 2023On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida Rep. Ashley Gnatt, Florida Rep. Alina Garcia, Tony Montalto, North Miami Beach Commissioner Fortuna Smukler and Greg Veliz, Executive Director of the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority.
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.
Parkland remembers victims 5 years after school massacre
Read full article: Parkland remembers victims 5 years after school massacreThe community of Parkland, Florida, has gathered to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the murder of 14 students and three staff members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Browardโs troubled 911 system among issues discussed at MSD Public Safety Commission meeting
Read full article: Browardโs troubled 911 system among issues discussed at MSD Public Safety Commission meetingThe Marjory Stoneman Douglas Public Safety Commission met on Wednesday to discuss some ongoing safety issues still plaguing schools, from threat management to the embattled 911 communications system.
โWhat were you thinking?โ Parkland families react to juryโs life in prison recommendation
Read full article: โWhat were you thinking?โ Parkland families react to juryโs life in prison recommendationFamilies of the 17 people killed in the Parkland school shooting appeared to be sad, angry and shocked by the juryโs recommendation Thursday that confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Loved ones of Parkland shooting victims reflect as trialโs penalty phase nears end
Read full article: Loved ones of Parkland shooting victims reflect as trialโs penalty phase nears endAs the life or death verdict for confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz nears, parents and relatives are reacting and reflecting, and many of them are also advocating for a death sentence.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: October 2, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: October 2, 2022On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg welcomes Florida state Rep. Spencer Roach, U.S. Coast Guard Admiral Brendan McPherson, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President and CEO Barry Gilway and Broward County Mayor Michael Udine.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: September 25, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: September 25, 2022On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, host Glenna Milberg speaks to attorney Oren Sellstorm, activist Ernesto Ackerman, Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services candidate Naomi Blemur and Congressman Ted Deutch.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: August 28, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: August 28, 2022On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney welcomed newly appointed Broward School Board member Kevin Tynan, Florida State Sen. Rosalind Osgood, Parkland parent and activist Tony Montalto and Neil Volz, Deputy Director of the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
Jurors prepare to visit Parkland school shooterโs crime scene after grieving relatives testify
Read full article: Jurors prepare to visit Parkland school shooterโs crime scene after grieving relatives testifyThe prosecution team that is seeking the death penalty for the Parkland school shooter continued to call the grieving relatives of the slain victims to read statements at Broward County court on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale.
Family members display raw emotion during first day of Parkland shooting trial penalty phase
Read full article: Family members display raw emotion during first day of Parkland shooting trial penalty phaseMonday was excruciating for many in the courtroom, listening to how their loved ones were murdered on February 14, 2018 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas Senior High School.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: July 3, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: July 3, 2022On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by State Sen. Shevrin Jones, State Rep. Chip LaMarca, Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent Jose Dotres and chair of Miami-Dade Countyโs Independent Civilian Panel Loreal Arscott.
This Week in South Florida Podcast: June 26, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Podcast: June 26, 2022On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, Mayte Canino of Planned Parenthood, Parkland parent and activist Tony Montalto and Miami politician David Rivera.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: June 26, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: June 26, 2022On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Glenna Milberg and Michael Putney are joined by Rep. Mario Diaz Balart, Mayte Canino of Planned Parenthood, Parkland parent and activist Tony Montalto and Miami politician David Rivera.
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.
This Week in South Florida Full Episode: May 29, 2022
Read full article: This Week in South Florida Full Episode: May 29, 2022On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg speaks to State Rep. Christine Hunschofsky, Parkland parent and activist Tony Montalto, State Rep. Daniel Perez and Martin Langesfeld.
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.
Parkland parents award MSD students with scholarships in honor of their daughter
Read full article: Parkland parents award MSD students with scholarships in honor of their daughterTo honor his daughter on what would have been her high school graduation year, Parkland parent Tony Montalto is awarding students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school with scholarships and a grant in her name.
Exactly three years later, events and memorials held to honor victims of Parkland shooting
Read full article: Exactly three years later, events and memorials held to honor victims of Parkland shootingThese were just a few of several events held across South Florida to mark the somber anniversary. AdSouth Florida remembers 17 victims of Parkland school shooting on three-year anniversary of tragedyAt Esplanade Park in Fort Lauderdale, city leaders joined students from Florida Atlantic University and Nova Southeastern University for an event aimed at healing. Sundayโs events came after the school district held their own remembrance ceremonies on Friday. Itโs an issue that is very important to them, especially after the events that took place at Stoneman Douglas. ADDITIONAL LINKSMoment of silence, other events mark three years since Parkland tragedyHow the Parkland shooting launched a new generation of activistsNever forgotten: 3 years later, remembering the school shooting tragedy in Parkland, in photosAdParkland parents print โshame cardsโ ahead of school shooting anniversary3 years later, Parkland school shooting trial still in limbo
Marjory Stoneman Douglas unveils new building with โinfuriatingโ plaque, victimsโ fathers say
Read full article: Marjory Stoneman Douglas unveils new building with โinfuriatingโ plaque, victimsโ fathers sayPARKLAND, Fla. โ A small ceremony was held Friday evening to commemorate the opening of the newest building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. According to several who attended the ceremony, the only plaque inside the new building was commemorating the Broward County School Board โand not the 17 victims who were murdered in the Valentineโs Day massacre. Max Schacter said the plaque honoring the school board and not the victims was โinfuriating.โ His 14-year-old son Alex Schacter was killed while he was in English class at the 1200 building. โA lot of us blame the school board members for failing to protect our kids,โ Schacter said. Alhadeff also said the plans to add a water feature to honor the 17 victims had to be put on hold due to the economic downturn during the coronavirus pandemic.