Principal Dawn Lafferty Hochsprung just entered a Ph.D. program. She led a school district's strategic planning panel. She won a national school grant. She could be "a tough lady in the right sort of sense," a friend said.
When a gunman opened fire inside a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school Friday, he cut short 26 lives. Six women who worked at Sandy Hook Elementary were killed, in addition to 20 students -- 12 girls and eight boys.
As the horrific shootings in Newtown, Connecticut remain fresh in the minds of Americans, a big question is whether the deaths of 20 young children at Sandy Hook Elementary School will impact public opinion on gun control.
As news of the tragic shooting at a school in Newtown, Connecticut, rippled across the globe, Mari Lolarga found a candle in his home in the Philippines and lit it in honor of those who died.
The deaths of 16 children aged five and six together with their teacher in the Scottish town of Dunblane in 1996 was one of Britain's worst incidents of gun-related violence. The massacre stunned the country, but what did the UK do to try to prevent such a tragedy happening again?
DANBURY, Conn. (AP) - A spokesman for Western Connecticut State University says the man identified as the gunman who killed 26 children and adults in an elementary school took college classes when he was only 16.More>>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 8:54 AM EDT2013-06-19 12:54:45 GMT
A pet food company is issuing a recall because of a possible health risk to animals and humans. Nebraska-based Natura Pet Products is recalling specific lots of dry pet food because it mightMore >>
A popular pet food company is issuing a recall because of a possible health risk to animals and humans.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:36 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:36:54 GMT
A Nashville Cajun restaurant is currently closed for business with a sign hanging on the front door indicating taxes have not been paid. The sign says "seized for non-payment of Tennessee state taxes." ChapmanMore >>
A Nashville Cajun restaurant is currently closed for business with a sign hanging on the front door indicating taxes have not been paid. Morning Report More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:21 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:21:40 GMT
An suspected gunman is in custody after police say he opened fire because the victim knocked his hat off his head. The incident happened last month in the James Cayce Homes on South Seventh Street. DetectivesMore >>
An suspected gunman is in custody after police say he opened fire because the victim knocked his hat off his head. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:16:53 GMT
A high school homecoming queen and her mother are facing charges following a party at their home. Sara Lamb, 18, is accused of underage consumption. More >>
A high school homecoming queen and her mother are facing charges following a party at their home.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:09 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:09:09 GMT
Police say they had to chase a Thompson's Station man through two counties after he allegedly attacked a family member with a baseball bat. Williamson County investigators say 20-year-old Matthew KingMore >>
Police say they had to chase a Thompson's Station man through two counties after he allegedly attacked a family member with a baseball bat.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:05 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:05:46 GMT
The animal control office in Robertson County will be closed for the next several days due to a deadly virus detected in the animals there. Workers had to euthanize a dozen dogs who were infected withMore >>
The Animal Control office in Robertson County will be closed for the next several days due to a deadly virus detected in the animals there.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:33 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:33:22 GMT
Dangerous chemicals made for a dangerous situation Tuesday evening in south Nashville. Police discovered a suspected meth lab at a home on Celebration Way just before 8 p.m. No other information is immediatelyMore >>
Dangerous chemicals made for a dangerous situation Tuesday evening in south Nashville.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:36 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:36:54 GMT
A Nashville Cajun restaurant is currently closed for business with a sign hanging on the front door indicating taxes have not been paid. The sign says "seized for non-payment of Tennessee state taxes." ChapmanMore >>
A Nashville Cajun restaurant is currently closed for business with a sign hanging on the front door indicating taxes have not been paid. Morning Report More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:16 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:16:53 GMT
A high school homecoming queen and her mother are facing charges following a party at their home. Sara Lamb, 18, is accused of underage consumption. More >>
A high school homecoming queen and her mother are facing charges following a party at their home.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:33 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:33:22 GMT
Dangerous chemicals made for a dangerous situation Tuesday evening in south Nashville. Police discovered a suspected meth lab at a home on Celebration Way just before 8 p.m. No other information is immediatelyMore >>
Dangerous chemicals made for a dangerous situation Tuesday evening in south Nashville.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:32 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:32:16 GMT
A motorcyclist died after a crash along Interstate 40 Tuesday afternoon in Humphreys County. The single-vehicle wreck was reported near the exit for Cuba Landing. More >>
A motorcyclist died after a crash along Interstate 40 Tuesday afternoon in Humphreys County.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:21 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:21:40 GMT
An suspected gunman is in custody after police say he opened fire because the victim knocked his hat off his head. The incident happened last month in the James Cayce Homes on South Seventh Street. DetectivesMore >>
An suspected gunman is in custody after police say he opened fire because the victim knocked his hat off his head. More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 7:09 AM EDT2013-06-19 11:09:09 GMT
Police say they had to chase a Thompson's Station man through two counties after he allegedly attacked a family member with a baseball bat. Williamson County investigators say 20-year-old Matthew KingMore >>
Police say they had to chase a Thompson's Station man through two counties after he allegedly attacked a family member with a baseball bat.More >>
Tuesday, June 18 2013 10:16 PM EDT2013-06-19 02:16:48 GMT
A Grammy-winning R&B power house has canceled her stop in Nashville one night before the scheduled performance. Mary J. Blige's "Liberation Tour" was set to make a stop at Municipal Auditorium on Wednesday. RightMore >>
A Grammy-winning R&B powerhouse has canceled her stop in Nashville one night before the scheduled performance. More >>
