Trial Set For Confessed Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz
A trial date has been set for confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
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A trial date has been set for confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
The commission investigating last year's massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Park has recommended to the state's legislature that public schools should have realistic active-shooter drills and any armed school employees must be trained by a sheriff's office and not a private company.
A group of families of Parkland victims stood outside the Broward Sheriff's Office substation in Parkland Monday afternoon to send a clear and unequivocal message to Florida Senators — do not give former Sheriff Scott Israel his job back.
A 22-year-old man was convicted Tuesday of cyberstalking and sending kidnapping threats to families of victims of a mass shooting in Parkland.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing a showdown about one of his highest-profile decisions: the ouster of Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, whose fate now rests in the hands of the Florida Senate.
Defense attorneys for the confessed Parkland shooter who want the current prosecutors removed because they won't reconsider seeking the death penalty will have to wait a little longer to make their case.
Nikolas Cruz walked into a Broward County courtroom on Tuesday afternoon with one name and he walked out with a different one. It was a wish he'd dreamed of since February 14, 2018.
Defense attorneys for the confessed Parkland shooter who want the current prosecutors removed because they won't reconsider seeking the death penalty will get a chance to make their case in court this week.
Defense attorneys for confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz want the current prosecutors assigned to the case removed because they won't reconsider seeking the death penalty.
The father of a victim in last year's deadly mass shooting in Parkland had an emotional message for President Donald Trump Thursday: "Stay out" of the discussion about how to prevent gun violence until "you're ready to actually be a serious participant in this conversation."
Members of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission ripped into Broward Schools Superintendent on Thursday, saying he's not doing enough to assure school safety.
A South Florida appeals court Wednesday rejected an attempt by accused Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz to prevent disclosure of the names of mental-health experts who visit him in jail as part of his defense.
The pain of losing a loved one in a mass shooting is all too familiar for the families of those killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The widow of a man who died in the Parkland school shooting is running for Broward County School Board.
In the hours after the Parkland shooting police and media focused on the confessed killer, Nikolas Cruz. But at a Broward County home about 10 miles away from the tragedy another Nikolas Cruz and his family were trying to make sense of what was going on.
Max Schachter and Tom Hoyer urged lawmakers to pass new safety laws inside schools in order to keep students and teachers safe.
Former Broward sheriff's Deputy Scot Peterson who is facing felony charges for his failure to enter the school while the gunman carried out the shooting was arraigned on Monday.
An attorney for Scot Peterson, a former BSO school resource officer assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the February 14, 2018 massacre, has filed a motion to dismiss the charges in the criminal case against him.
Broward Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced a tentative trial date for January 2020 during Wednesday's status hearing for confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz.
More than a year after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, parents of some of the victims demonstrated at Trump Tower in New York City on July 4th.
School officials in Liberty County, 500 miles away from Broward County, and other small Northwest Florida counties are watching as the state Supreme Court considers a case that will determine how much the Broward County School Board could be forced to pay to parents and victims in the February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
The parents of Carmen Schentrup, one of the 17 people killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the US government.
Prior to February 14, 2018, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Emely Vazquez says she was a carefree happy girl.
Former Broward Sheriff's resource officer Deputy Scot Peterson walked out of jail Thursday afternoon, without saying a word, just hours after a judge reduced his bond.
Former Broward Sheriff's resource officer Deputy Scot Peterson appeared in bond court Wednesday.
As U.S. and Israeli missile strikes kill Iran's supreme leader, South Florida's Jewish and Iranian-American communities share a complex and deep concern for the region.
The unanimous decision allows DeSantis to convene a special legislative session on redistricting, dismissing a legal challenge from voters and clearing the way for potential changes to Florida's congressional maps.
The Miami Hurricanes wrapped up their 2025-26 regular season with a difficult 79-49 defeat against Georgia Tech, marking their largest loss of the year.
With families struggling to access basic necessities amid a month-long oil blockade, demonstrators at Miami International Airport call for renewed oil imports to Cuba, while others rally for regime change and debate the future of U.S. sanctions.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
As U.S. and Israeli missile strikes kill Iran's supreme leader, South Florida's Jewish and Iranian-American communities share a complex and deep concern for the region.
The unanimous decision allows DeSantis to convene a special legislative session on redistricting, dismissing a legal challenge from voters and clearing the way for potential changes to Florida's congressional maps.
The Miami Hurricanes wrapped up their 2025-26 regular season with a difficult 79-49 defeat against Georgia Tech, marking their largest loss of the year.
With families struggling to access basic necessities amid a month-long oil blockade, demonstrators at Miami International Airport call for renewed oil imports to Cuba, while others rally for regime change and debate the future of U.S. sanctions.
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
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.
CBS News has learned that the casualties occurred among American personnel based in Kuwait.
The Supreme Court is set to convene Monday to hear a Second Amendment dispute over a federal law that bars unlawful drug users from having firearms.
President Trump posted on social media that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had been killed after a massive U.S. and Israeli military operation Saturday.
Americans weighed in on how long a conflict with Iran might last and what Congress should do.
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said the operation would be "violent, extensive and I believe, at the end of the day, successful."
The measure was pushed by the Freedom Foundation, a right-wing think tank funded by billionaires, whose intention is to eliminate public sector unions.
Frank Mora noted that the Trump Administration does not want the total collapse of the Cuban government because it could prompt an exodus of refugees from the island to the United States.
Any change to the property tax system would have to be approved by voters in November, and it seemed unlikely the House plan was going to be approved by the Senate.
Alyssa Alhadeff and Alex Schachter were murdered eight years ago at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Now, their parents are championing legislation to ensure that the tragedy never happens again.
As the partial government shutdown gets underway, Moskowitz argued that ICE should be reformed.
The Sunshine state is on track to be the second-highest, with only nine cases behind Utah, and the numbers lagging by five days.
Here's what to know about TrumpRx, including how it works, who can use it, and how much money it can save.
In a new study that could have significant implications for future Alzheimer's treatment, researchers at the University of Miami have successfully figured out how to combat one of the early signs of the neurodegenerative disease.
One patient reports getting stuck with a $2,418 "facility fee" after seeing her doctor. "I didn't even know such a thing existed," she said.
Jimmy Carter made eradicating the Guinea worm a top mission of The Carter Center. Now it could soon become the second disease eradicated in history.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Hillary Knight, Megan Keller and Jack and Quinn Hughes made a surprise appearance during "Heated Rivalry" star Connor Storrie's opening monologue on "SNL."
Singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka, known for his hits like "Laughter in the Rain," "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" and "Calendar Girl," has died.
Bobby J. Brown's breakout role was as a police officer on HBO's "The Wire." He appeared in 12 episodes across four seasons.
Streaming giant Netflix declined to match Paramount Skydance's $31 per share offer for Warner Bros. Discovery.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.