South Florida matriarch convicted in murder-for-hire killing of her ex-son-in-law seeks a new trial
Read full article: South Florida matriarch convicted in murder-for-hire killing of her ex-son-in-law seeks a new trialThe matriarch of a South Florida family who was convicted in the hired killing of her former son-in-law is asking a judge for a new trial.
Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November
Read full article: Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in NovemberThe trial for the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November.
Florida State student accused in a mass shooting on campus to remain jailed
Read full article: Florida State student accused in a mass shooting on campus to remain jailedA judge has ordered the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus last month to remain jailed without bond.
FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control law
Read full article: FSU students who endured Parkland shooting urge Florida lawmakers to defend gun control lawFlorida students who were traumatized by the 2018 Parkland school shooting โ and last weekโs deadly shooting at Florida State University โ are urging lawmakers in the Republican-controlled statehouse not to roll back gun restrictions they passed in the wake of the killing at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying law
Read full article: Following FSU shooting, students call on lawmakers to block effort to lower gun-buying lawStudent survivors of last weekโs deadly shooting at Florida State University are urging legislators to block an effort to reverse a law passed in the wake of the 2018 Parkland shooting that raised the stateโs gun-buying age from 18 to 21.
Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing age
Read full article: Students from 2 Florida shootings demand the governor reject a law to lower the gun purchasing ageStudents who experienced a shooting at both Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 and Florida State University days ago have sent a letter to Gov. Ron DeSantis demanding he reject a law that would lower the firearm purchase age back to 18 years old.
Florida State classes resume Monday after fatal shooting, but in-person attendance isn't mandatory
Read full article: Florida State classes resume Monday after fatal shooting, but in-person attendance isn't mandatoryClasses will resume at Florida State University on Monday, four days after a deadly shooting on campus left two people dead and six others injured.
Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shooting
Read full article: Questions emerge about how a deputy's stepson became the accused gunman in deadly FSU shootingAfter a deadly shooting at Florida State University, questions are emerging about how the stepson of a beloved sheriffโs deputy tasked with school safety at a middle school became the accused gunman.
For some, the Florida State University shooting is a grim repeat of the Parkland massacre
Read full article: For some, the Florida State University shooting is a grim repeat of the Parkland massacreA few of the people who were at Florida State University for a deadly shooting were also traumatized by the Parkland massacre seven years ago.
FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operative
Read full article: FSU shooting victims include a school employee whose dad was a Cuban exile turned CIA operativeTwo people were killed and six others were injured when a gunman opened fire at Florida State University.
Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police say
Read full article: Shooting rampage at Florida State that left 2 dead lasted less than 5 minutes, police sayPolice say the shooting at Florida State University that left two dead and wounded six others lasted less than five minutes.
Florida State cancels all on-campus sports events through the weekend after on-campus shooting
Read full article: Florida State cancels all on-campus sports events through the weekend after on-campus shootingFlorida State has canceled all home athletic events through the weekend after an on-campus shooting Thursday left two dead and at least six others injured.
The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shooting
Read full article: The Latest: 2 people killed and at least 6 wounded in Florida State shootingPolice say a man believed to be a Florida State University student opened fire on campus, killing two people and wounding at least six others before he was shot and wounded by responding officers.
Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities say
Read full article: Florida State gunman used deputy mom's former service weapon to kill 2 and wound 6, authorities sayInvestigators say the 20-year-old son of a sheriffโs deputy opened fire at Florida State University with his motherโs former service weapon, killing two men and wounding at least six others.
Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history
Read full article: Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in historyMore than 15 million people from Texas to Florida are under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes.
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Virginia Tech at Florida State menโs basketball game postponed due to COVID-19
Read full article: Virginia Tech at Florida State menโs basketball game postponed due to COVID-19BLACKSBURG, Va. โ The ACC announced on Wednesday that the Virginia Tech at Florida State menโs basketball game scheduled for this weekend has been postponed. The game was scheduled to be played on Saturday in Tallahassee, but more positive COVID-19 tests, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the Virginia Tech team led to the postponement. Our game at Florida State this Saturday has been postponed โ Virginia Tech Men's Basketball (@HokiesMBB) February 17, 2021Virginia Tech hasnโt played since Feb. 6 when it defeated Miami. This marks the fourth straight coronavirus-related postponement to affect the Hokies. Click here for the revised ACC menโs basketball schedule for Saturday.

Florida State fires head football coach after less than two seasons
Read full article: Florida State fires head football coach after less than two seasonsTALLAHASSEE, Florida (CNN) - Florida State University fired head football coach Willie Taggart on Sunday, one day after the struggling Seminoles lost 27-10 to its in-state rival, the University of Miami. "I spoke to Coach Taggart this afternoon to let him know of our decision," said Florida State athletics director David Coburn. He was head coach there from 2010-2012 after serving as an assistant from 1999-2006. Florida State had only two full-time coaches from 1976 to 2017 -- Fisher from 2010 to 2019, and legendary coach Bobby Bowden, who served 37 years as head coach. Defensive line coach Odell Haggins, a 26-year veteran of the FSU coaching staff, will serve as the interim head coach for the rest of 2019.

Woman Poses With Dissertation in Maternity Shoot Celebrating Doctorate
Read full article: Woman Poses With Dissertation in Maternity Shoot Celebrating DoctorateAfter six years of hard labor, a new delivery Eve Humphrey, now Ph.D.Humphrey decided to celebrate the end of a grueling program at Florida State University with a maternity photo shoot, with her dissertation in place of a baby. In the photo shoot, Humphrey poses in a field, lovingly holding the stack of papers. She says the photo shoot has sparked quite the debate about women in the workplace. The photo shoot is also giving Humprey the opportunity to encourage others who have reached out to her. RELATED STORIESMom Who Loves Taco Bell Has Her Maternity Shoot ThereMaternity Photo Shoot Goes to the Dogs as Pregnant Pup Hilariously Poses for CamerasMan Poses for 'Maternity' Photo Shoot to Repay Wife After Accidentally Misnaming Their Daughter

Hurricane Dorian now Cat 3 as it churns toward Florida
Read full article: Hurricane Dorian now Cat 3 as it churns toward FloridaHurricane Dorian is days away from striking Florida and could be a monster storm by landfall. (CNN) - Hurricane Dorian is now a Category 3 major storm and is still gathering strength as it moves toward Florida, where it could make landfall as soon as late Monday as a Category 4 hurricane. "I live in a mobile home, so I stand to be homeless," she told CNN. In the meantime, Dorian is expected to "remain an extremely dangerous major hurricane," the center said, with potentially "life-threatening storm surge." Florida State University had been scheduled to play its season-opening game off campus, in Jacksonville near the Atlantic coast.

Hurricane Dorian forces FSU-Boise State to move season opener
Read full article: Hurricane Dorian forces FSU-Boise State to move season opener(CNN) - Florida State University now gets to have its college football season opener at home, thanks to Hurricane Dorian. Saturday's game between FSU and Boise State will now be played in Tallahassee at noon, city officials announced Thursday. "This decision was based solely on the safety of our citizens and people that may be traveling to our city," Curry told reporters. Having the game in Jacksonville would put "too many lives at risk," he said. Though Hurricane Dorian is still about four days out from its expected landfall along Florida's Atlantic Coast, the center could pause at sea before it hits.
