Nation Aug 15 Parkland students start the school year with tightened security By Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press
Nation May 25 Hearing for accused Parkland shooter rescheduled A status hearing on the murder and other charges facing 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz that had been scheduled Friday in Fort Lauderdale will now take place June 21. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 15 WATCH: New video shows what happened outside Parkland school shooting Police and school officials had resisted the release, saying it was evidence in an active investigation. Video of what happened inside the school is not being released. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Mar 14 Parkland shooting suspect Cruz appears in court, remains silent when asked about plea The former student charged with killing 17 people at a Florida high school last month refused to announce a plea on Wednesday so a judge entered a not guilty plea on his behalf. By Curt Anderson, Associated Press
Nation Mar 08 Florida school shooting suspect withdraws plea Assistant Public Defender Melisa McNeill said in the filing Thursday that Cruz "stands mute" before the court. She said the not guilty plea was entered prematurely, before a grand jury indicted Cruz on 17 murder and 17 attempted murder charges… By Associated Press
Feb 27 Hearing in case against Florida shooting suspect canceled By Kelli Kennedy, Brendan Farrington and Curt Anderson, Associated Press The hearing was removed from the court docket and no explanation was immediately available. Continue reading
Feb 23 Teachers return to Florida school after shooting described as ‘breakdown at all levels’ By Gary Fineout, Jennifer Kay and Josh Replogle, Associated Press The Florida high school where a former student shot and killed 17 people with an assault-type rifle is reopening for teachers Friday as the community grappled with word that the armed officer on campus did nothing to stop the shooter. Continue reading
Feb 18 Life or death main decision for school shooting suspect By Curt Anderson, Associated Press The evidence against the Florida school shooting suspect is so overwhelming, the only question left for the courts if he is convicted is whether he will be sentenced to death. Continue reading
Feb 17 Anger bubbles over at funerals for Florida shooting victims By Terry Spencer, Tamara Lush, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press At funerals and in the streets of Parkland, a suburb on the edge of the Everglades, anger bubbled over at the widespread availability of guns and senselessness of the shooting. Continue reading
Feb 16 Florida shooting suspect was on school rifle team that got NRA grant By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Records show that the Stoneman Douglas JROTC program received $10,827 in non-cash assistance from the NRA's fundraising and charitable arm in 2016, when the suspected shooter behind Wednesday's attack was on the squad. Continue reading