public safety

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.

Traffic fatalities are on the rise across the United States. Yet in some parts of the country, efforts born from both tragedy and political will have seen the numbers move in a different direction.

Beach umbrellas can turn into a wind-blown danger if not secured properly.

The shortage — affecting about a third of U.S. public pools — has led some to reduce hours or close altogether. The pandemic and earlier rhetoric about work visas for foreigners led to the problem.

Texas officials had said a teacher propped door open at Robb Elementary just before a gunman entered and carried out a mass shooting — but they now acknowledge that the woman closed the door.