Man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire attempt on business rival in Broward
Read full article: Man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire attempt on business rival in BrowardA South Florida man arrested in March after authorities accused him of paying a purported hitman in a murder-for-hire attempt against a business rival pleaded guilty on Tuesday, prosecutors said.
South Florida Muslim Federation suing city of Parkland, Coral Springs hotel over event cancellation
Read full article: South Florida Muslim Federation suing city of Parkland, Coral Springs hotel over event cancellationThe South Florida Muslim Federation has filed a federal lawsuit against several people, businesses and Parkland city officials.
Parkland families react to Georgia school shooting: ‘I feel very frustrated’
Read full article: Parkland families react to Georgia school shooting: ‘I feel very frustrated’Those who know what it’s like, those who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting in February of 2018, have been triggered, yet again.
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 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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.
Parkland memorial down to final 3 designs, officials seek comments, donations
Read full article: Parkland memorial down to final 3 designs, officials seek comments, donationsThe Parkland 17 Foundations would like to hear the public's thoughts on the three design finalists for a public memorial honoring the 17 victims of the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
New BSO training center honors MSD victims: ‘They will remember those names’
Read full article: New BSO training center honors MSD victims: ‘They will remember those names’The Broward Sheriff’s 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.
Crew begins demolishing Parkland classroom building where 17 were killed in 2018 shooting
Read full article: Crew begins demolishing Parkland classroom building where 17 were killed in 2018 shootingA crew on Friday began tearing down the three-story classroom building where 17 people died in the 2018 mass shooting at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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.
Feds accuse man of trying to arrange hit on business rival in Broward
Read full article: Feds accuse man of trying to arrange hit on business rival in BrowardA man thought a Leap Day meeting in Plantation was with an assassin, but, unbeknownst to him, it was with an undercover federal agent, whom he would eventually pay $2,500 to kill a business rival, according to court documents released Thursday.
'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happened
Read full article: 'Frozen in time.' Kamala Harris tours bloodstained building where 2018 Parkland massacre happenedVice President Kamala Harris toured the bloodstained classroom building where the 2018 Parkland high school massacre happened.
Broward teen arrested after man attacked in Parkland neighborhood
Read full article: Broward teen arrested after man attacked in Parkland neighborhoodA 15-year-old Parkland teen is facing serious criminal charges after Broward Sheriff’s Office detectives say he participated in an incident that ended with an 18-year-old man beaten last weekend.
This Week in South Florida: Christine Hunchofsky
Read full article: This Week in South Florida: Christine HunchofskySix years ago in Tallahassee, in the face of grief-stricken and outraged families and students, a conservative Florida legislature and governor passed unprecedented state gun safety laws while protecting Floridian's gun rights and protections.
March for Our Lives returns to Washington, calls for action on gun control
Read full article: March for Our Lives returns to Washington, calls for action on gun controlOn the sixth anniversary of the Parkland school shooting, parents and former students joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill Wednesday for a bipartisan school safety effort.
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.
6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victims
Read full article: 6 years later: Students create shape of heart in honor of Parkland school shooting victimsIt’s been six years since 17 people were killed in the Parkland school shooting, and many are honoring the victims Wednesday with moments of silence and other events.
Parent of Parkland victim reacts to Michigan mother’s conviction for son’s school shooting
Read full article: Parent of Parkland victim reacts to Michigan mother’s conviction for son’s school shootingOn Tuesday, a Michigan mother became the first parent in U.S. history to be convicted for their child's school shooting.
Annual tribute held for victims killed nearly 6 years after Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting
Read full article: Annual tribute held for victims killed nearly 6 years after Marjory Stoneman Douglas shootingThe South Florida community gathered Saturday to celebrate the lives of the victims who were lost in the Parkland school shooting nearly six years ago.
‘Like sitting ducks’: Education secretary tours Parkland school shooting site, speaks with victims
Read full article: ‘Like sitting ducks’: 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.
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 Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
5 facing charges in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attack that sent 1 to hospital
Read full article: 5 facing charges in Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School attack that sent 1 to hospitalFive 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 Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Police: Suspects arrested after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School brawl leaves 1 hospitalized
Read full article: Police: Suspects arrested after Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School brawl leaves 1 hospitalizedA male student from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was met with pure brutality by his peers Tuesday and it was all caught on camera.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student body-slammed in brutal video
Read full article: Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student body-slammed in brutal videoA male student from Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School was met with pure brutality by his peers Tuesday and it was all caught on camera.
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 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City.
