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Education Department giving Newtown $1.3 million

WASHINGTON (AP) — Schools in Newtown, Conn., will receive $1.3 million in federal aid to recover after the shootings that left 26 students and educators dead last year. Education Secretary Arne Duncan planned to announce […]

2013/05/23

Newtown board mulls plans for Sandy Hook school

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Town officials met Friday night to discuss whether to renovate or rebuild the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December or build a new […]

2013/05/04

Home of Adam Lanza, Newtown shooter. (AP Photo)

Arsenal of weapons found in Newtown gunman’s home

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Warrants released in the investigation of the Newtown school shooting reveal that an arsenal of weapons including guns, a gun safe with shotgun shells, a bayonet and several swords were found in the home of the gunman.

2013/03/28

Newtown residents upset about NRA robocalls

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — Some residents of the Connecticut community devastated by December’s school shooting said they’re outraged over robocalls they’ve received from the National Rifle Association.

2013/03/25

Thousands run to help Sandy Hook shooting victims

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Organizers say a 5K to benefit the victims and others affected by the Newtown school shooting has raised more than $438,000.

2013/03/24

Robbie Parker, father of Emilie Parker - victim of Newtown, CT shooting. (AP Photo)

Parents of Newtown victim met with killer’s father

NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) – The parents of one of the 20 first-graders killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre met with the gunman’s father for more than an hour in an effort to bring some closure to the tragedy, asking questions about his son.

2013/03/21

Volunteers in Newtown hand-writing thank you notes

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Residents of Newtown, Conn., are working to archive and respond to cards letters of condolence received following December’s mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school.

2013/02/24

Newtown kids to be featured on Grammy preshow

(AP) — A group of children from Newtown, Conn. who recently recorded a version of “Over the Rainbow” are preparing for a live appearance during Sunday’s Grammy Awards broadcast.

2013/02/05

Glendale wants gun show ban on city property

GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — Reacting to the Connecticut school shooting massacre, the city of Glendale has decided to draft a law banning gun shows on city-owned property.

2013/01/23

Obama unveils $500 million gun violence package

WASHINGTON (AP) — Braced for a fight, President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled the most sweeping proposals for curbing gun violence in two decades.

2013/01/16

Conn. paper runs gun show ad aside Newtown article

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — The Hearst Connecticut Media Group is apologizing because one of its newspapers ran an ad for an antique gun show next to an article about the Newtown school shooting.

2013/01/03

Fearful of ban, frenzied buyers swarm gun stores

NEW YORK (AP) — The phones at Red’s Trading Post wouldn’t stop ringing. Would-be customers from as far away as New York wanted to know if the Twin Falls, Idaho gun shop had firearms in stock.

2012/12/28