School lockdown drills have become common — experts say they could be better
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Before the Columbine High School shooting, schools prepared for fires and natural disasters. After the 1999 massacre, states enacted lockdown and active shooter drills.
Two Deerfield Beach High School students were detained Monday afternoon after police found drugs and loaded weapons inside a parked vehicle at the school.
Two Deerfield Beach High School students were detained Monday afternoon after police found drugs and loaded weapons inside a parked vehicle at the school.
Miami-Dade Police said they arrested a man who was reportedly waving a gun near Huber O. Sibley Elementary School.
Another day, another lockdown at Cypress Bay High School.
Broward County Sheriff's deputies surrounded the campus for hours Thursday morning in response to the second threat the school received this week.
North Miami Senior High School was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon following reports of a gun on campus.
Miami Killian Senior High School was placed on lockdown on Friday.
Plantation police gave the all-clear Friday afternoon after Plantation High School was placed on a code red lockdown due to a threat to the school, earlier in the day.
The Miami-Dade Police Department's headquarters has reportedly been placed on lock down, after a man walked into the building and placed a firearm on the counter.
There was a heavy Miami-Dade police presence at Baptist Hospital Saturday afternoon.
A "jarring" nursery rhyme posted in a Massachusetts classroom to help prepare young children for a lockdown has gone viral.
Sweetwater police placed Dolphin Mall on lockdown for about an hour Saturday night following multiple reports of gunfire.
Police placed a South Florida school on lockdown during the search for a suspect.
nvestigators surrounded a home in Richmond Heights with guns drawn Tuesday morning.
Two people are in custody following a perimeter in Pinecrest and the lockdown of a high school in the area.
The U.S. Capitol was briefly placed under lockdown Tuesday - the second time in a week amid tensions over recent shootings.
The Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center is operating normally after a scare Sunday.
Miami-Dade police have given the all-clear at Nicklaus Children's Hospital after reports of an active shooter Friday afternoon.
The U.S. Capitol was placed on a brief lockdown Friday morning.
A shooting outside the White House gates prompted a lockdown Friday afternoon.
Authorities took down a student in the field of a Miami Gardens school Friday.
A judge is expected to decide whether two middle school kids- accused of having a loaded gun on campus - will be able to go home.
Two middle school students accused of handling a gun at school made their first court appearance.
Two schools in Hollywood were placed on lock down after a weapon was found on campus.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
A woman's body was discovered early Tuesday morning in front of Miami City Ballet on Miami Beach and a source tells CBS News Miami that she had major trauma to her face and was beaten to death.
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Broward Mosquito Control spent Tuesday afternoon mixing up a batch of larvicide. They're getting ready to spray it Tuesday night in Hollywood.
Tesla reports slide in earnings and revenue, but investors cheered by pledge to accelerate rollout of cheaper vehicles.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
A woman's body was discovered early Tuesday morning in front of Miami City Ballet on Miami Beach and a source tells CBS News Miami that she had major trauma to her face and was beaten to death.
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Broward Mosquito Control spent Tuesday afternoon mixing up a batch of larvicide. They're getting ready to spray it Tuesday night in Hollywood.
Florida insurance companies made money last year for the first time in seven years.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled Sept. 26 to discuss whether it will hear a First Amendment challenge to a 2021 Florida law that placed restrictions on major social-media companies.
The number of people traveling to Florida during the second quarter of 2023 decreased compared to a year earlier, according to estimates released Wednesday by the state's tourism-marketing agency.
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday said Walt Disney Parks and Resorts should drop a federal lawsuit that claims retaliation by the state and accept changes to a special district that long benefited the theme-park giant.
It's Back-To-School and that also means back to the lunch room, as breakfast and lunch are free to all Miami-Dade public school students again this year.
Jurors in former President Donald Trump's trial in New York heard testimony from a former media executive about his efforts to bury negative stories about Trump before the 2016 presidential election.
The money was included in the budget for the state's fiscal year that begins July 1st
President Joe Biden is wading deeper into the fight over abortion rights that has energized Democrats nationwide
The Senate passed the foreign aid package, which includes a provision that could lead to a ban on TikTok, after months of disagreement in Congress.
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Jim DeFede talks to former state senator Jeff Brandes, who runs the Florida Policy Project, which has been exploring solutions that include the role of vouchers and something called "upzoning."
Jim DeFede continues scrutinizing the three-plus decades during which Katherine Fernandez Rundle has led the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. This week, Jim's guest is South Miami Mayor Javier Fernandez.
Jim DeFede talks to the CEO of Trulieve, the cannabis company that spent $40 million to gather the signatures to get the measure on the ballot.
Jim DeFede goes one-on-one with the political and community activist and former rap superstar, who talks about making a run for the Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's seat.
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede speaks to attorneys about Rundle's tenure as Miami-Dade State Attorney.
UnitedHealth said it paid the criminals behind attack that crippled hospitals and pharmacies to protect sensitive patient data.
The CDC estimates the U.S. could reach 300 measles cases in 2024 — more than the recent peak two years ago.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
Organic option is best when buying certain produce, especially blueberries, nonprofit group says in analysis of chemical residues.
The $872 million most likely excludes any amount UnitedHealth may have paid to hackers in ransom.
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One consumer reported suffering a dental injury after eating Trader Joe's Chicken, Lentil & Caramelized Onion Pilaf product.
The company will keep its name and headquarters in Pittsburgh, but the United Steelworkers union voiced opposition to the deal.
For customers of SmileDirectClub, they were greeted with a message that they had shut down when logging on to its website.
CBP officials say the individually wrapped pink packages have an estimated resale value of more than $19,000.
Taylor Swift broke her own records, Spotify said, and now owns the record for the top three most-streamed albums in a single day.
The singer was found deceased at her home, a representative said.
Anticipation was growing at a fever pitch before Taylor Swift's latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," dropped at midnight EDT. But it turned out it's actually a double album.
Guitar legend Dickey Betts, who co-founded the Allman Brothers Band and wrote their biggest hit, "Ramblin' Man," has died.
The singers first dated in 2003 and delighted fans when they rekindled their relationship in 2023.