It’s been Florida law since 2018 that making threats of violence against schools is a criminal offense. The state has had a ...

So-called "swatter-for-hire" Alan W. Filion, 18, pleaded guilty to calling in bomb and shooting threats, including two in ...

The big story: Leadership is shaping up for the Florida Legislature’s upcoming session, for which committees begin meeting in ...

Swatting is the practice of making a prank call to emergency services in an attempt to bring about the dispatch of a large ...

The Brevard sheriff urged parents, in a video ID'ing a 12-year-old accused of making a threat against a school, to share the video with their kids.

FLORIDA TODAY does not name ... with an increase in threats following in the wake of the shooting at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia, which led to the deaths of four people and injuries ...

School threats: The Brevard County sheriff continues to make public spectacles of youths arrested on accusations of making threats of violence against schools, Florida Today reports. Don’t miss ...

A 14-year-old killed four and wounded nine in Georgia in September, setting off a wave of “copycat” school threats in Florida and around the nation. The increase in threats prompted sheriff ...

“Students must understand the seriousness of making threats about school violence,” Sheriff ... and graduated from University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

A 14-year-old killed four and wounded nine in Georgia in September, setting off a wave of “copycat” school threats in Florida and around the nation. The increase in threats prompted sheriff ...