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The South Florida Police Benevolent Association criticized the Broward County State Attorney’s Office for seeking the grand jury indictment of the Miami-Dade County officers.

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4 Florida police officers indicted for 2019 shootout that left 2 dead, union says

June 11, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

The South Florida Police Benevolent Association criticized the Broward County State Attorney’s Office for seeking the grand jury indictment of the Miami-Dade County officers.

Sentencing trial set to begin for Florida man who executed 5 women at a bank in 2019

May 19, 2024 at 6:32 p.m.

Zephen Xaver walked into a central Florida bank in 2019, fatally shot five women and then called police to tell them what he did. Now 12 jurors will decide whether...

A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country's 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day. Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin of Boca Raton, Florida, have dated since 2021 and enjoy dancing, kissing and holding hands. Terens served from 1942 to 1945 as a radio technician in the Army Air Forces. After D-Day in June 1944, he went to France to bring captured Germans and freed American prisoners to England. She was in high school at the time and dated soldiers who tried to impress her with war souvenirs. They plan to be married on June 8 at a chapel near the Normandy beaches where U.S. forces landed.

80 years after D-Day, WWII vet getting married near beaches where US troops landed

March 11, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

A 100-year-old American World War II veteran plans to marry his 96-year-old fiancee in France as part of that country's 80th anniversary celebration of D-Day. Harold Terens and Jeanne Swerlin...

The families of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who died in the Parkland shooting, and five others killed with guns are using artificial intelligence to create messages in their loved ones’ voices and robocalling them to senators and House members who support the National Rifle Association and oppose tougher gun laws.

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‘I died that day in Parkland’: Families use re-created voices of gun violence victims to call lawmakers

February 14, 2024 at 12:14 p.m.

The families of Joaquin “Guac” Oliver, who died in the Parkland shooting, and five others killed with guns are using artificial intelligence to create messages in their loved ones’ voices...

Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday but said they have asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video-recording the sexual encounter he had with the woman who accused him.

Police clear Ziegler of rape but seek video voyeurism charge

January 19, 2024 at 4:54 p.m.

Police cleared the ousted chair of the Florida Republican Party of rape allegations on Friday but said they have asked prosecutors to charge him with illegally video-recording the sexual encounter...

Chatty robot helps seniors fight loneliness through AI companionship

December 22, 2023 at 6:19 p.m.

CORAL SPRINGS — Joyce Loaiza lives alone, but when she returns to her apartment at a Florida senior community, the retired office worker often has a chat with a friendly...

Donna Adelson is charged with arranging the 2014 murder of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel - her former son-in-law - who was shot in the head inside his Tallahassee garage.

73-year-old South Florida matriarch arrested, charged with arranging death of FSU law professor

November 15, 2023 at 2:41 p.m.

Donna Adelson is charged with arranging the 2014 murder of Florida State University law professor Daniel Markel - her former son-in-law - who was shot in the head inside his...

Attorneys say the acquittal of a Florida deputy for failing to act during a school shooting shows there are holes in the law. Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson was accused of failing to act during the 2018 Parkland massacre, but there is no law specifically requiring that. Instead, prosecutors used the state's child neglect law. That required that Peterson be considered a “caregiver” to the students, something legal observers say was a stretch. Victims' parents and prosecutors say they'll push the Florida Legislature to enact a law requiring school police officers to act during a shooting.

Deputy’s acquittal in Parkland school massacre case shows holes in the law, attorneys say

July 2, 2023 at 8:02 a.m.

Attorneys say the acquittal of a Florida deputy for failing to act during a school shooting shows there are holes in the law. Former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson was...

The courtroom battle over whether a Florida deputy should have confronted the Parkland school gunman is now centering on what witnesses heard. A deputy sheriff, teachers and students all gave different answers Thursday during the trial of former Broward County Deputy Scot Peterson when asked where they thought the shots were coming from. That's Peterson's primary defense to charges he failed to confront the shooter during the 2018 attack at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High. He says he couldn't pinpoint the gunshots because of echoes. Peterson is facing child neglect charges for his alleged failure. He could get nearly 100 years in prison if convicted. Seventeen people died in the massacre.

Witnesses to Parkland massacre describe their confusion in pinpointing gunshots’ location

June 22, 2023 at 5:44 p.m.

The courtroom battle over whether a Florida deputy should have confronted the Parkland school gunman is now centering on what witnesses heard. A deputy sheriff, teachers and students all gave...

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn’t confront the killer who murdered 17 people at a Parkland high school, a former training commander testified Thursday.

Florida deputy didn’t follow extensive training during Parkland school massacre, supervisor says

June 15, 2023 at 5:51 p.m.

A former Florida sheriff’s deputy didn’t follow his extensive training on how to stop an active shooter when he didn’t confront the killer who murdered 17 people at a Parkland...

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