Police: Man who worked as security guard arrested over drag racing, stolen cars in South Florida
Read full article: Police: Man who worked as security guard arrested over drag racing, stolen cars in South FloridaA 24-year-old man who worked as a security guard stands accused of drag racing and being in possession of two stolen Infiniti Q50 sedans in South Florida, records show.
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.
Police: Man arrested for sexually assaulting woman after breaking into her Parkland home
Read full article: Police: Man arrested for sexually assaulting woman after breaking into her Parkland homePolice have arrested a man accused of breaking into a woman's home and then attacking and sexually assaulting the victim after she came home from work.
Broward deputies searching for juveniles accused of spewing anti-Semitic hate outside Parkland synagogue
Read full article: Broward deputies searching for juveniles accused of spewing anti-Semitic hate outside Parkland synagogueAuthorities are investigating an instance of hate outside a Broward County synagogue.
BSO detectives search for man wanted in ‘criminal investigation’
Read full article: BSO detectives search for man wanted in ‘criminal investigation’Broward Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) detectives are asking the public’s help in identifying a man in reference to an ongoing “criminal investigation,” authorities said Tuesday.
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.
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.
Caught on Camera: Group of juveniles vandalize same Parkland home on 3 occasions
Read full article: Caught on Camera: Group of juveniles vandalize same Parkland home on 3 occasionsBroward Sheriff’s Office Parkland District detectives are searching for a group of juveniles who they say vandalized the same home on multiple occasions.
Broward Sheriff gives Local 10 inside look at Real Time Crime Center aimed to make schools safer
Read full article: Broward Sheriff gives Local 10 inside look at Real Time Crime Center aimed to make schools saferBroward Sheriff Gregory Tony gave Local 10 News an inside look Wednesday at BSO’s Real Time Crime Center, which was designed in part to mitigate the threat of school violence.
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.
Bill changing just 1 word in Florida law would weaken gun waiting period, critics say
Read full article: Bill changing just 1 word in Florida law would weaken gun waiting period, critics sayAdvocates for stricter gun laws fear that a minor change in the wording of Florida’s mandatory three-day waiting period to buy a gun would major consequences, weakening the law passed in the wake of the Parkland school shooting.
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.
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 Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a reenactment of the 2018 massacre that left 14 students and three staff members dead.
Parkland parents hope lawmakers’ tour spurs safety legislation, reenactment aids civil case
Read full article: Parkland parents hope lawmakers’ tour spurs safety legislation, reenactment aids civil caseTwo fathers of victims in the 2018 Parkland school shooting spoke with Local 10 News on Thursday to explain what Friday morning’s bipartisan delegation tour and reenactment related to a case means to them.
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 ‘painful’ visit to 1200 building
Read full article: School board members who lost loved ones in Parkland describe ‘painful’ visit to 1200 buildingThe Parkland school shooting prompted a widow and a mother to serve on Broward County’s school board. On Friday, the two women shared their experiences walking through the building where the massacre happened.
‘A horror movie’: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 building
Read full article: ‘A horror movie’: Parkland father Max Schachter describes harrowing visit to 1200 buildingOn Thursday, more families of the victims — as well as survivors — 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.
‘I still can’t say goodbye’: Parkland families, survivors visit MSD 1200 building
Read full article: ‘I still can’t say goodbye’: 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.
Parkland families, survivors to visit 1200 building before it’s demolished
Read full article: Parkland families, survivors to visit 1200 building before it’s demolishedThe Broward State Attorney's Office has confirmed that family members and survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will be allowed inside the 1200 building where the shooting occurred beginning Wednesday.
Parkland parents drive school bus to 25 cities to fight gun violence ‘one stop at a time’
Read full article: Parkland parents drive school bus to 25 cities to fight gun violence ‘one stop at a time’Manuel and Patricia Oliver, who lost their son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, in the Parkland school shooting in 2018 are hitting the road Monday for Guac’s Magical Tour.
Legal analyst reacts to Broward State Attorney’s Office back-to-back defeats in Parkland cases
Read full article: Legal analyst reacts to Broward State Attorney’s Office back-to-back defeats in Parkland casesThe Broward State Attorney’s 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.
‘Tough case’: What analyst believes days-long deliberations in MSD trial could mean
Read full article: ‘Tough case’: What analyst believes days-long deliberations in MSD trial could meanJurors are continuing to deliberate Wednesday in the trial of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson.
DAY 2 VERDICT WATCH: Analyst: Jury in trial of ex-Parkland school resource deputy deciding if SRO is a ‘caregiver’
Read full article: DAY 2 VERDICT WATCH: Analyst: Jury in trial of ex-Parkland school resource deputy deciding if SRO is a ‘caregiver’Jurors deliberating the fate of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson will have to decide whether a school resource officer, or SRO, is a caregiver.
