PARKLAND SCHOOL SHOOTING

The lead prosecutor in the trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz told a judge on Tuesday that attorneys are not ready for the penalty phase to begin on Feb. 21.

A judge has postponed the penalty trial for Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz to Feb. 21.

The judge proceeding over the upcoming penalty phase for confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz signed an order Monday denying a defense motion for alternating jury questioning.

After more than two weeks protesting outside the White House and trying to speak with President Joe Biden, Manuel Oliver met with White House senior officials on Thursday and is leaving Washington.

A South Florida school district will pay more than $26 million to the families of 17 people killed in the 2018 shooting massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

The defense attorneys who are representing the man who confessed to the 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School wanted to prevent the 12-member jury from listening to the victims’ families.

The judge overseeing the Parkland school shooting case has issued an order denying a defense motion to suppress evidence collected from two search warrants, one related to a Pompano Beach home the confessed gunman once resided in and another to Nikolas Cruz’s cell phone.

Manuel Oliver traveled from South Florida to Washington, D.C., about eight days ago and he has been standing in front of the White House to demand action on gun violence. Dozens of other students and parents joined the protest on Thursday.

The defense for Nikolas Cruz asked Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer if they can take turns with the prosecution when asking potential jurors about their views on the death penalty.

When Nikolas Cruz told Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer back in October that <a href="https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/10/20/nikolas-cruz-expected-to-plead-guilty-in-parkland-school-massacre/" target="_blank">he was guilty of killing 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas students and staff</a> on Valentine’s Day 2018, it set up the upcoming penalty phase where 12 jurors will need to unanimously decide whether he should pay for those crimes with his life.

On Newsy Tonight, Chance Seales speaks with Manuel Oliver, father of Parkland School Shooting Victim Joaquin “Guac” Oliver.

Manuel Oliver traveled to Washington, D.C., and on Thursday he stood in front of the White House. His son Joaquin “Guac” Oliver was among the 17 victims of the Valentine’s Day 2018 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland.

A total of 40 victims of the mass shooting filed the federal claims that has now led to this settlement.

Prosecutors and the defense team for confessed Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz are reconvening with Broward County Judge Elizabeth Scherer on Monday to go over various motions.

A course about the Holocaust was taught in that room.

An attorney for former Broward Sheriff’s Office Deputy Scot Peterson says former Sheriff Scott Israel’s statements during a recent deposition prove that Peterson didn’t know where the gunman was during the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, and that him taking a “tactical position of cover” was consistent with the belief that there could have been a sniper in the area targeting the building.

Nikolas Cruz offered an apology after entering his guilty plea but no explanation for the carnage in a statement that turned into a rambling rant.

As Nikolas Cruz entered his guilty plea Wednesday in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom, there were tears and hugs among families of the victims.

Nikolas Cruz, 23, pleads guilty to 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of first-degree attempted murder. Here are the names of the victims.

Confessed killer Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to murder and attempted murder in connection with the Feb. 14, 2018, school shooting in Parkland that claimed the lives of 17 people.

The families of the victims of the 2018 Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland reached a $25 million settlement on Monday with Broward County Public Schools.

Nikolas Cruz spoke softly to Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer as he pleaded guilty to a November 2018 jail guard attack.

Nikolas Cruz has pleaded guilty to an attack on a jail guard and plans to do the same in the case of the Parkland school massacre, his attorneys said in court Friday.

If Nikolas Cruz pleads guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, prosecutors said there would still be a penalty phase.

Judge Elizabeth Scherer has denied a motion from Nikolas Cruz’s defense team seeking to add specific language to jury instructions in his upcoming jail battery case.

A hearing in confessed Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s jail guard battery case Thursday focused on some of the details of the upcoming trial.

Cruz’s defense argued that surveillance video prior to the scuffle was not preserved, denying him a fair trial. Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled that there was no due process violation.

“How many more people have to die before you adults get in a room and fix this?” Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen asked Broward County leaders.

Nikolas Cruz was in a Fort Lauderdale courtroom Tuesday for an evidentiary hearing related to the case involving charges he attacked a jail guard in November 2018, nine months after the Parkland shooting.

Lori Alhadeff, a Broward County School Board member, said public schools in the area have a new mobile panic alert system that connects to emergency services for real-time coordination.

Defense attorneys representing Nikolas Cruz wanted to be able to question jurors after a potential guilty verdict, but before the penalty phase begins.

Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for Cruz, who confessed to the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.

Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer ruled Friday that it’s impossible to create a complete list of words prosecutors and witnesses won’t be allowed to use to describe Nikolas Cruz.

Accused killer Nikolas Cruz appeared in a South Florida courtroom on Wednesday as attorneys argued over the language to be used at his trial for the mass murder at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

A judge has ruled that the former school resource officer accused of hiding during a Florida mass school shooting will have to convince a jury that he wasn’t criminally negligent.

“I’ll never forget the day,” Scot Peterson said of the Feb. 14, 2018 Parkland mass shooting. “Not only kids died. I had friends that died. Never for a second would I sit there and allow anyone to die knowing that animal was up in the building. Never.”

