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2013 Big East tournament (credit: Chris Chambers/Getty Images)

Old Big East To Become ‘American Athletic Conference’

The conference announced the decision Wednesday after university presidents approved the new moniker earlier in the day.

2013/04/04

Calif. Teachers Fund Moves To Divest From Companies That Make Assault Weapons

The nation’s largest teacher pension fund took the first step Wednesday toward divesting from companies that make guns and high-capacity ammunition magazines that are illegal in California.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/09

SoCal Man Allegedly Posted On Facebook That He Had Guns, Incentive To Kill Kindergartners

A 24-year-old Pomona man’s alleged violent Facebook threats against Los Angeles elementary school students in December have been made public.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/09

LA Board Of Supervisors Support Federal Ban On Assault Weapons

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to support the reinstatement of a 1994 federal ban on assault weapons in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., elementary school massacre.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/08

Police will have an increased presence on middle and elementary school campuses throughout LA beginning tomorrow. (credit: CBS)

Increased Police Presence Begins Monday For LAUSD Campuses In Wake Of Newtown School Shootings

Los Angeles Unified School District campuses reopened Monday after winter break Monday with tighter security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2013/01/07

Huge Crowds Expected At First Local Gun Show Since Newtown Shootings

Huge crowds are expected this weekend at the first local gun show since the Newtown shootings.

2013/01/04

Campaign Against Toy Guns Renewed Following Sandy Hook Tragedy

A crusade against toy guns that began in 1987 is being re-launched following the elementary school shooting in Connecticut that left dozens dead.

2012/12/26

Only On CBS2: Nurse Needs Help Preparing Therapeutic Toys For Sandy Hook Students

A local nurse is praying for a Christmas miracle. Linda West has been asked by a Sandy Hook Elementary crisis counselor to prepare hundreds of plush toys for the children affected by the shooting massacre in Connecticut, and she needs help.

2012/12/19

Cruz Visits Family Of Jack Pinto In Newton, Connecticut

New York Giants receiver Victor Cruz has visited the home of the 6-year-old Connecticut shooting victim who was buried in a replica Cruz jersey.

2012/12/18

Weapons Used In Conn. Shooting Sold In SoCal?

Are the weapons that were used in the Conn. school shooting sold in Southern California?

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/18

Northridge Man Buys 100 Cups Of Coffee For Newtown Residents

A Northridge man paid for 100 cups of coffee to be given to the grieving residents of Newtown, Conn., on Monday.

CBS2 / KCAL9–2012/12/17

Anaheim Residents Hold Vigil For Victims Of Conn. Mass Shooting

Anaheim was one of the many cities Monday remembering last week’s massacre that ended so many young lives at a Connecticut elementary school.

2012/12/17

Parishioners pay their respects to the victims of an elementary school shooting while arriving for mass at St Rose of Lima Church in Newtown, Connecticut, December 16, 2012. A young gunman slaughtered 20 small children and six teachers on December 14,2012 after walking into a school in an idyllic Connecticut town wielding at least two sophisticated firearms. (credit: EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images)

Ways To Help Those Affected By Connecticut School Shooting

A number of aid organizations and local mental health professionals are galvanizing to help those affected by the Connecticut school shooting and asking for the public’s financial support.

2012/12/17

LAPD Chief Announces New Plan To Protect LA Schools

LAPD Chief Charlie Beck announced a new program Monday to increase security at more than 600 L.A. schools in the wake of the school massacre in Newtown, Conn.

2012/12/17

NFL To Honor Shooting Vicitms Of Sandy Hook Elementary

Before every NFL game on Sunday, teams will take a moment of silence, prior to the national anthem, to reflect on the tragedy that happened in the small town of Newton, Connecticut.

2012/12/15