DOCUMENTS: View documents related to case of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot Peterson
Read full article: DOCUMENTS: View documents related to case of former Parkland school resource Deputy Scot PetersonClosing arguments are scheduled Monday in the trial of a former Broward Sheriff’s 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.
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 Sheriff’s 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.
Defense rests historic ‘first of its kind case’ in trial for former Parkland school resource deputy
Read full article: Defense rests historic ‘first of its kind case’ in trial for former Parkland school resource deputyFriday marks Day 10 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
Witnesses describe fear, uncertainty during Parkland shooting in Day 9 of former deputy’s trial
Read full article: Witnesses describe fear, uncertainty during Parkland shooting in Day 9 of former deputy’s trialThursday marked Day 9 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
Homicide detective testifies about inaccuracies allegedly told to him by former Parkland school resource deputy
Read full article: Homicide detective testifies about inaccuracies allegedly told to him by former Parkland school resource deputyWednesday marks Day 8 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
Deputy at Parkland shooting would have seen bodies if he opened door, officer testifies
Read full article: Deputy at Parkland shooting would have seen bodies if he opened door, officer testifiesA former Florida sheriff's deputy who says he couldn't pinpoint the shooter during the Parkland high school massacre would have seen bodies if he opened a building's door instead of backing away, a police officer testified Tuesday at the deputy's trial.
Trial continues for former Parkland school resource deputy
Read full article: Trial continues for former Parkland school resource deputyThe trial continues Tuesday for the former Parkland school resource deputy who is charged with failing to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz as he killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.
Jurors hear from more witnesses in day 6 of trial for former Parkland school resource deputy
Read full article: Jurors hear from more witnesses in day 6 of trial for former Parkland school resource deputyThursday marks Day 6 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover as the Parkland school shooter killed six people and injured four others on the third floor of the 1200 Building.
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 Sheriff’s 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.
Police officer testifies in trial of ex-Parkland school deputy
Read full article: Police officer testifies in trial of ex-Parkland school deputyMonday marks Day 4 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Feb. 14, 2018, mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Day 3 of trial for ex-Parkland school deputy includes testimony by survivors, police officer
Read full article: Day 3 of trial for ex-Parkland school deputy includes testimony by survivors, police officerFriday marks day 3 in the trial of former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson, who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
Survivors, Coral Springs sergeant recalls Parkland school massacre
Read full article: Survivors, Coral Springs sergeant recalls Parkland school massacreCoral Springs Sgt. Jeffrey Heinrich testified in Broward County court about what he remembered during the 2018 Valentine’s Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas on Thursday, the second day of a former deputy’s trial.
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 Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson who is accused of taking cover instead of action during the Parkland school massacre.
Public reprimand may be coming for judge who oversaw Parkland shooting trial
Read full article: Public reprimand may be coming for judge who oversaw Parkland shooting trialThe Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission released a report saying Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who presided over the Marjory Stoneman Douglas gunman’s trial, violated the rules.
Gun tragedies hit close to home for Stanley Cup Final opponents, who helped their communities heal
Read full article: Gun tragedies hit close to home for Stanley Cup Final opponents, who helped their communities healThe Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers were connected by tragedy five years before meeting in the Stanley Cup Final.
Jury selection continues in trial of former Parkland school resource deputy
Read full article: Jury selection continues in trial of former Parkland school resource deputyThe next phase of jury selection was underway Monday in the trial of Scot Peterson, the former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of failing to confront the gunman during the Parkland school shooting.
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.
Parents of Parkland victim pass out book on school shooting to lawmakers in Washington D.C.
Read full article: Parents of Parkland victim pass out book on school shooting to lawmakers in Washington D.C.Two Parkland parents were in Washington D.C. on Monday to help people understand the pain they felt following the school shooting.
‘Joaquin’s First School Shooting’: Parkland mom hopes new children’s book gets lawmakers’ attention
Read full article: ‘Joaquin’s First School Shooting’: Parkland mom hopes new children’s book gets lawmakers’ attentionPatricia Oliver's new children’s book tells the story of how her son, Joaquin, was murdered in a mass shooting at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Missing Navy sailor from South Florida honored at high school lacrosse district championship game
Read full article: Missing Navy sailor from South Florida honored at high school lacrosse district championship gameA special mid-field tribute was made moments before Saturday’s high school district championship between the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High Eagles.