Regan McCarthy
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Regan McCarthy is the Assignment Editor and Senior News Producer for WFSU News/ Florida Public Radio. Before coming to Tallahassee, Regan graduated with honors from Indiana University's Ernie Pyle School of Journalism. She worked for several years for NPR member station WFIU in Bloomington, Ind., where she covered local and state government and produced feature and community stories. She has also worked for the London Business Matters Magazine and the Rochester Sentinel, a daily local newspaper. She is the recipient of six professional broadcast awards including first-place Best Radio Feature from the Indiana chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. When she isn't tracking leading newsmakers she spends her time knitting, reading, strolling through the woods and brunching at new restaurants. Follow Regan McCarthy on Twitter: @Regan_McCarthy
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"We are FAMU-ly at FAMU, and our pride, our identity, and our future will not be defined by the challenges we face, but by how we respond to them together," Johnson said in a video posted on social media. -
Police say a fight broke out prior to the shooting. The area was crowded with people leaving the football celebration. -
Eleven of the victims sustained gunshot wounds, and at least three victims sustained serious injuries, according to police. -
Canady says he will serve as the director of the University of Florida's Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education. He says he's "eager" to begin the new work. -
The video circulating on social media shows a woman on campus making an obscene hand gesture and using profanity toward a man wearing a T-shirt for the Israel Defense Forces. -
Participants decried President Donald Trump and his administration, whose practices, some say, reflect those of a would-be king or dictator. The rally took place on the same day as similar gatherings across the state and throughout the country, and hours before a Washington D.C. military parade requested by Trump in conjunction with his 79th birthday. -
After a campus shooting in April, students at Florida State University are demanding more safety measures. It was the second shooting on the campus in just over a decade.
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Some students say the effort to clean up the memorials is too soon. University officials say they aren't trying to make the memorials disappear. -
Campus reopened Monday, but university officials say they're working to offer flexibility for students who aren't yet ready to return. The mandatory attendance policy is waived, and instructors are working to offer many classes online. -
The university is working to give students flexibility, including making more classes available online. Some students say the return to campus feels too soon.
