Tag Archives: sandy hook school shooting

• News

  Pastor apologizes for praying in Newtown vigil

  A pastor has apologized for violating his church’s rule against participating in joint worship services when he prayed at a vigil for Newtown, Connecticut school shooting victims.
• News

  Sandy Hook students return to class for first time since Newtown shooting

  Security measures have also been increased, with a new system incorporating more cameras and locks, as Sandy Hook students attend classes for the first time since a shooting at their school.
• Crime

  Woman accused of using Facebook to scam donors for Newtown victims

  A Bronx woman is accused of using her Facebook account to solicit money she said would be used for a funeral fund for the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting.
• News

  NRA leader says schools vulnerable to attack

  Protesters twice interrupted the first official statement from the National Rifle Association since the shootings at an elementary school in Connecticut.
• News

  Country observes moment of silence for school shooting victims

  People across the U.S. are asked to observe a moment of silence Friday, December 21, 2012 in memory of the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings.
• News

  President says gun control recommendations due by January

  The nation will have a set of recommendations to address widespread gun violence within weeks, President Obama announced Wednesday.
• News

  Galesburg finds connection with Connecticut tragedy

  Galesburg’s historic Second Baptist Church dates back to the Civil War era. That’s where the sanctuary shows the spirit of…
• News

  Iowa woman makes pies to help grieving community

  An Iowa woman has made and given away hundreds of pies to offer support to Newtown, Connecticut as they grieve for the Sandy Hook school shooting victims.
• News

  Sales skyrocket for child-sized body armor

  Bulletproof backpacks and child-sized body armor sales are skyrocketing after the Newtown, Connecticut school shootings.
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  First-responders recount initial chaos of school massacre

  Amid the chaos he witnessed at the Newtown school shooting, one first responder says he’ll never forget the line of parents waiting to pick up their children.
• News

  Newtown victim has connection to our area

  A Sabula, Iowa couple lost their granddaughter in the shootings that happened at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut.
• News

  NRA Facebook page down after Newtown shootings

  The National Rifle Association has remained conspicuously silent following the mass shooting at a Connecticut elementary school.