Tag Archives: Newtown

In the News: Sandusky dispute, School safety fund increase, Graduation options, Police chase, Arms airlift

By Dana Edwards on March 25th, 2013 | Last updated: March 25, 2013 at 11:00 am

Sandusky: Paterno would not have let me coach if he thought I was a pedophile – Jerry Sandusky, former Penn State assistant football coach, disputed the account of a key witness in his first interview since going to prison in [...]

In the News | Tagged arms airlift, C.I.A., elementary school, Florida, fund, GPD, graduation options, graduation requirements, increase, Littlewood elementary, Newtown, Paterno, Penn State, police chase, President Bashar al-Assad, safety, Sandusky, Syria | Leave a comment

In the News: UF basketball ranking, Petraeus scandal socialite, Mom buys school security, Graduation rates

By Meg Wagner on January 22nd, 2013 | Last updated: January 25, 2013 at 10:24 am

UF men’s basketball up to No. 8– Florida moved up two spots to No. 8 this week in the AP men’s college basketball Top 25 poll after defeating Missouri Saturday. The team also moved up to No. 7 in the [...]

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In The News: Bush released from hospital, Newtown families, Coke addresses obesity, Justin Timberlake’s new single

By Michelle Plitnikas on January 14th, 2013 | Last updated: January 15, 2013 at 9:36 am

Elder President Bush Released From Hospital : The Two-Way : NPR – After nearly two months in a Houston hospital, where he spent some of the time in intensive care for treatment of complications related to bronchitis, an infection and a stubborn [...]

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In the News: Suwannee School Bus Hit; Gun Law Deadline January; NRA Pledges Prevention; Bradford Man Arrested After Threats to Children

By Matt Sheehan on December 19th, 2012 | Last updated: January 18, 2013 at 10:50 am

Suwannee school bus crash shakes up 48 students, driver who hit bus in serious condition – Four dozen students were sent to the hospital as a precaution after a Suwannee County school bus was struck from behind Wednesday morning. Gainesville [...]

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In the News: Conn. Shooting; Skating Canceled; Alachua Near Top of AP Scores; EPA Sues Miami; Rowdy Republicans

By Matt Sheehan on December 15th, 2012 | Last updated: January 18, 2013 at 10:54 am

Schools eye plans, calm parents after Conn. attack – The mass killing inside a Connecticut elementary school has educators across the country reviewing their security measures, reassuring parents and asking, “What if?” Tampa Bay Times via AP Miami-Dade schools chief [...]

In the News | Tagged alachua county schools, AP exam, Bo Diddley Community Plaza, Clean Water Act, EPA, Florida Republicans, Gainesville ice skating, Gainesville man shot, GPD, metal detectors, Miami-Dade schools, Newtown, Sandy Hook, Will Weatherford | Leave a comment

Small Town Tries To Cope With Unimaginable Tragedy

By News from NPR on December 15th, 2012 | Last updated: December 15, 2012 at 8:47 am

Newtown, Conn. is the kind of place where the biggest thing that happens is the Labor Day parade. Now, that peace has been shattered and residents are trying to make sense of what happened after a gunman opened fire in an elementary school, killing at least 20 children and six adults.