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'Truther' accused of harassing Sandy Hook staff faces judge By Megan Hamilton Bridgeport - A man who was arrested and stands accused of allegedly leaving harassing phone messages for Sandy Hook staff faced a judge on Wednesday and was ordered to undergo a mental health evaluation.

Adam Lanza's father's first interview since Sandy Hook killings By Arthur Weinreb Peter Lanza, Adam's father, has spoken publicly for the first time about his son and the deadly killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in December 2012.

Sandy Hook: State police publish thousands of files on massacre By Robert Myles Middletown - Connecticut State Police, Friday, released thousands of documents from their investigation into the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings which took place just over a year ago.

Ice-T narrates 'Assaulted: Civil Rights Under Fire' Documentary By Layne Weiss Ice-T is narrating a documentary called "Assaulted:Civil Rights Under Fire." The documentary focuses on the significance of the 2nd Amendment and the definition of an "assault rifle." It is set for a July 20 release.

Memorial service held for mother of Sandy Hook school shooter By Arthur Weinreb Kingston - A service to remember Nancy Lanza, mother and first victim of Adam Lanza who killed 26 people at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, was held in Kingston, New Hampshire.

Adam Lanza was bullied when he attended Sandy Hook Elementary By Owen Weldon According to a new report, Adam Lanza, the man responsible for killing 20 kids and 6 adults at Sandy Hook elementary school in Connecticut, was bullied when he attended the school as a student.

Sandy Hook DA keeps witness name secret due to fears for 'safety' By Ralph Lopez CT State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky, again asked a judge to redact the name, or names, of at least one witness "cooperating" with the investigation due to fears for "their personal safety and well-being."

Parents of Newtown victim Emilie Parker met with Adam Lanza's dad By Yukio Strachan As part of their search for understanding and grieving process, the parents of murdered 6-year-old Emilie Parker met with the father of Adam Lanza, the shooter who murdered 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

AP slams police on Sandy Hook secrecy, withholding 911 call tapes By Ralph Lopez In an unusual broadside against Connecticut police and CT state prosecutors, the world's leading news service, the Associated Press (AP,) has criticized the denial of its Freedom of Information Act requests regarding the Sandy Hook shooting.

Review: ‘America’s Gun Addiction’ Special By Alexander Baron Last night, the BBC screened a documentary about the Sandy Hook massacre and America's gun culture. No one who watched it will be surprised how easy it is for people who shouldn't get their hands on guns to do just that.

CBS: Adam Lanza wanted to kill more people than Norwegian shooter By Arthur Weinreb Yesterday, the network quoted unnamed police sources as saying Lanza might have been obsessed with Anders Breivik and wanted to murder more than the 77 people the Norwegian did. Connecticut State Police deny the report.

Op-Ed: A little too soon? Newtown-related TV movie sparks controversy By Abigail Prendergast Director Jonathan Bucari has landed himself in some hot water after proposing a film shoot in Ridgefield, Conn. which is less than 20 miles away from Newtown. Despite claims that the movie is not directly based on the event, it sparked controversy.

Sandy Hook DA cites 'potential suspects,' fears witness safety By Ralph Lopez Connecticut State's Attorney Stephen Sedensky has argued that unsealing warrants in the Sandy Hook case might "seriously jeopardize" the investigation by disclosing information known only to other "potential suspects."

Social Security records show Newtown shooter dead before massacre By Eric Morales Conspiracy theorists have more suspicions to raise, a simple search of death records from the Social Security Death Index shows that Adam Lanza was recorded dead a day before the Newtown school massacre.

CNN video of police charge at Sandy Hook is not Sandy Hook By Ralph Lopez At the words "they arrived to carnage," the CNN Anderson Cooper report cuts to helicopter footage of seven police officers charging across a parking lot and toward a school. It is breaking news coverage of the Sandy Hook shooting just hours earlier.

