Newtown Connecticut

Therapy Dogs Provide Comfort And Support

Canines have a natural gift to seek out the suffering and do what they do best: comfort and show affection unconditionally. That’s why therapy dogs have been in Boston this week…and Newtown, CT since December.

2013/04/25

Moment Of Silence To Honor Connecticut Victims Ordered For New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett asked that a moment of silence be taken in Pennsylvania to honor the victims of the mass school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut Friday morning.

2012/12/20

Ed Rendell Wants Gun Control In Light Of Sandy Hook Tragedy

Ed Rendell says that the Sandy Hook tragedy is proof there needs to be more gun control laws.

2012/12/18

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey Calls For Ban On Assault Weapons, Help For Mentally Ill

Commissioner Ramsey sees a definite need for tighter gun control laws, especially military assault weapons like the rifle that was used in Newtown, Connecticut.

2012/12/17

Carmen Lobis' grandson, 6-year-old Benjamin Wheeler, was among the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT. (credit: CBS 3)

Local Grandfather Mourns Loss Of Grandson In Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting

Carmen Lobis, of Delaware County, will never get tired of talking about his grandson. 6-year-old Benjamin Wheeler was one of the victim’s of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

2012/12/16

President Barack Obama speaks at a memorial service for the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. (credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Obama Offers ‘Love, Prayers Of Nation’ To Newtown

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.

2012/12/16

School Districts Across Region Reviewing Safety Procedures

A day after one of the nation’s deadliest shootings, school districts locally and across the country are wondering if there’s more schools should be doing to ensure their children’s safety.

2012/12/15

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