florida

News Wrap: Motive unclear in UNC Charlotte shooting that killed 2 students

In our Wednesday news wrap, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, are trying to determine a motive in Tuesday’s college campus shooting. A former student allegedly opened fire in a classroom at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, killing two…

Continue watching

WATCH: Ex-officer sentenced to 25 years in black motorist's killing

Nouman Raja was the first Florida officer in nearly 30 years to be convicted and sentenced for an on-duty killing — and one of a few nationwide.

Parkland community worried after 2 survivors' suicides

By Terry Spencer, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press

The community of Parkland, Florida, is focusing attention on its suicide prevention programs after two survivors of the Florida high school massacre killed themselves in a week.

Fired Florida police officer found guilty of killing Corey Jones

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Nouman Raja faces a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for the death of Corey Jones.

Patriots owner Robert Kraft pleads not guilty to prostitution charges

By Associated Press

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has pleaded not guilty to two counts of misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution in a Florida case, according to court documents released Thursday.

A year after Parkland massacre, 17 victims remembered

By Terry Spencer, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press

The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre a year ago renewed the national debate on guns and school safety, turned some victims' parents and surviving students into political activists and at least temporarily ended the local sheriff's career.

Venezuela crisis resonates loudly in battleground Florida

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

As Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro clings to power, many of the loudest American voices urging on the Trump administration in its campaign to push Maduro out are concentrated in one place: Florida.

Florida's ethics commission says Gillum may have broken the law

By Gary Fineout, Associated Press

The state's ethics commission voted in a closed-door meeting Friday that there is enough evidence to show that Gillum accepted gifts from lobbyists during his time as Tallahassee's mayor.

Police describe execution-style killings inside Florida bank

By Terry Spencer, Associated Press

Sebring police Chief Karl Hoglund said there's no indication Zephen Xaver intended to rob the bank, and no apparent connection among him, the bank or the victims.