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Thousands march for gun control in Washington
January 26, 2013 1:41 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people have gathered in front of the Capitol for a march on Washington for gun control. Marchers were led by Mayor Vincent Gray and other officials Saturday morning, and the crowd stretched for about two blocks along Constitution Avenue. Police blocked off half the road.... more » -
Conn. considers workers' comp for Sandy Hook first responders
January 19, 2013 12:38 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Post-traumatic stress was so great for some first responders who arrived at Sandy Hook Elementary School minutes after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators that the Connecticut legislature is considering a measure expanding workers' compensation to help emergency workers cope. State Sen. Cathy Osten,... more » -
NY county won't give gun info to paper
January 2, 2013 12:19 PM
NEW YORK (AP) - Officials in Putnam County, N.Y., say they'll refuse a newspaper's request to release the names and addresses of residents with pistol permits. Robert Freeman of the state's Committee on Open Government says the county outside New York City would be violating state law if it withholds... more » -
CBI wants $500K to handle gun background checks
December 29, 2012 1:34 PM
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is planning to ask lawmakers for $500,000 to help it more quickly process the huge backlog of background checks for gun buyers that has swamped the agency after the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn. The Denver Post reports that in November,... more » -
Colo. mural in response to Newtown preserved
December 26, 2012 10:57 AM
LONGMONT, Colo. (AP) - A mural painted on a wall in northern Colorado in response to the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. is gone but will be preserved. Longmont artist Gamma Acosta has been painting temporary murals on his uncle's vacant building for over five years, painting over the previous... more » -
No danger at Conn. church after phoned threat
December 16, 2012 2:08 PM
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - Police say there's no danger at a Connecticut church following a phoned-in threat days after 20 children and six adults were massacred at a school. Deborah Metz, a Trumbull police officer on the scene, gave the all-clear after an hour in which armed police in SWAT... more » -
Ind. man with 47 guns arrested after school threat
December 16, 2012 1:29 PM
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (AP) - Authorities say an Indiana man who had 47 guns and ammunition in his home has been arrested after allegedly threatening to kill people at an elementary school near his home. Cedar Lake police were called to the home of 60-year-old Von I. Meyer early Friday... more » -
Man killed father in Wyoming bow-and-arrow attack
December 1, 2012 2:03 PM
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) - Authorities say a man involved in an attack at a community college and at another location in central Wyoming that left three people dead, including himself, used a bow-and-arrow in one of the slayings and was the son of one of the victims. Casper Police Chief... more » -
ESPN to broadcast college football playoffs
November 21, 2012 6:47 PM
BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - The college football playoff system will be televised on ESPN for 12 years once it starts after the 2014 season. The network announced an agreement in principle Wednesday. The title game will be played on a Monday, at least a week after the semifinals. The deal... more » -
Conn. Powerball winners donate $1M for veterans
December 4, 2011 2:55 PM
GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) - A trio of Connecticut money managers who split a $254 million Powerball jackpot say their new charitable trust is giving $1 million to five organizations that support veterans and military members who recently returned from deployments. A spokesman for the Putnam Avenue Family Trust says... more » -
Blogger acquitted of threats to Conn. officials
September 16, 2011 7:27 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut jury has acquitted a New Jersey blogger of charges he threatened state officials when he urged readers to "take up arms" and suggested that government leaders "obey the Constitution or die." Forty-nine-year-old Harold "Hal" Turner, of North Bergen, N.J., was found not guilty... more » -
Study sees parking lot dust as a cancer risk
January 12, 2010 11:14 AM
Chemicals in a cancer-causing substance used to seal pavement, parking lots and driveways across the U.S. are showing up at alarming levels in dust in homes, prompting concerns about the potential health effects of long-term exposure, a new study shows. The substance is coal tar sealant, a waste product... more »
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