Former Miami-Dade Schools Police Chief Edwin Lopez on keeping schools safe
Former school police chief for Miami-Dade schools says a number of innovative steps have been taken to make schools safer.
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Former school police chief for Miami-Dade schools says a number of innovative steps have been taken to make schools safer.
Former Miami police Chief Jorge Colina believes it all comes down to training
The assailant had been receiving treatment for an "emotional disorder," Nashville's police chief said.
Former Miami Police Chief Jorge Colina weighs in on police response to neutralize the school shooter in Tennessee.
Maria Atkinson, licensed clinical therapist at Memorial Healthcare System, on how parents should talk to children in the aftermath of the most recent school shooting.
So, how do you talk to your children about recent school shootings, guns on campus or general threats to school?
The school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee raised questions about the safety of schools.
The school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee raised questions about the safety of schools. CBS News Miami examined both Broward and Miami-Dade Public Schools to learn what procedures were in place to address those concerns.
So, how do you talk to your children about recent school shootings, guns on campus or general threats to school?
Three 9-year-old students and three staffers were killed in the rampage at The Covenant School, a private Christian grade school. Police say they shot and killed the shooter.
Footage shows the shooter roaming through a school corridor holding a gun and walking into a room labeled "church office," then coming back out.
The prosecution had not yet decided whether or not to hold any adults criminally responsible.
Officers discovered two pages of notes in the suspect's wallet after he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after the massacre.
The injured teen was taken to Aventura Hospital.
Diane Toscano, an attorney for Abby Zwerner, said that administrators were warned multiple times that the boy might have a gun.
Police said a 16-year-old and an 18-year-old were killed, and 49-year-old William Holmes, the founder and CEO of the program Starts Right Here, was wounded.
"We will regret our absence on this day for the rest of our lives," said the family in a statement.
The University of Virginia community is mourning as new details emerge about both the three football players killed (one was a Miami, Fla., native) in a campus shooting this week and the criminal charges the suspect faces. Authorities have said university student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. joined a group of about two dozen others who traveled by bus Sunday to Washington for a field trip. After the bus arrived back on campus, authorities say Jones opened fire, killing the three players and wounding two others.
Debra Alfarone reports the suspected gunman was taken into custody.
Bouquets of flowers floated counterclockwise in the waters of the circular memorial pool, passing the engraved names of the 20 first graders and six educators killed a short distance away at Sandy Hook Elementary School nearly 10 years ago.
Tenth-grader Alexandria Bell and 61-year-old teacher Jean Kuczka died and seven students were wounded.
Damon Arnold reports police arrived at the school in four minutes and fatally shot the gunman ten minutes later.
The judge overseeing the Nikolas Cruz case ruled Friday that prosecutors can release the name of a juror who said they felt threatened by a fellow juror.
A father whose teen daughter was killed called the jury's recommendation a "gut punch" for the victims' families
DeSantis also decried the lengthy legal process after the school massacre.
The 79-year-old was the second in Florida to get the new therapy at Broward Health North.
Candidates running in Florida's Congressional District 20 Democratic and Republican primaries shared what they believe is the most pressing issue facing the district.
The closure comes just five days after Mayor Bryan Calvo and city leaders celebrated the park's reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Samuel Lackey entered a parked JetBlue plane through an open door and hid in the bathroom before falling asleep, police say.
After decades of complaints regarding the discolored tap water, the city is preparing to open the new plant in September, aimed at solving the issue.
The 79-year-old was the second in Florida to get the new therapy at Broward Health North.
Candidates running in Florida's Congressional District 20 Democratic and Republican primaries shared what they believe is the most pressing issue facing the district.
The closure comes just five days after Mayor Bryan Calvo and city leaders celebrated the park's reopening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Samuel Lackey entered a parked JetBlue plane through an open door and hid in the bathroom before falling asleep, police say.
After decades of complaints regarding the discolored tap water, the city is preparing to open the new plant in September, aimed at solving the issue.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Supreme Court in June struck down President Trump's earlier executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky was hospitalized on June 14.
The Senate is searching for a deal to speed up consideration of a number of priorities, including a measure to fund the government and Todd Blanche's confirmation as attorney general.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Thursday's vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress follows years of tension with GOP Sen. Rand Paul, hinging on the origins of the coronavirus and a controversial type of research.
Months after leaving TV news, Rodriguez is competing against former prosecutor Robin Peguero for the CD-27 nomination.
On Sunday, Collins spoke about the ruling on this week in South Florida and explained why he believes he is trailing the Republican frontrunner, Byron Donalds.
CBS Miami's Jim DeFede spoke to former Republican State Senator Jeff Brandes, president of the Florida Policy Project, who is behind one of those lawsuits.
As Florida attorney general, it was Moody and her office that approved the diversion of $10 million of taxpayer money to the Hope Florida Foundation
The sordid life of Fabian Basabe is one CBS Miami first began covering on this show three years ago.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
The case accuses OpenAI of practicing medicine without a license and failing to safeguard users seeking health advice.
Taylor Farms said none of its branded salads or kits contain the iceberg lettuce associated with the outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
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.
Ariana Grande had been due to star alongside her "Wicked" co-star Jonathan Bailey in a production of "Sunday in the Park with George" in 2027.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
Four women say Hollywood star Jared Leto committed sexual crimes against them when they were teenagers, in interviews with the BBC.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.