Former Parkland school resource officer Scot Peterson may take the stand in his own defense
Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is facing felony child neglect and other charges for his alleged failure to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
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Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is facing felony child neglect and other charges for his alleged failure to confront school shooter Nikolas Cruz.
The veteran detective who led the investigation into the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre wept on the witness stand Wednesday, saying the school's assigned deputy could have prevented the deaths of some of the 17 people murdered if he had charged into a building instead of taking cover.
Sunrise Police Lt. Craig Cardinale testified he opened the door of the 1200 building and saw bodies 25 feet away
Sunrise Police Lt. Craig Cardinale said he and other officers went to the door that Deputy Scot Peterson had gotten within 10 yards of minutes earlier and could see and smell gunpowder smoke.
Scot Peterson's face went "blank" as shots rang out from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School building five years ago and he did not appear to grasp that a gunman was inside killing 17 people, a former security supervisor testified during the deputy's trial Tuesday.
A former Broward Sheriff's Office deputy didn't follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn't confront the killer who murdered 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, a former training commander testified Thursday.
Fellow police officers testified in the case against former school resource officer Scot Peterson.
An off-duty police officer who was at Marjory Douglas High School during the 2018 massacre testified Thursday at the trial of the deputy accused of not stopping the shooter
Coral Springs Sgt. Jeffrey Heinrich, testifying for a second day for the prosecution, said he initially thought the shots were coming from in or near the building where the 17 murders occurred.
Peterson faces eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman roamed the halls, killing 17 people
Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is facing eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman roamed the halls of the school in February 2018, shooting and killing seventeen people inside.
Peterson is facing eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the 2018 mass shooting
Jacqueline Quynh reports attorney Scott Klinger, with the prosecution, made it clear that witnesses as well as a video showed Peterson saw arriving at the building where the shooting was taking place and doing nothing to stop it.
Jacqueline Quynh reports Peterson is accused of staying outside while the Parkland shooter was inside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the Valentine’s Day shooting in 2018.
A Florida commission says the judge who oversaw the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution.
The commission said Judge Elizabeth Scherer, who oversaw the penalty trial of school shooter Nikolas Cruz, should be publicly reprimanded for showing bias toward the prosecution.
He's facing eleven charges for remaining outside of the school while a gunman roamed the halls, killing seventeen people
Teri Hornstein reports Peterson is facing eleven charges for remaining outside of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School while a gunman roamed the halls of the school, shooting and killing seventeen people inside.
Opa-locka Police Chief Scott Israel has resigned his position with the city.
The trial of an ex-sheriff's deputy charged with failing to confront the Parkland, Florida, school shooter is underway.
In a prosecution believed to be a national first, a former Broward County sheriff's deputy is about to be tried on charges he failed to confront the gunman who murdered 14 students and three staff members at a Parkland high school five years ago.
The jury selection process is expected to begin next Wednesday, May 31
Peterson is facing multiple child negligence charges for his response during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
Nicole Lauren reports Peterson is facing multiple child negligence charges in response to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.
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Heavy storms flooded streets across Broward County, stalling cars and leaving some pedestrians wading barefoot.
Malia Nummerdor, 38, faces a 2nd-degree felony charge after home surveillance footage led to her arrest.
A new website lets Florida property owners calculate what they'd personally save if Amendment 3 passes.
Florida's gas average jumped 44 cents per gallon in just 10 days, AAA says.
Brightline has recorded more than 200 deaths since service began, and its CEO says the company is working to improve.
Heavy storms flooded streets across Broward County, stalling cars and leaving some pedestrians wading barefoot.
Malia Nummerdor, 38, faces a 2nd-degree felony charge after home surveillance footage led to her arrest.
A new website lets Florida property owners calculate what they'd personally save if Amendment 3 passes.
Florida's gas average jumped 44 cents per gallon in just 10 days, AAA says.
Brightline has recorded more than 200 deaths since service began, and its CEO says the company is working to improve.
Former Cuban President Raúl Castro has reappeared in public at a military event celebrating an army branch's anniversary.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
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Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
A former Republican Congressman turned Democrat, Jolly is running as a moderate voice, arguing that it is time for change after decades of Republican rule in Tallahassee.
Scott Singer, the former mayor of Boca Raton, discusses winning his primary and what's next in the race.
Former prosecutors question why a grand jury found $10 million misappropriated but charged no one.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Nearly half of Americans with medical debt owe at least $2,000, forcing them to make tough choices, new research shows.
Affordable Care Act recipients in 30 states are set to receive the $500 checks starting in October. Here's why.
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The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Duncan Sheik died on Thursday night, his family said.
Aaron Rowe, Beoga, Lukas Graham and Finneas all released statements Tuesday on Instagram saying they were withdrawing from Ed Sheeran's tour.
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