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Baltimore County students create 'Snowflakes for Sandy Hook' to show support for survivors of school shooting

As Howard County establishes a Joint Task Force on School Safety, other Laurel schools strengthen security measures already in place.

Citing the recent shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Havre de Grace City Council narrowly approved a $40,000 budget amendment to add two more school resource officers to its daily patrol through March.

Howard County's Joint Task Force on School Safety holds first community forum to gather input on improving school and community safety, almost a month after a mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School left 20 children and six teachers dead.

The School Safety Task Force established by the Howard County Public School System and Howard County Government is holding a community forum Jan. 8.

Mental health and law enforcement professionals say patients commonly wind up in emergency rooms and jails that are ill-equipped to handle their disorders, when earlier treatment might have prevented such crises.

Gordon Livingston on bereavement and the Newtown massacre

group's insistence that more guns are the answer to gun violence disqualifies it as a serious part of the debate about how to respond to the Sandy Hook massacre.

Apocalypse When? Well, 12:01 a.m. past us by (even in Mayan Time, otherwise known as Central Time) and the nothing really happened. Pessimists are still holding out hope though, guessing maybe it will happen at the end of long day's work right before your Christmas vacation starts.

Jules Witcover says the Newtown massacre revealed the perils of unfiltered information in the digital age

Josephine Grace "Joey" Gay, a 7-year-old child born in Columbia who died Dec. 14 in the Newtown, Conn., elementary school shooting, was recalled by her family for her "indomitable spirit," love of the color purple and her generosity.

More than 100 people, many of them children and teenagers, gathered in Bel Air's Shamrock Park Wednesday evening to honor the memory of the 27 people killed in last Friday's Newtown, Conn., school shootings.

It's the end of the world as we know and New Zealand feels fine. Yup, it's official the Mayan Apocalypse has snubbed Oceanian and the rest of the world will likely make it through Dec. 21 in one piece.

Gov. Martin O'Malley said Tuesday he will likely introduce a gun control package in the coming legislative session and reiterated his opposition to assault weapons like the one used in the Newtown massacre.

Schools in Harford County are taking a close look at their safety procedures to ensure their facility has protocols in place to help prevent a tragedy like the one in Newtown, Conn.

Schools in Harford County are doing what they can to not only protect the physical safety of their students, but also the emotional well-being after Sandy Hook tragedy

Howard County Executive Ken Ulman Monday announced the formation of a joint task force comprised of school, public safety and mental health professionals to address and increase school safety in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy.

After the past few days, America needs something to be mad at and quick. Luckily the NRA and Instagram have stepped in to help our rage cravings.

In the wake of the Newtown, Conn. school shooting, Baltimore County School Superintendent Dallas Dance called a press conference to assure families that county schools are being proactive on issues of safety and security.

Connecticut's Ryan Boatright and Omar Calhoun combined for 43 points — almost as many as the entire UMES team — and the host Huskies stayed unbeaten at home with an 84-50 win Monday in the schools' first meeting in men's basketball in 25 years.

Multiple students at Old Mill High School in Anne Arundel County were interviewed by administrators and school police on Monday after an unsubstantiated rumor began spreading through the hallways that a shooting was planned there Friday.

Legislation to ban assault weapons like the Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle used in the Newtown school massacre will be revived in Annapolis when the General Assembly convenes next month, according to leading lawmakers pushing to make the change.

Josephine Grace Gay had turned 7 three days before elementary school tragedy

I don't know what to do but hug my boys, pray for these families, light a candle, remember ... and to revel in every moment I can. Get chased by preschoolers. Write down my kids' funny quotes. Watch them learn and grow and be. Be present.

Days after the deadly Sandy Hook school shooting, the tragedy is still dominating news sites, social media and search traffic.

We've made it to the finale already; it seems like the season has gone quickly, but then again, if I have to hear Lisa say "I know what I have to do to win, but it goes against everything I believe in ..." I may stab myself in the ear with an ice pick.