A Florida judge has refused to close pretrial hearings to the media and public in the case of the man accused of killing 17 people in a 2018 high school mass shooting.

This upcoming school year, Alyssa’s Law officially goes into effect, which means every single public and charter school in Florida must have a mobile panic button system that can allow for immediate, clear communication with first responders during a life-threatening situation.

Attorneys for Nikolas Cruz told a judge Tuesday that his right to an impartial jury will be irrevocably harmed if certain evidence is made public before jurors are seated.

Under heavy security, Parkland mass shooting subject Nikolas Cruz was back in a Broward courtroom for the first time in over a year.

A judge granted a school shooter’s defense attorney’s request to film the crime scene at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday in Parkland. The work started on Sunday. There were nine hours scheduled on Tuesday and nine hours on Wednesday.

To honor his daughter on what would have been her high school graduation year, Parkland parent Tony Montalto is awarding students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school with scholarships and a grant in her name.

Broward County Judge Elizabeth Scherer announced Thursday during a hearing that she expects the trial for Parkland school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz to be held in September.

During his Thursday announcement of his executive orders on gun control, President Joe Biden mentioned the father of slain Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Jaime Guttenberg.

PARKLAND, Fla. – Aalayah Eastmond was 17 years old when she survived the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre in the 1200 building. She decided to play dead, so the gunman wouldn’t target her during the rampage that left 17 dead and 17 injured. AdRep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz agrees with Deutch and Frankel on the urgency of the pleas for gun control. Nov. 1, 2017 shooting: A 47-year-old man shot inside a Walmart Superstore in Thornton. May 7, 2019 school shooting: A 16-year-old transgender boy and an 18-year-old man fired weapons inside the STEM School Highlands Ranch charter school near Denver.

PARKLAND, Fla. – Sunday marks three years since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland. Moments of silence were held at several schools Friday to remember the 17 people killed on Feb. 14, 2018. “We never can forget the 17,” said Parkland Mayor Rich Walker. A candle lighting ceremony will take place at 10:30 a.m. and a moment of silence and the release of 17 white doves will be at 2:21 p.m.5:30 p.m. - City of Parkland Community Commemoration at Pine Trails Park (10555 Trails End, Parkland). 6 p.m. - Pembroke Pines will hold a prayer vigil at the Charles F. Dodge City Center Plaza (601 City Center Way).

Just days before they mark three years since the worst day of their lives, Manuel and Patricia Oliver are honoring their late son Joaquin by making a statement. They’ve created postcards from cities across the country that have been impacted by mass shootings, as Parkland was on Feb. 14, 2018. “Communities cannot forget what happened and just pretend that it never happened before,” Manuel Oliver said. “Congress members will receive these postcards,” Manuel Oliver said. Read about some others below:Parents of Parkland victim bake bullet-hole cookies for the NRAParkland parents create AI video of slain son to spur votersGraffiti ‘toys’ hit portrait of Parkland shooting victim in Wynwood

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., goes back to her office after speaking on the floor of the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)WASHINGTON – House members voted 230-199 on Thursday evening to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from her two committee assignments. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar and Rep. Carlos Gimenez were among the 11 Republicans who voted to push the Georgia congresswoman out of the budget committee and the education and labor committee. Related storiesBIDEN ON DIPLOMACYPresident Joe Biden speaks about foreign policy, at the State Department, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Washington. Biden also said he will not withdraw troops stationed in Germany, he will welcome more refugees and protect LGBTQ around the world.

A local nonprofit organization released a searchable database to make it easier for parents to quickly learn how safe their children’s public schools are in Florida. Safe Schools For Alex, a nonprofit organization that focuses on school safety, launched the database and a statewide dashboard ahead of the anniversary of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre. AdThe organization used the bulk data from the public schools’ annual Florida Department of Education’s School Environmental Safety Incident Reporting, or SESIR, which includes the reports of 2,766 schools. “Prior to this site being created by Safe Schools for Alex, parents had no idea. “The site is there to create awareness and encourage conversations between schools and parents and community members,” Schachter said.

PARKLAND, Fla. – The past video of Marjorie Taylor Greene harassing a Parkland shooting survivor only amped the outrage over her calling that mass murder a hoax. A resolution launched Monday seeks to strip the Georgia Republican of committee assignments in Congress. Newly elected to Congress, Greene has supported QAnon conspiracies, assassinating House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and suggested space lasers controlled by Jewish people sparked California wildfires. Rubio said, “Parkland was a real tragedy in which real parents lost real children. Comments made by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, including spreading conspiracy theories about the Parkland shooting, are disturbing.

WASHINGTON – Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday Republicans need to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from the House Education Committee or Democrats will. Aside from a record of racists posts, Greene is accused of sharing a Facebook post claiming the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre was a hoax and a video shows her harassing David Hogg, a Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre survivor, who is a gun control activist. David Hogg addresses the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)“What could they be thinking? Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a Democrat from California, is introducing a House resolution to expel Greene from Congress, which requires two-thirds of the votes.