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Mt. Rainier ranger shot to death, gunman sought

By: MIKE BAKER 01/02/12 2:46 AM
Tactical teams searched Mount Rainier National Park's snowy terrain through the night for an armed gunman suspected in the shooting death of a park ranger, as other officers used the cover of darkness to evacuate dozens of tourists who had been kept for their safety at a visitors center. Read More

Police find body at Liege attacker's home

By: RAF CASERT 12/14/11 1:09 AM
The body of a woman has been found in the garage of the man who lobbed hand grenades and fired weapons into crowds in the Belgian city of Liege, killing four people and wounding 123, officials said Wednesday. Liege Prosecutor Daniele Reynders said the body of a woman in her forties was discovered during a search of Nordine Amrani's property, and that she was killed before Tuesday's murderous spree at Liege's main square. Read More

AP IMPACT: PSU culture explained away Sandusky

By: BRETT J. BLACKLEDGE 12/12/11 1:02 AM
PATERNO SANDUSKY
The warning signs were there for more than a decade, disturbing indicators that Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was breaching boundaries with young boys — or maybe worse. Read More

Va. Tech gunman kills officer, then found dead

By: ERIC TUCKER 12/08/11 11:59 AM
VA TECH SHOOTING
A gunman killed a police officer in a Virginia Tech parking lot Thursday and then apparently shot himself to death nearby in a baffling attack that shook up the campus nearly five years after it was the scene of the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history. Read More

No. 5 Syracuse romps over Colgate 92-47

By: DAN GELSTON 11/19/11 5:21 PM
Jim Boeheim
SYRACUSE, N.Y. Read More

Fine: Allegations are 'patently false'

By: JOHN KEKIS 11/18/11 1:29 PM
Andy Rautins, Jim Boeheim, Bernie Fine
Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine says allegations that he molested two former ball boys for years are "patently false." The school placed Fine on administrative leave Thursday "in light of the new allegations" and an investigation by the Syracuse City Police. Read More

SF drug arrests see steep plunge, while violent crime mostly steady

By: Ari Burack 10/30/11 4:00 AM
A huge drop in narcotics arrests citywide does not seem to have affected the overall rate of violent crime in The City, which has some observers calling into question traditional police philosophy linking drug activity and violence. Police statistics show a 25 percent drop in drug arrests this year over last, and a 6 percent decrease in overall violent crime. Drug arrests in 2010 were 39 percent off 2009 totals, while violent crime dropped 3 percent that year. Read More
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