The then-Florida sheriff’s deputy who didn’t rush into the building as a gunman killed 17 high school students and staff members is scheduled to testify this week before the commission investigating the massacre. Continue reading →

Chanting “Vote them out!” and bearing signs reading “We Are the Change,” “No More Silence” and “Keep NRA Money Out of Politics,” hundreds of thousands of protesters packed Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House. Continue reading →

In addition to the backpacks, badges and metal detectors, Gov. Rick Scott recently ordered eight highway patrol troopers to begin assisting sheriff’s deputies in patrolling the high school indefinitely. Continue reading →

The Trump campaign sent its weekly newsletter to supporters Saturday, highlighting various topics, including making schools safer for kids. Continue reading →

As students return to classes at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School following a deadly school shooting 11 days ago, they school’s underdog varsity hockey team has given them something to cheer about. Continue reading →

The NRA pushed back against modest proposals by President Trump and other Republicans to change U.S. gun laws after the Florida school shooting. Continue reading →

The sheriff said he welcomed an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to examine the response by local police and the sheriff’s office. Continue reading →

At least two other law enforcement officers reportedly remained outside the building alongside school resource officer Scot Peterson. Continue reading →

Scott Peterson, on duty as the school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, resigned from the department. Continue reading →