Sandy Hook

A Connecticut judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Chris Mattei, the lawyer for those families, spoke with NBC Connecticut’s Dan Corcoran about the ruling.

A Connecticut judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

To honor what would have been Chase Kowalski’s 16th birthday this Sunday, his parents made a $20,000 donation to a program at the Waterbury YMCA to help kids there get the early education they need.

Chase Michael-Anthony Kowalski would have turned 16 this Sunday.  His life was cut short on December 14, 2012 in the Sandy Hook school shooting. “He lives on in the hearts of children,” said his mother, Rebecca Kowalski, breaking down in tears while presenting a check to the Greater Waterbury YMCA. He’s a Halloween baby. He’s our little pumpkin. Thursday, in…

A Texas judge has found Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones liable for damages in three defamation lawsuits brought by the parents of two children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre over his claims that the shooting was a hoax. Judge Maya Guerra Gamble in Austin, home of Infowars, entered default judgments against Jones, Infowars and other…

Several families suing Remington Arms filed a motion to keep school records sealed for five children and four educators who died in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. In a recent subpoena, Remington Arms petitioned the court to release what Sandy Hook parents’ lawyer Joshua Koskoff calls “protected information.” This includes employment files as well as kindergarten and first…

In Southington, it was a day of remembrance and unity in the community. It’s that passion that is behind the 8th annual Race for Chase.

In Southington, it was a day of remembrance and unity in the community. It’s that passion that is behind the 8th annual Race for Chase. The race is named after Chase Kowalski, who was 7 years old when he passed away in the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Nearly a decade later, his parents and community are continuing to…

Two insurance companies for Remington Arms the firearm company going through bankruptcy offered millions to settle a lawsuit filed by nine families affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shootings.

Remington Arms has offered nine Sandy Hook families a settlement to end the families’ lawsuit surrounding the 2012 massacre at the elementary school.

The maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting has offered some of the victims’ families nearly $33 million to settle their lawsuit over how the company marketed the firearm to the public. Lawyers for now-bankrupt Remington filed the offers late Tuesday in Waterbury Superior Court in Connecticut. The nine families suing the company, who are being offered nearly...

A memorial to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown is finally nearing construction, after nearly eight years of discussion and planning

A plan to memorialize the 26 people killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting is nearing its final stages. Residents in Newtown are scheduled to view a final presentation during a public forum Monday evening. They’ll vote on the $3.7 million project at the end of the month. The memorial was designed by SWA, a San Francisco-based architectural firm. It…

Governor Ned Lamont is directing all flags be lowered to half-staff in remembrance of the Sandy Hook tragedy. Flags are to be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Monday, Dec. 14 in honor of the 20 children and six adults who were killed eight years ago during the Sandy Hook shooting in Newtown. “The memories of the twenty…

Over 175 people had their lives cut short by gun violence this year in Connecticut. And while they may be lost, one local organization is making sure that those lives are not forgotten and that Connecticut continues to be in the forefront of the fight against gun violence. Connecticut Against Gun Violence, or CAGV, is holding a vigil Monday to…

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a sanction against Infowars host Alex Jones over an angry outburst on his web show against an attorney for relatives of some of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims, who are suing him for defamation.

A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents, authorities said. Wolfgang Halbig, 73, was arrested Monday on a charge that he was in unlawful possession of another person’s identification, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. Halbig was a guest...

A day after taking home the Class LL football state championship in dramatic fashion, the Newtown High School Nighthawks grabbed the national spotlight on NBC’s Sunday Night Football.

There was a sure sign of strength on the field as the Newtown High School football team won the Class LL State Championship against Darien on the 7th anniversary of the Sandy Hook tragedy. In a dramatic turn of events, the Nighthawks scored a 36-yard touchdown during the final play of the game and finished with a score of 13-7….

Seven years after the shooting in Sandy Hook, community members came together in Hartford to remember all people killed by gun violence. More than 50 people of all different backgrounds ages, including those impacted by gun violence, thought about the impact the violence has had on their loved ones and beyond. Those we heard from say this is not just…