| Good morning. It's Friday, Feb. 16. The former student accused of killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland has confessed, according to detectives, and thousands attended a vigil to mourn the victims. Meanwhile, parents in Central Florida want schools to do more to protect their children in the aftermath of the South Florida tragedy. One area mom wondered: "We protect our courthouses. We protect our jails. We protect our government buildings. Why can't we protect our schools the same way?'' And finally, for our latest Orlando Sentinel Conversations podcast with two Culinary Hall of Fame honorees, click here. Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz admitted his guilt to detectives, saying he escaped by blending into the crowd of fleeing students at a Parkland, Florida, high school. [More] Superintendents across Central Florida offered assurances Thursday that they are doing as much as they can to evaluate security on school campuses. But anxious parents and teachers wonder if it will ever be enough. [More] Jurors are on their second day of deliberations in the trial of James “Bob” Ward, accused of killing his wife Diane Ward in their Isleworth home in 2009. [More] Orlando police Chief John Mina announced his run for Orange County sheriff on Thursday, a day after officially filing his candidacy for the position. [More] Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao had written in a planned op-ed for the Orlando Sentinel that Trump would have visited Eatonville Friday to promote his infrastructure plan. [More] Ryan Blaney overtook Joey Logano during the final two laps Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway. [More] Chase Elliott wins second Can-Am Duel Thursday night, holding off Denny Hamlin [More] New FSU coach Willie Taggart says old coach Jimbo Fisher "made a lot of Seminoles proud" before leaving for Texas A&M [More] UCF baseball jump starts the season with a tough opening weekend against No. 15 Virginia, Rice and Samford at John Euliano Park. [More] Ryan Donato scored two power-play goals and Troy Terry dominated with his speed as college players led the United States to an important 2-1 victory over Slovakia on Friday at the Olympics. [More] Orlando Sentinel theater critic Matthew J. Palm reviews "The Women of Lockerbie" from Rollins College. [More] More people attended the Orlando Fringe Winter Mini-Fest in January. [More] Ellen DeGeneres and Walmart lend a helping hand to local students' dreams of performing at Carnegie Hall. [More] Two Orlando arts festivals will combine in 2019 and serve to kick off the United Arts fundraising campaign. [More] The Orlando Fringe Festival has a new fundraiser — with a royal twist. [More] | 
No comments:
Post a Comment