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1 week ago | 
floridatoday.com | Finch Walker |Hana A Khalyleh
At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, Florida began requiring educators to get parental permission before calling a student by an alternative to their legal name. Less than two years later, a teacher didn't comply — and lost her job.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | C. A. Bridges |Kim Luciani |Samantha Neely |Hana A Khalyleh
Memorials of flowers, balloons, stuffed animals and heartfelt messages lined the sidewalks and steps of the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee Monday as classes resumed four days after a gunman went on a shooting rampage that killed two and left six injured in less than five minutes. FSU President Richard McCullough was on hand to greet and comfort students returning to campus. "Yeah, I mean, it's emotional," he said. "Students are doing fine.
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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | C. A. Bridges |Kim Luciani |Samantha Neely |Hana A Khalyleh
Three of the victims from the mass shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee that left two dead and six injured have been released, officials at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said in a statement Monday. The hospital expects to release two more later Monday and said a sixth patient was in good condition.
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3 weeks ago | 
jacksonville.com | C. A. Bridges |Kim Luciani |Samantha Neely |Hana A Khalyleh
A shooting at Florida State University on Thursday left two dead and six injured. Classes resumed Monday with remote options and waived attendance policies after initial backlash. The suspect, Phoenix Ikner, stepson of a Leon County deputy, was known for extremist views. Three of the victims from the mass shooting Thursday at Florida State University in Tallahassee that left two dead and six injured have been released, officials at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare said in a statement Monday.
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3 weeks ago | 
tallahassee.com | C. A. Bridges |Kim Luciani |Samantha Neely |Hana A Khalyleh
C. A. Bridges Kim Luciani Samantha Neely Hana KhalylehUSA TODAY NETWORK - FloridaA shooting at Florida State University on Thursday left two dead and six injured. Classes resumed Monday with remote options and waived attendance policies after initial backlash. The suspect, Phoenix Ikner, stepson of a Leon County deputy, was known for extremist views.
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3 weeks ago | 
tallahassee.com | Kim Luciani |Samantha Neely |Hana A Khalyleh |C. A. Bridges
Two people were killed and six injured in a shooting at Florida State University on April 17, 2025. FSU student Madison Askins survived by playing dead during the attack. The suspect, Phoenix Ikner, stepson of a Leon County Sheriff's deputy, was known for extremist views and online activity referencing hate groups. Motive for the shooting remains unknown. Students criticized the university's decision to resume classes four days after the shooting.
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3 weeks ago | 
tallahassee.com | Samantha Neely |Kim Luciani |Hana A Khalyleh
Phoenix Ikner, the stepson of a Florida sheriff’s deputy, is the suspected shooter in an attack at Florida State University on Thursday, April 17, that killed two and injured six. Robert Morales, an FSU employee and high school football coach, and Tiru Chabba, 45, at FSU on a work-related visit, were killed by the gunman.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Finch Walker |Hana A Khalyleh
At the start of the 2023-2024 school year, Florida began requiring educators to get parental permission before calling a student by an alternative to their legal name. Less than two years later, a teacher didn't comply — and lost her job.
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1 month ago | 
tcpalm.com | Jennifer Sangalang |Hana A Khalyleh |Maya Washburn
Jennifer Sangalang Hana Khalyleh Maya WashburnUSA TODAY NETWORK - FloridaPeople are taking to the streets to make one message clear to President Donald Trump and Elon Musk: “Hands off!”According to USA TODAY, there are more than 1,000 protests across the nation against Trump and Musk scheduled for Saturday, April 5, 2025. Over 40 of those are planned for Florida.
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1 month ago | 
tcpalm.com | Cheryl McCloud |Hana A Khalyleh
Click here for important updates to our privacy policy. Drought conditions — along with low humidity, gusty winds, and plenty of dry fuel — have driven up the number of wildfires around Florida. The largest brush fire, the 344 Fire in south Miami-Dade County, has burned more than 26,700 acres as of Thursday morning, and is currently 95 percent contained, but other fires are scattered throughout the state.