DNA tests ordered for Lanza while psych med questions unanswered By Ralph Lopez Wayne Carver, Chief Medical Examiner for the State of CT, has ordered controversial DNA tests on suspected Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza which critics say could end up stigmatizing sufferers of autism, and contribute little understanding to the case..

Dad claims Newtown shooter Adam Lanza's body, burial kept secret By Yukio Strachan Newtown - Peter Lanza, the reportedly estranged father of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter, Adam Lanza, claimed his son's body Thursday, a family spokesman said.

Newtown shooter's brother reportedly said: 'I am a victim' By Yukio Strachan Ryan Lanza, the older brother of Newtown shooter Adam Lanza, who was initially misidentified as the shooter, has broken his silence saying he too is a "victim," as he has lost both his mother and a brother that he loved.

Psychiatrists: Psych meds 'cause' violence, Lanza record awaited By Ralph Lopez Psychiatrists have come forward to assert that certain psychiatric medications, such as those known as SSRIs, are almost certainly the chemical cause of a large number of instances of random violence and suicide in which SSRIs have been present.

Op-Ed: More guns not the answer after Newtown school shooting By Gemma Fox Newtown - A week after 20 children and 6 teachers were massacred by a gun-toting 20-year-old in Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut, the National Rifle Association (NRA) has finally said a few words.

NRA suggests armed police at schools, blames movies and music By Brandi Fleeks Washington - One week after the Newtown massacre, National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre suggested placing armed guards at every school in the U.S. saying, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun, is a good guy with a gun."

Neighbor says Lanza was on meds, links between SSRIs and violence By Ralph Lopez As the world continues to search for answers to the senseless violence and police say they are leaving no stone unturned, reports surface on the links between certain psychiatric medications and homicidal violence.

Experts & Parents: Don't blame autism for the Newtown Tragedy By Can Tran With talks about Adam Lanza having something like autism or Asperger's, parents of children with such conditions & medical experts have rejected the notion that the condition is to blame for Sandy Hook.

Adam Lanza damaged his hard drive before Sandy Hook massacre By JohnThomas Didymus Police say that before he went on the deadly rampage at Sandy Hook School, Adam Lanza, in what is now being alleged evidence of premeditation in his crime, damaged his computer hard drive, making it difficult for investigators to extract information.

Video: Blog post 'I am Adam Lanza's Mother' goes viral By JohnThomas Didymus A blog post by Liza Long (not her real name), a mother of four children from Boise, Idaho, titled "I am Adam Lanza's Mother," in which she opens up, describing the challenges of raising her mentally disturbed son has gone viral online.

Op-Ed: Strike while the iron is hot on gun control and save lives By Patrick Devaney Newtown - Another day, another gun-toting disaster in the United States of America as the nation comes to terms with the latest tragedy. But when your first thought upon this catastrophe is ''not again,'' you know there is something seriously wrong in this society.

Adam Lanza's mother was a 'survivalist' who stockpiled food, guns By JohnThomas Didymus Questions asked about the source of the weapons and ammunition Adam Lanza used in his killing spree has led to the revelation that his mother, Nancy Lanza, was a survivalist who stockpiled food, water, guns and ammunition in fear of "global collapse."

Newtown students heard principal's murder over school's PA system By Yukio Strachan Newtown - Instead of hearing the usual announcements over the intercom Friday morning, the 630 students at Sandy Hook Elementary School heard something else: the murder of their principal.

Gun rights advocates blame Adam Lanza's medication By Victoria N. Alexander In several speculative reports following the massacre of children at Sandy Hook Elementary, defenders of the Second Amendment claim that Lanza was likely on medication which may have caused his homicidal behavior.

Adam Lanza quarreled with four teachers day before he shot three By JohnThomas Didymus Reports say that Adam Lanza visited the school the day before the massacre and was involved in an altercation with four members of the school staff. He killed three of the staff members the next day, the fourth escaped because she was not at school.

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