FSU president reacts to shooting, saying “it’s overwhelming” – CBS News Watch CBS News Classes resume Monday at Florida State University, the scene of the nation’s latest mass shooting. Two people were killed when a gunman opened fire near the student union on Thursday. Kati Weis spoke with the university’s president on the tragedy. Be…
OFFICERS AND TAKEN INTO CUSTODY. HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. A MOBILE APP IS BEING USED TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, LIKE WHAT HAPPENED AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY. IT’S CALLED SAFER WATCH AND IT’S ALREADY BEING USED IN OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. OUR YASMINE JULMISSE EXPLAINS HOW QUICKLY FIRST RESPONDERS CAN GET…
CBS News Miami Live Eight people were wounded Thursday during a mass shooting at Florida State University‘s Student Union, leaving two dead and six others hospitalized, officials said. The alleged shooter, identified as 20-year-old FSU student Phoenix Ikner, was also wounded in an exchange of gunfire with responding officers and remained in the hospital. As…
A 20-year-old Florida State University student who authorities say opened fire on the school’s Tallahassee campus Thursday, killing two people and wounding at least six others, was at the center of a custody battle between his birth parents, CBS News has learned. CBS News obtained court records showing a years-long custody battle between the birth…
As the threat of an active shooter sent the Florida State University campus into lockdown Thursday afternoon, panic and confusion spread far beyond school grounds — especially for the students sheltering in place and the parents desperately trying to reach them. Ava Arenado, an FSU student who was in class when the university alert went…
A mass shooting at Florida State University on Thursday prompted a campus-wide lockdown, the cancellation of classes and events and a large law enforcement response before authorities took the attacker into custody. Two people were killed and six others were injured in the tragic incident. Police said the gunman was believed to be a 20-year-old FSU…
CBS News Miami Live An active shooter has been reported on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee Thursday, the school said in an alert. “Police are on scene or on the way. Continue to seek shelter and await further instructions,” the alert said. The university also cautioned students to lock and stay away from all…
An effort to keep students off cell phones throughout the school day passed the Florida House on Wednesday, though differences remain with a Senate proposal. The House unanimously approved a bill (HB 949) that would expand a law that prohibits the use of wireless devices at schools during “instructional time.” Bill sponsor Demi Busatta, R-Coral…
Hope Florida Foundation officials answer questions in Tallahassee, and Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer reacts to a demand to change the city’s approach to immigration enforcement. School cell phone ban bill passes the Florida House The Florida House unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would ban cellphone use in schools, except in certain situations. House Bill…
Pensacola, Florida — Emily Ley has spent the last 17 years building Simplified, her small stationery business based in Pensacola, Florida. The company produces its planners in China, but for American shoppers. “I would love to make them here, but the U.S. simply doesn’t have the infrastructure or the supply chain to do it,” Ley told…