Fort Lauderdale (Fla)

A Florida School Received a Threat. Did a Red Flag Law Prevent a Shooting?

The requests were granted. But the results of the search were not what the detective expected. Memories of Parkland Nationally, more than 20,000 petitions for extreme risk protection orders were filed from 1999 to 2021, according to data collected by Everytown for Gun Safety, an advocacy group. A vast majority of those petitions — more […]

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Bus Shooting in Florida Leaves 2 Dead and 2 Injured

A gunman fatally shot two people and wounded two others aboard a public bus in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday afternoon near the city’s Police Headquarters, the authorities said. The bus driver was being credited with quick thinking in driving straight to Police Headquarters — even ramming a car blocking the way and driving in […]

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Cruise Has Surprise Ending After Judge Orders Ship Seized Over Debts

The Crystal Symphony left Miami on Jan. 8, as scheduled, on a two-week cruise. On the way back, things took an unexpected turn. The ship was scheduled to arrive in Miami on Saturday, but mid-trip, a United States federal judge ordered the cruise ship seized over a lawsuit regarding unpaid fuel bills. The ship changed […]

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