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Austin

Austin City Council Votes to Lower Occupancy Limits

KUT Staff

The Austin City Council had a long day at the dais yesterday, with a meeting that sputtered along for the better part of 15 hours."Stealth dorms," fee…

Brittany Carter, of Bowie, MD., (left) Jibri Johnson, of Landon, MD., (center) and Bryan Beard of Washington D.C. hold candles in remembrance of the 12 victims killed in a shooting at the Washington Navy Yard earlier in the day.

Crime & Justice

Attack At The Navy Yard: Gunman And 12 Victims Killed

Mark Memmott

Authorities have released a partial list of victims. The dead suspect was identified as Aaron Alexis, a 34-year-old, full-time Navy reservist from New York.

Austin

Under Chief Acevedo, Different Reactions to Police Shootings

Joy Diaz

Last month, there were two officer-involved shootings in the Austin area. But the community reacted differently than it had in a not-so-distant past.…

The entrance to the U.S. Marine Corps Base Quantico on Friday.

Politics

Three Marines Killed In Shooting At Base In Virginia

Eyder Peralta

Officials at Marine Base Quantico said an active-duty Marine shot and killed two, before turning the gun on himself.

Special Coverage

What Gun Control Could Look Like

Alan Greenblatt

The stage appears to be set for a renewed debate about gun control. The NRA and other proponents of gun owners' rights have been silent in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings, but many will question the benefits of possible restrictions.

Connecticut State Police spokesman Lt. J. Paul Vance.

Special Coverage

Details Of Newtown Shootings 'Too Difficult To Discuss' Now, Police Say

Mark Memmott

Investigators have a huge amount of evidence to process, State Police Lt. J. Paul Vance says. And, "I'm not going to lie to you," he adds: What's being discovered about the shootings that left 20 children and six adults dead are disturbing.

Special Coverage

Watch: President Obama Speaks at the Newtown, Conn. Vigil

Wells Dunbar, Texas Standard

Last night, President Barack Obama spoke at a vigil in Newtown, Connecticut. The Newtown community was struck by a tragic school shooting on Friday that…

Stuffed animals and a sign calling for prayer lay at the base of a tree near the Newtown Village Cemetery in Newtown, Conn., on Monday, in remembrance of the victims of the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

Special Coverage

Funerals Begin In Newtown, Investigation Continues

Mark Memmott

Six-year-olds Jack Pinto and Noah Pozner — two of the 20 first-graders killed Friday when a gunman stormed Sandy Hook Elementary School — are to be remembered today. Funerals for their classmates and the six adults who were gunned down will continue all week. So will the investigation.

Parishioners attend a prayer service at Saint Johns Episcopal Church near Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

Special Coverage

In Connecticut: Prayers, Grief, Questions And Stories Of Heroism

Mark Memmott

Live updates about one of the worst mass murders in U.S. history — the attack on an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Twenty young children and six adults were murdered. The man identified as the killer and one other person at a home in Newtown are also dead.

Men and women hold candles in vigil outside St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church during a healing service held in for victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., on Friday.

Special Coverage

In Grief-Stricken Newtown, Vigils And Support For Victims And Families

Bill Chappell

Hours after a Connecticut community was upended by a deadly gun assault on elementary school students and staff, residents sought to support one another and grieve. Churches and public spaces became the settings for vigils, as the shocking loss of 20 children and 7 adults echoed through Newtown, Conn.