public safety

As traumatic injuries and deaths continue to surge among the youngest e-bike riders, officials across the country are taking different paths to tackle a growing epidemic.

Kids with autism can be 160 times more likely than other children to drown. Florida is dedicating state money to a program that prioritizes swim lessons for these kids.

The extension of the program aims to reduce drowning, which is the leading cause of accidental deaths in Florida kids between 1 and 4 years old.

The April 17 shooting killed two people and injured half a dozen. Now, officials will look at building security on campuses and hold a safety summit in October.

Federal prosecutors say a California teenager pleaded guilty Wednesday in a case involving the swatting of a Florida mosque, among other institutions and individuals.

The rollout of new metal detectors made for a chaotic first day of school in Broward County. The botched rollout has further frustrated students and parents in the country’s sixth-largest school district. The district has long faced criticism for rushing new policy changes.

The provision ramps up a previous measure that only applied to violent offenders.

The bills would direct the Florida Department of Health to develop a program that would contract with vendors to “increase water safety in this state."

The pandemic led to global supply snarls — including a shortage of dogs that detect explosives. One big reason is that the U.S. gets the vast majority of its dogs from other countries.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services announced it is seeking a $250,000 fine against a ride operator after its investigation of the death of 14-year-old Tyre Sampson, who fell from the Orlando FreeFall ride in March.

They are sending a letter to the Broward County Commission to ask them to give the sheriff's office control of the 911 dispatch system.

Americans of color were more likely than their white counterparts to say they feared being physically attacked, the NPR/Harvard study shows.