Friday, January 18 2013 7:54 PM EST2013-01-19 00:54:21 GMT
The iconic bells in Hardy Memorial Tower at San Diego State University rang out an original composition Friday to honor the victims of last month's mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
The iconic bells in Hardy Memorial Tower at San Diego State University rang out an original composition Friday to honor the victims of last month's mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.
Tuesday, December 25 2012 3:08 PM EST2012-12-25 20:08:02 GMT
Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil
Newtown celebrated Christmas amid piles of snow-covered teddy bears, long lines of stockings and heaps of flowers as volunteers manned a 24-hour candlelight vigil in memory of the 20 children and six educators gunned down at an elementary school just 11 days before the holiday.
Monday, December 24 2012 5:54 PM EST2012-12-24 22:54:35 GMT
People drawn to Newtown to share in its mourning brought cards and handmade snowflakes to town Monday while residents prepared to observe Christmas.
People drawn to Newtown to share in its mourning brought cards and handmade snowflakes to town Monday while residents prepared to observe Christmas less than two weeks after a gunman killed 20 children and six educators at an elementary school.
Saturday, December 22 2012 3:15 PM EST2012-12-22 20:15:52 GMT
Peter Leone was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman who wanted to give him her credit card number.
Peter Leone was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman who wanted to give him her credit card number.
Friday, December 21 2012 9:44 PM EST2012-12-22 02:44:43 GMT
As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman.
As the nation paused to mark a week since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School, new details emerged Friday about the gunman, Adam Lanza, who acquaintances said was able to take apart and reassemble a computer in a matter of minutes but rarely spoke to anyone.
Friday, December 21 2012 7:20 PM EST2012-12-22 00:20:55 GMT
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators questioned how safe such a move would keep kids.
The nation's largest gun-rights lobby called Friday for the placement of an armed police officer in every school, but parents and educators questioned how safe such a move would keep kids, whether it would be economically feasible and how it would alter student life. Their reactions ranged from supportive to disgusted.
Thursday, December 20 2012 7:23 PM EST2012-12-21 00:23:35 GMT
It's a scene that's played out again today in Newtown, Conn. -- grim-faced mourners heading into a church to attend a funeral for one of the young victims of last week's shooting at an elementary school.
It's a scene that's played out again today in Newtown, Conn. -- grim-faced mourners heading into a church to attend a funeral for one of the young victims of last week's shooting at an elementary school.
Wednesday, December 19 2012 7:05 PM EST2012-12-20 00:05:40 GMT
When the children who survived a shooting that killed 20 of their classmates return to school in a different building, they'll find things just as they left them Friday.
When the children who survived a shooting that killed 20 of their classmates return to school in a different building, they'll find things just as they left them Friday, down to the water bottles and boxes of crayons sitting on their desks.
Wednesday, December 19 2012 3:38 PM EST2012-12-19 20:38:36 GMT
Christmas trees representing the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre will be set up in Kearny Mesa Thursday, and San Diegans will be invited to decorate them and attend a lighting ceremony.
Christmas trees representing the victims of the Newtown, Conn., school massacre will be set up in Kearny Mesa Thursday, and San Diegans will be invited to decorate them and attend a lighting ceremony.
Wednesday, December 19 2012 9:49 AM EST2012-12-19 14:49:06 GMT
Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman.
Mourners overlapped at back-to-back services as funerals began in earnest in a Connecticut town that lost 20 of its children and seven adults to a gunman, with emotions and tempers in tatters amid a global crush of media attention to a community once known mostly for its bucolic atmosphere and sterling school system.
Tuesday, December 18 2012 5:57 PM EST2012-12-18 22:57:54 GMT
Congressional gun rights supporters showed an increased willingness Tuesday to consider new legislation to control firearms in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shootings.
Congressional gun rights supporters showed an increased willingness Tuesday to consider new legislation to control firearms in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shootings — provided it also addresses mental health issues and the impact of violent video games.
Tuesday, December 18 2012 5:52 PM EST2012-12-18 22:52:17 GMT
Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest.
Newtown returned its students to their classrooms Tuesday for the first time since last week's massacre and faced the agonizing task of laying others to rest, as this grieving town wrestled with the same issues gripping the country: violence, gun control and finding a way forward.
Tuesday, December 18 2012 5:50 PM EST2012-12-18 22:50:31 GMT
After four days of self-imposed silence on the shooting that killed 26 people inside a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's largest gun rights lobby emerged Tuesday.
After four days of self-imposed silence on the shooting that killed 26 people inside a Newtown, Conn., elementary school, the nation's largest gun rights lobby emerged Tuesday and promised "to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again."
Tuesday, December 18 2012 10:40 AM EST2012-12-18 15:40:02 GMT
At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner.
At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner.
Monday, December 17 2012 7:22 PM EST2012-12-18 00:22:48 GMT
Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began burying its dead Monday, laying to rest two 6-year-old boys.
Opening a long and almost unbearable procession of grief, Newtown began burying its dead Monday, laying to rest two 6-year-old boys — one who was crazy about the New York Giants and one whose twin sister survived the rampage.
Monday, December 17 2012 7:17 PM EST2012-12-18 00:17:07 GMT
At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner.
At the very start of their lives, the schoolchildren are remembered for their love of horses, or for the games they couldn't get enough of, or for always saying grace at dinner. The adult victims found their life's work in sheltering little ones, teaching them, caring for them, treating them as their own.
