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News Articles: Parkland

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz reacts at his trial in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Thursday.

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A juror in the Parkland shooting case says she felt threatened by another juror

Prosecutors in the case of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz are calling for an investigation after a juror said she felt threatened by another member of the jury during deliberations.

October 14, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Guests arrive at the joint funeral service for Irma Garcia and her husband, Joe Garcia, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Uvalde, Texas, on Wednesday. Schoolteacher Irma Garcia died in the May 24 school shooting in Uvalde, and her husband died two days later of a heart attack.

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The tragic history of police responding too late to active shooters

In similar tragedies over the years, police encountered similar problems during the shootings at Columbine High School in 1999 and at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018.

June 06, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
In this April 20, 1999, file photo, women head to a library near Columbine High School where students and faculty members were evacuated after two gunmen went on a shooting rampage in the school in the Denver suburb of Littleton, Colo.

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  • National

Survivors of Parkland and Columbine shootings share their outrage over Uvalde tragedy

Both survivors share their criticism of how, even years after shootings at their schools, no changes have been made to address mass gun violence in America.

May 25, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
A student mourns the loss of her friend during a community vigil at Pine Trails Park on Feb. 15, 2018, in Parkland, Fla.

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  • National

Families of Parkland shooting victims are awarded $127.5 million

The Department of Justice said the settlement "does not amount to an admission of fault by the United States" in its statement.

March 17, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
Mourners visit a makeshift memorial outside Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., on Feb. 14, 2020, during the two-year anniversary of the Parkland shooting that killed 17 people and injured another 17.

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A Florida school district will pay $25 million to the families of Parkland victims

The agreement with the families of 52 people killed, injured or traumatized by the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas settles claims of the families of the deceased and all but one of the injured.

October 19, 2021
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By:
  • Greg Allen
FILE - This Oct. 3, 2013 file photo shows a custom-made semi-automatic hunting rifle with a high-capacity detachable magazine is displayed at a gun store in Rocklin, Calif.

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  • Politics

Like It Or Not, GOP Governor’s Race Is All About Guns

On this edition of Political Rewind, Brian Kemp doubles down on his muscular advocacy for gun rights and it just may be propelling him forward in the...

May 11, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Georgia State Capitol

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  • Politics

Poll Reveals Georgia Democrats Disengaged From Race For Governor

On this edition of Political Rewind, with primary election approaching rapidly, a new poll from the AJC shows democratic voters remain largely...

April 20, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Should Teachers Be Armed?

Saturday marks two months since a school shooting killed 17 students and educators in Parkland, Florida. Since then, we’ve heard public outrage...

April 14, 2018
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  • Sean Powers and
  • Leah Fleming

Dick's Sporting Goods Macon Shoppers React To The Limiting Of Gun Sales

Wednesday morning Dick's Sporting Goods announced it would no longer sell firearms to anyone under 21. They also would stop selling assault-style rifles...

February 28, 2018
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship and
  • Summer Evans
A makeshift memorial is seen outside the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 students and faculty were killed in a mass shooting on Wednesday, in Parkland, Fla.

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  • Politics

Georgians Consider School Safety Following Latest Shooting

On this edition of Political Rewind, as the Florida shooting tragedy continues to dominate headlines, Georgia educators, parents and students are...

February 19, 2018
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

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