School lockdown drills have become common — experts say they could be better
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Two Deerfield Beach High School students were detained Monday afternoon after police found drugs and loaded weapons inside a parked vehicle at the school.
Two Deerfield Beach High School students were detained Monday afternoon after police found drugs and loaded weapons inside a parked vehicle at the school.
Miami-Dade Police said they arrested a man who was reportedly waving a gun near Huber O. Sibley Elementary School.
Another day, another lockdown at Cypress Bay High School.
Broward County Sheriff's deputies surrounded the campus for hours Thursday morning in response to the second threat the school received this week.
North Miami Senior High School was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon following reports of a gun on campus.
Miami Killian Senior High School was placed on lockdown on Friday.
Plantation police gave the all-clear Friday afternoon after Plantation High School was placed on a code red lockdown due to a threat to the school, earlier in the day.
The Miami-Dade Police Department's headquarters has reportedly been placed on lock down, after a man walked into the building and placed a firearm on the counter.
There was a heavy Miami-Dade police presence at Baptist Hospital Saturday afternoon.
A "jarring" nursery rhyme posted in a Massachusetts classroom to help prepare young children for a lockdown has gone viral.
Sweetwater police placed Dolphin Mall on lockdown for about an hour Saturday night following multiple reports of gunfire.
Police placed a South Florida school on lockdown during the search for a suspect.
nvestigators surrounded a home in Richmond Heights with guns drawn Tuesday morning.
Two people are in custody following a perimeter in Pinecrest and the lockdown of a high school in the area.
The U.S. Capitol was briefly placed under lockdown Tuesday - the second time in a week amid tensions over recent shootings.
The Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center is operating normally after a scare Sunday.
Miami-Dade police have given the all-clear at Nicklaus Children's Hospital after reports of an active shooter Friday afternoon.
The U.S. Capitol was placed on a brief lockdown Friday morning.
A shooting outside the White House gates prompted a lockdown Friday afternoon.
Authorities took down a student in the field of a Miami Gardens school Friday.
A judge is expected to decide whether two middle school kids- accused of having a loaded gun on campus - will be able to go home.
Two middle school students accused of handling a gun at school made their first court appearance.
Two schools in Hollywood were placed on lock down after a weapon was found on campus.
US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Tuesday evening that a new nuclear-powered attack submarine will be named USS Miami and that Gloria Estefan will be the sub's sponsor.
Stormy Daniels was called to the witness stand to testify at former President Donald Trump's trial in New York on Tuesday.
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US Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced Tuesday evening that a new nuclear-powered attack submarine will be named USS Miami and that Gloria Estefan will be the sub's sponsor.
Stormy Daniels was called to the witness stand to testify at former President Donald Trump's trial in New York on Tuesday.
Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved the report on the future of an additional incinerator, but not everyone is on the same page when it comes to location.
After docking in Fort Lauderdale for over three decades, South Florida's Fleet Week is setting a course for Miami this year.
According to a new study, "vehicles are likely important sources of human exposure to potentially harmful [flame retardants]."
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Stormy Daniels was called to the witness stand to testify at former President Donald Trump's trial in New York on Tuesday.
The start date for former President Trump's classified documents trial was originally scheduled for May 20.
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The "celebration of life service" will be held Saturday at Miami Lakes United Church of Christ
Prosecutors are continuing to call witnesses in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York, where jurors heard from a former Trump Organization executive.
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Lauren Pastrana does a deep dive with perspective from leaders of local Jewish and Muslim groups for their take and perspective on the protests, the fallout and the fear and threats they are creating.
Jim DeFede catches up with State Senator Lauren Book to talk about the looming six-week abortion ban while she is making her annual walk across Florida to bring attention to child sexual exploitation.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede devotes the bulk of this week's program to Florida's six-week abortion ban, which takes effect in a few days.
Jim DeFede talks to former state senator Jeff Brandes, who runs the Florida Policy Project, which has been exploring solutions that include the role of vouchers and something called "upzoning."
Hormel Foods says potentially contaminated products were shipped to Publix and Dollar Tree distribution warehouses.
The Texas dairy worker infected by H5N1 "did not disclose the name of their workplace," frustrating investigators.
Actress Halle Berry joined with a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new legislation to promote menopause research, training and education.
Plaintiffs have three months to vote on whether to approve a proposed legal settlement that would resolve nearly all talc lawsuits.
Recall involves shelled walnuts distributed in 19 states and sold in bulk bins at natural food and co-op stores.
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
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'Bob Hearts Abishola', the acclaimed comedy, is signing off after its fifth season on CBS.
Bernard Hill died Sunday at 79. The actor was known for his roles in "Lord of the Rings" and "Titanic."
Madonna put on a free concert in Rio de Janeiro, turning a stretch of Copacabana beach into an enormous dance floor.
"Sunday Morning" has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the country singer's first post-stroke song, "Where That Came From," which blends art with artificial intelligence in a recording that captures Travis' country heart.