Monday, December 17 2012 6:41 PM EST2012-12-17 23:41:00 GMT
San Diego police were maintaining a higher-than-usual presence at schools Monday in response to the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
San Diego police were maintaining a higher-than-usual presence at schools Monday in response to the elementary school massacre in Newtown, Connecticut.
Monday, December 17 2012 2:16 PM EST2012-12-17 19:16:33 GMT
San Diegans have seen the pictures from Newtown and wondered how they can help. Sunday, a North County resident, who knows Newtown very well, has a suggestion.
San Diegans have seen the pictures from Newtown and wondered how they can help. Sunday, a North County resident, who knows Newtown very well, has a suggestion.
Monday, December 17 2012 10:16 AM EST2012-12-17 15:16:06 GMT
President Barack Obama is vowing to use "whatever power this office holds" to safeguard the nation's children
President Barack Obama is vowing to use "whatever power this office holds" to safeguard the nation's children, raising the prospect that he will pursue policy changes to stem gun violence in the wake of an elementary school massacre.
Monday, December 17 2012 12:02 AM EST2012-12-17 05:02:33 GMT
The school massacre has raised new questions about gun safety. Now, a local group is trying to get guns off our streets by exchanging gift cards for the weapons, no questions asked.
The school massacre has raised new questions about gun safety. Now, a local group is trying to get guns off our streets by exchanging gift cards for the weapons, no questions asked.
Sunday, December 16 2012 9:39 PM EST2012-12-17 02:39:55 GMT
He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls left President Barack Obama, like so many others, reaching for words.
He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls left President Barack Obama, like so many others, reaching for words. Alone on a spare stage after the worst single day of his presidency, the commander in chief was a parent in grief.
Sunday, December 16 2012 8:17 PM EST2012-12-17 01:17:28 GMT
The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition
The gunman in the Connecticut shooting rampage was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition — enough to kill just about every student in the school if given enough time, authorities said Sunday, raising the chilling possibility that the bloodbath could have been far worse.
Friday, December 14 2012 9:30 PM EST2012-12-15 02:30:39 GMT
A vigil Friday night for the victims of a school massacre in western Connecticut brought out hundreds of community members, including some parents who were struggling with mixed emotions.
A vigil Friday night for the victims of a school massacre in western Connecticut brought out hundreds of community members, including some parents who were struggling with mixed emotions after their own children survived the massacre.
Friday, December 14 2012 8:10 PM EST2012-12-15 01:10:45 GMT
Teachers never know what role they might have to play in a given day, from providing safety to their students to watching out for their mental health, the president of the San Diego Education Association said.
Teachers never know what role they might have to play in a given day, from providing safety to their students to watching out for their mental health, the president of the San Diego Education Association said Friday in reference to the shootings at a Connecticut elementary school.
Friday, December 14 2012 5:31 PM EST2012-12-14 22:31:11 GMT
Schoolchildren and their parents are describing the scene at a Connecticut elementary school today, as teachers locked doors and ordered the children to huddle in the corner or hide in closets.
Schoolchildren and their parents are describing the scene at a Connecticut elementary school today, as teachers locked doors and ordered the children to huddle in the corner or hide in closets.
Friday, December 14 2012 5:28 PM EST2012-12-14 22:28:25 GMT
A lone police cruiser outside Columbine High School was the only outward reaction Friday to an even deadlier attack at a Connecticut elementary school.
A lone police cruiser outside Columbine High School was the only outward reaction Friday to an even deadlier attack at a Connecticut elementary school.
RESOURCES
The American Academy of Pediatrics offers resources for talking to children about disasters, and advice on watching for signs of stress and trauma. Please visit healthychildren.org for more information or CLICK HERE >>
HOW TO HELP
UNITED WAY OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT - United Way, a global nonprofit that works to improve families and individuals' education, income stability and health, has set up the Sandy Hook School Support Fund through its Western Connecticut chapter. CLICK HERE >>
NEWTOWN MEMORIAL FUND - The Newtown Memorial Fund mission is three-fold: To provide financial relief for funeral expenses of those who perished in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Masssacre; to assist the town with the design, placement and funding to donate a suitable lasting memorial for our Community for those we lost;to provide an annual scholarship fund to students of the Newtown Public Schools who will be going on to college. CLICK HERE to learn more or donate.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:04 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:04:27 GMT
A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.
A fast-moving brush fire blackened dozens of open acres Wednesday in the remote reaches of southern San Diego County, just north of the Mexican border.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:58 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:58:31 GMT
An alleged case of road rage on the Coronado Bridge. Prosecutors say Phillip Eggers intentionally rammed his car into a motorcyclist and his passenger. Wednesday afternoon Eggers pleaded not guilty.
An alleged case of road rage on the Coronado Bridge. Prosecutors say Phillip Eggers intentionally rammed his car into a motorcyclist and his passenger. Wednesday afternoon Eggers pleaded not guilty.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:54 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:54:14 GMT
A 13-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter accidentally started a brush fire in El Cerrito Wednesday that briefly threatened Crawford High School and nearby homes.
A 13-year-old boy playing with a cigarette lighter accidentally started a brush fire in El Cerrito Wednesday that briefly threatened Crawford High School and nearby homes.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 3:43 PM EDT2013-05-22 19:43:36 GMT
High School drama students were the stars of the show Monday night at the 2013 Globe Honors and the road to the Jimmy Awards, emceed by News 8's Marcella Lee.
High School drama students were the stars of the show Monday night at the 2013 Globe Honors and the road to the Jimmy Awards, emceed by News 8's Marcella Lee.
