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Parkland widow renovates home, preserves memories

By KELLI KENNEDY | February 14, 2020

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Debbi Hixon was a bundle of nerves waiting to see the 10-day makeover that had transformed her home. She wasn't concerned about the new kitchen counters or paint colors; the Parkland shooting widow was worried the fancy new decor...

Florida ‘red flag’ gun law used 3,500 times since Parkland

By TERRY SPENCER | February 14, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A 23-year-old man who posted on Facebook, “I don't know why I don't go on a killing spree." A West Palm Beach couple who shot up their home while high on cocaine. A 31-year-old Gulf Coast man who pointed a semiautomatic...

Parkland dad apologizes for State of the Union outburst

By TERRY SPENCER | February 5, 2020

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The father of a student killed in the 2018 Florida high school massacre apologized Wednesday for disrupting President Donald Trump's State of the Union address by shouting as the president said the rights of gun owners are...

The Latest: Michigan Gov. Whitmer delivers response to Trump

February 4, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest on the president's State of the Union speech (all times local):11:25 p.m.Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has used Democrats' response to President Donald Trump's State of the Union address to swivel from impeachment to working-class...

Virginia Tech shooting survivor’s documentary has positive message

By Felix Sarver | April 20, 2011

Even though Colin Goddard experienced the worst school shooting in U.S. history, he did not let the tragedy overtake his life. Goddard, a survivor of the Virginia Tech shootings, came to NIU Wednesday night to present a documentary he made about his harrowing...

NIU keeps the victims of shootings in their thoughts

By The Editorial Board | September 28, 2010

Maybe it's a product of our experiences, but for some reason, we tend to hold our collective breath whenever we get word of a campus shooting. It may be because there's a still a portion of us here who remember the pain of the Feb. 14 shootings. But when...