Florida School Shooting - Page 13

March 24, 2019

Second student who survived Florida school shooting dies in apparent suicide, police say

A high school student who survived the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., died Saturday in an apparent suicide a week after another survivor killed herself, police said.

March 22, 2019

Student who survived Parkland school shooting dies in suicide: report

The suicide death over the weekend of a teen who survived the 2018 Parkland school shooting is being blamed on the horrible tragedy.

March 20, 2019

NRA’s Dana Loesch: CNN's 'embarrassing' Parkland town hall wasn't journalism, it was 'advocacy'

Nationally syndicated radio show host and National Rifle Association spokeswoman Dana Loesch blasted CNN over an award it received for a town hall held just days after last year's mass shooting in Parkland, Fla.

March 5, 2019

Florida school board votes not to fire embattled Stoneman Douglas superintendent

A year after 17 high school students were killed by a gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, the school district’s superintendent remained in the position, despite an attempt to fire him.

February 27, 2019

House passes bill expanding background checks for gun sales

The House passed on Tuesday a bill requiring background checks to be carried out on nearly every individual who purchases a firearm - marking the Democrats' first victory in tightening the nation's gun laws since retaking control of the lower chamber of Congress.

February 27, 2019

Bill would strip Parkland deputy of retirement benefits

Florida lawmakers next month will discuss a bill aimed at stripping former Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School resource officer Scot Peterson of his retirement benefits following widespread criticism for not entering the school during a mass shooting at the Parkland campus.

February 21, 2019

Nikolas Cruz, Parkland school shooter, might go on trial in early 2020, judge says

A Broward Circuit judge wants the trial for the suspect accused of committing a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida to begin in 2020.

February 15, 2019

One year later, Parkland families still trying to heal: ‘I have to fight to get through the day’

It was a somber day for Parkland, Florida, site of the worst high school mass shooting in U.S. history, now designated as “A Day of Service and Love.” Dozens of MSD students fed breakfast to first responders, to thank them for what they did when they arrived at the school to a site of carnage.  Others gathered at a nearby park to pack meals for needy children.

February 14, 2019

Gutfeld on hiring combat vets to defend schools

A Florida school has hired armed combat vets to protect students from school shooters. If it works, I say give it a try.

February 14, 2019

Parkland shooting one-year anniversary: Students, community unite for events honoring victims, first responders

A memorial ceremony honoring the victims, a meal for first responders and the visitation of graves are among the ways the Parkland community will reflect Thursday on the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting that left 17 people dead at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.