Newtown School Shooting

27 killed, including 20 children, in the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history

Newtown to Use Mementos in Future Memorial

Newtown officials have found a way to use countless mementos paying tribute to the 20 children and six adults killed in an elementary school rampage. Thousands of flowers, letters, signs, photos, candles, teddy...

PHOTOS: Sandy Hook Shooting Victims Remembered

After the gunfire ended at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the trail of loss was tragic: 20 children and six women at the school, the gunman's mother, and the gunman himself. Click forward and take a loo...

Woman Posed as Newtown Victim's Aunt: Feds

The FBI has arrested a woman who posed as the aunt of a Newtown, Conn. shooting victim and solicited money in his name through Facebook, telephone calls and text messages.

The World Mourns With Newtown; Gifts Pour In

People around the world are grieving with residents of Newtown, and many are expressing their support by sending toys, money and other gifts to the town.

Petition Seeks Renamed Street for Hero...

More than 2,000 petitioners are asking Stratford to rename a street to honor a teacher who was among six educators and 20 children who were fatally shot in a Newtown elementary school rampage.

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Monday, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:44 AM EDT

Newtown Families Vow to Continue Fight for Gun Law

Many families who lost loved ones in December's massacre at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school view the Senate's defeat this past week of the most far-reaching gun control legislation in two decades...

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Friday, Apr 12, 2013 at 03:17 PM EDT

Mom of Newtown Victim to Deliver President's Weekly Address

The mother of a boy killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre will deliver the president's weekly address this week, the White House said. Francine Wheeler, whose 6-year-old son Ben was killed alon...

Sandy Hook

Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 at 09:28 AM EDT

Newtown Gunman's School Records, New Photo Released

New details trickled out Tuesday on the background of Sandy Hook Elementary School gunman Adam Lanza. With residents of Newtown, Conn., still reeling from the Dec. 14 shooting massacre, the documents...

Newtown

Monday, Apr 1, 2013 at 06:39 PM EDT

Conn. Lawmakers Reach Deal on Tougher Gun Laws

Connecticut lawmakers have reached a deal on what they're calling some of the toughest gun laws in the country that were proposed after the mass school shooting in the state in December.

Newtown

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2013 at 12:32 PM EDT

Newtown Shooter's Home Was Loaded with Weapons, Ammo

Newtown killer Adam Lanza and his mother kept their home stocked with a massive cache of guns, knives, swords, ammunition and firearm accessories — a startling array of weapons described in newly...

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Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 at 07:51 PM EDT

Warrants Released in Newtown Shooting Investigation

Search warrants from the investigation into the Newtown school shooting show police found a cache of weapons and ammo at gunman Adam Lanza's home, along with shooting instruction manuals, mental health...

Newtown

Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 at 08:10 AM EDT

Newtown Residents Complain About NRA Robocalls

Several Newtown residents said they recently received unsolicited robocalls from the National Rifle Association urging them to push back against proposals for stricter gun

NRA

Monday, Mar 25, 2013 at 09:36 AM EDT

NRA Robocalls Shock Some Newtown Conn. Residents

Some residents in Newtown, Conn., say they're outraged at receiving robocalls from the National Rifle Association only three months after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.

Sandy Hook Elementary. Hartford Marathon

Sunday, Mar 24, 2013 at 06:02 PM EDT

Thousands Participate in Sandy Hook Benefit Run

The original site for the Sandy Hook Run for the Families in Danbury could accommodate 10,000 participants, but the interest quickly exceeded that.

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Friday, Mar 22, 2013 at 01:34 PM EDT

Newtown Parents Meet With Killer's Dad

Alissa and Robbie Parker, whose 6-year old daughter, Emilie, died in the Newtown school massacre met face-to-face recently with the father of the young man who killed their daughter and 19 other first-graders a...

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Amanda Bynes Arrested on Pot Charge in NYC Apartment

Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested by police in her midtown apartment Thursday night after officers said her room reeked of marijuana and caught her throwing drug paraphernalia out the window, law...

Cop Charged in Firebombing of NJ Captain's Home

A New Jersey police officer is accused of firebombing a police captain's home where the captain was inside with his wife, two children and elderly mother, prosecutors said.

Man Attacked by Subway Performers

Police are looking for three suspects believed to be in their teens who attacked a straphanger after performing a "dance show" on a Queens subway earlier this month, authorities said.

Christie Co-Hosts "Today" to Promote Post-Sandy NJ Shore

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" Friday morning as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state's shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Sandy.

Scouts Vote to Accept Openly Gay Boys

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders -- a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of...

Anthony Weiner on Campaign Trail: "I'm Sorry"

Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to New York City voters on Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal, NBC 4 New York

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Newtown School Shooting

27 killed, including 20 children, in the second deadliest school shooting in U.S. history

Newtown officials have found a way to use countless mementos paying tribute to the 20 children and six adults killed in an elementary school rampage. Thousands of flowers, letters, signs, photos, candles, teddy...

After the gunfire ended at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the trail of loss was tragic: 20 children and six women at the school, the gunman's mother, and the gunman himself. Click forward and take a loo...

The FBI has arrested a woman who posed as the aunt of a Newtown, Conn. shooting victim and solicited money in his name through Facebook, telephone calls and text messages.

People around the world are grieving with residents of Newtown, and many are expressing their support by sending toys, money and other gifts to the town.

More than 2,000 petitioners are asking Stratford to rename a street to honor a teacher who was among six educators and 20 children who were fatally shot in a Newtown elementary school rampage.

Monday, Apr 22, 2013 at 08:44 AM EDT

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Actress Amanda Bynes was arrested by police in her midtown apartment Thursday night after officers said her room reeked of marijuana and caught her throwing drug paraphernalia out the window, law...

A New Jersey police officer is accused of firebombing a police captain's home where the captain was inside with his wife, two children and elderly mother, prosecutors said.

Police are looking for three suspects believed to be in their teens who attacked a straphanger after performing a "dance show" on a Queens subway earlier this month, authorities said.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is co-hosting NBC's "Today" Friday morning as part of a campaign to proclaim that the state's shore is ready for business seven months after being devastated by Sandy.

The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders -- a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of...

Anthony Weiner set out to reintroduce himself to New York City voters on Thursday as he embarked on a mayoral bid after leaving Congress in a sexting scandal, NBC 4 New York