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Local Districts React To Conn. School Shooting
BUTLER (KDKA) – In the wake of a tragic school shooting in Connecticut, one obvious question is are local schools any safer, or could the same thing happen here? Officials said these incidents are...
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How To Talk To Children After Tragedies
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Tragedies like Friday’s shooting at an elementary school in Connecticut can leave children involved terrified. But it can also scare any child who hears about it. One local expert...
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Security Expert: Preparedness Helps Saves Lives In Mass Shootings
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – At least 27 people were killed in an elementary school massacre in Connecticut when a 20-year-old man burst into his mother’s kindergarten classroom and opened fire Friday morning....
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At Least 27 Dead In Conn. Elementary School Shooting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) —At least 27 people are dead after a shooting rampage at a Connecticut elementary school Friday, CBS News reports. Connecticut State Police said they are assisting local police where...
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Friday’s NewsRadio 1020 KDKA Afternoon News: Conn. School Tragedy
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – The Friday Edition of the KDKA Afternoon News was completely devoted to covering the events of the Newtown, Conn. School Tragedy. Here’s what you missed: 3 p.m....
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Former FBI Agent: Difficult To Profile Mass Murderer
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – The shootings in Connecticut have many people in our area asking why and how someone could shoot innocent school children. Larry Likar, a former FBI agent who now teaches Justice...
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No Motive For Shooting Yet, Waiting On Evidence
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) –Officials are still trying to piece together a motive for the shooter who killed 26 children and adults at a Newtown, Conn. elementary school. CBS News reports that the gunman,...
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A Look At What Can Change After The School Shooting
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — After the school shooting in Connecticut, KDKA Radio’s Rob Pratte had a roundtable with Pittsburgh police officers and officials from security firms to talk about...
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Local Churches Hold Special Services After Conn. Massacre
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — As the nation mourns, people in our area are left reeling by the tragedy in Connecticut. Many places of worship are opening their doors, welcoming those who need a place to mourn....
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Newtown Schools To Offer Day Of Activities For Students
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Although Newtown schools will remain closed Monday, officials have decided to hold a supervised program for district students. Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson wrote a...
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First Funerals To Be Held Following Conn. School Shooting
NEWTOWN, Conn. (KDKA/AP) – A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 small victims of an elementary school gunman and debated when classes could resume – and...
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Family Psychologist Shares Thoughts On School Shooting, How To Talk To Kids
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) – How do we make sense of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn., where 20 elementary school students were murdered in a mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary...
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Conn. Shooting Has Local School Districts Re-Evaluating Security Policies
CARNEGIE (KDKA) — The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut has set off discussions at local schools about security. One of the largest districts in the area, Pittsburgh Public...
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Local Religious Leaders Discuss Sandy Hook Elementary Tragedy
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — It is nearly impossible to look at the photos of the children who died at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School and not ask, “Why would God allow this to happen?” or “Why do...
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Monday’s KDKA Afternoon News: Dec. 17, 2012
PITTSBURGH (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA) — Just in case you were busy Monday, or wanted to hear a segment of Monday’s KDKA Afternoon News one more time, here’s a recap of the highlights. KDKA Radio’s Bill...
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Local Congressmen On Gun Control In Wake Of Connecticut Shootings
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the wake of the latest mass killing of school children, many Americans feel exactly as the President when he spoke Sunday night at a memorial service in Connecticut. “We can’t...
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Sandy Hook Principal’s Cousin: “They Were Her Kids”
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — You’ve heard by now about Dawn Hochsprung, the principal of Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. She was killed when she confronted the gunman who invaded her school. Now,...
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Local Teachers Heartbroken Over Newtown Tragedy
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Teachers may have been hit especially hard by what happened in Newtown, Connecticut. “This is not easy,” said David Taylor, who teaches math to seventh graders at South Fayette...
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Dick’s Suspends Sales Of Some Guns
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In Newtown, Conn., tiny coffins and broken hearts have been seared into the national consciousness. In recognizing the unspeakable tragedy, Dick’s Sporting Goods has issued this...
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Lawrence County D.A. Planning County-Wide School Safety Summit
NEW CASTLE (KDKA) — The Lawrence County District Attorney tells KDKA he’s planning a county-wide school safety summit in early January in the wake of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School...
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Local Gun Stores Seeing Increase In Sales Since School Shooting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Owners of local gun stores say they’ve seen a dramatic increase in sales since the school shooting in Connecticut. Anthony Ogline, from Verona Gun Safe, says it began in the hours...
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F.O.P. Says It Can Help Local School Districts In Wake Of Conn. Shooting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the wake of the Connecticut massacre, many schools across the country are trying to figure out how to better protect students. Now, the local police union says it can help...
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Pittsburghers React To Obama’s Call For Action On Gun Violence
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Obama on Wednesday challenged Americans to rethink how we can reduce gun violence. “The fact that this problem is complex can no longer be an excuse for doing nothing. The...
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Pittsburgh School Superintendent Talks Security At Local Schools
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When a gunman killed 20 students and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Linda Lane says her first thoughts —...
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Sen. Casey Changes Course On Gun Control
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — With the Capitol flag flying at half-staff behind him, Sen. Bob Casey admitted that the killing of school children in Connecticut has affected his thinking on guns. “This moved me...
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New Gun Store’s Proximity To School Stirring Controversy In Local Neighborhood
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Guns sales are up. They have been throughout 2012. On a firing range, marksmen are testing shields for bulletproof backpacks that parents are buying for their kids. Manufacturers...
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Pittsburghers Weigh In After NRA’s News Conference
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The most powerful gun organization in the country is speaking out for the first time since the shooting massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. A few hours after...
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Local Rep. Sponsors Assault Weapon Ban Legislation
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — In the wake of Newtown, there is talk of an assault-style weapon ban in congress — and now one in Pennsylvania. “There will be a new assault weapons ban introduced in the state of...
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Obama Challenges Congress To Act To Reduce Gun Violence
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — President Obama’s anti-gun violence plan involves a combination of approaches, some of them controversial, involving guns, mental health and more police. Some the President can...
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Local Parents Honor Victims Of Sandy Hook School Shooting
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A group of local parents honored the victims of the Connecticut school shooting tragedy at a ceremony Downtown Saturday night. While, Newtown, Conn. is hundreds of miles away, it...
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