Parkland Resource Officer Scot Peterson Released From Jail
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.
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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.
Shortly after being fired by the Broward Sheriff's Office, former deputy Scot Peterson was arrested by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on seven counts of neglect of a child and three counts of culpable negligence and one count of perjury for his actions during and after the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.
A South Florida middle school student was honored Thursday for thwarting a possible school shooting in Ohio.
Confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz is expected back in court Tuesday afternoon.
A status hearing for Confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz which was scheduled for Tuesday has been rescheduled.
Early Sunday evening, what's called the Temple of Time in Coral Springs will go up in flames in a ceremonial fire.
A touching gesture to honor one of the victims from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School principal Ty Thompson announced Friday he will be leaving the school at the end of the year.
Governor Ron DeSantis has signed a bill that will allow more classroom teachers to carry guns in school, a response to last year's mass shooting at a Parkland high school.
Any school shooting will get the attention of the people in Parkland.
About a dozen activists with two gun-control advocacy groups dropped off a stack of papers with 13,000 signatures at Gov. Ron DeSantis' office Tuesday as they urged him to veto a bill that would allow armed classroom teachers.
Madonna's new "I Rise" song features the voice of Parkland survivor, anti-gun activist, Emma Gonzalez.
The investigation into the law enforcement response to the Parkland tragedy is now in the hands of Broward prosecutors.
It was a night at the races Thursday at the Coral Springs Country Club to race money for safer schools.
Scot Peterson wants to change the narrative surrounding his actions on the day of the Parkland shooting.
Public defenders for confessed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz will not get to secretly subpoena his former mental health counselors.
An Ocala mom is facing serious charges after police said she threatened to shoot up an elementary school.
Several months ago the commission that investigated the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School recommended that teachers on school campuses be allowed to undergo voluntary and intensive training to carry guns on campus.
Broward State Attorney's Office has challenged the Office of Public Defenders request to withdraw from representing confessed Parkland gunman Nikolas Cruz.
It's been over 14 months since the deadly mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School claimed 17 lives and injured 17 others.
The father of a slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victim poured paint and his heart into an exhibit Saturday night dedicated to his son.
Confessed Parkland killer Nikolas Cruz is about to come into a sizable amount of money.
An attorney for Andrews Pollack, whose daughter Meadow was among the 17 killed in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, said mental health counselors for confessed gunman Nikolas Cruz must share part of the blame.
Attorneys for confessed Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman Nikolas Cruz asked Judge Elizabeth Scherer during a hearing Thursday for permission to question his former mental health counselors without prosecutors present.
Detectives have identified a person of interest in the July 3, 2020, cold case murder of trans woman Bree Black.
The girl, Yarilis Mendez Carrillo, had been the subject of a missing child alert issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has filed a not-guilty plea and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court.
Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI after reviewing conversation logs between ChatGPT and a Florida State University student accused of killing two people last year.
Congress asks experts, advocates and victims how to combat hospice fraud, after a CBS News investigation uncovered widespread signs of potential fraud in California.
Detectives have identified a person of interest in the July 3, 2020, cold case murder of trans woman Bree Black.
The girl, Yarilis Mendez Carrillo, had been the subject of a missing child alert issued by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
The Florida Democrat stepped down shortly before a House Ethics Committee meeting to determine whether she should be punished.
A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has filed a not-guilty plea and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court.
Attorney General James Uthmeier said his office launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI after reviewing conversation logs between ChatGPT and a Florida State University student accused of killing two people last year.
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.
Congress asks experts, advocates and victims how to combat hospice fraud, after a CBS News investigation uncovered widespread signs of potential fraud in California.
After resigning ahead of an ethics hearing, Cherfilus-McCormick leaves Florida's 20th District seat open ahead of the Florida primary.
President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."
Florida will invest in future "flying car" infrastructure after Gov. DeSantis signed a bill allowing the state to fund vertiports for short aerial commutes.
The Florida Democrat stepped down shortly before a House Ethics Committee hearing to determine whether she should be punished.
The center – which was promised to voters back in 2004 – would take mentally ill individuals out of the jail and move them into a place where they can receive comprehensive treatment and support.
Luna said she expects Florida Democrat Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick to be the next member who either resigns or gets expelled.
Uthmeier was asked several times during a press conference in Miami this week if he had formally requested the judge overseeing the grand jury to keep the findings secret.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Seventy-three percent of Americans say delays and denials of medical treatment by healthcare insurers are a major problem. Now, a company called Sheer Health says they will fight insurance battles on behalf of their clients.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
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.
Afrika Bambaataa, a rapper and producer, was best known for breakthrough tracks like 1982's "Planet Rock" and for founding the Universal Zulu Nation art collective.
The moon music tradition started more than 50 years ago, NASA said as it shared the Artemis II crew's playlist this week.
The rapper formerly known as Kanye West being denied entry into the U.K. has raised questions over the star's upcoming performance in Italy.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.