How do you explain the unexplainable to children? Today, parents across the country, including myself, were faced with this -- fumbling over words while explaining the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown - located only 20 miles away from my own daughter's elementary school.
NOTE: This post will be continually updated as new information comes in. Video and photos are below. All times Eastern.
UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: Originally it was thought that Adam Lanza, the gunman, shot his mother at the Sandy Hook Elementary school, where she was a teacher's aide. ABC has learned that, in fact, Nancy Lanza was killed at her home (by her son) prior to the massacre. He then drove to the school, where he killed 20 children and six adults, before killing himself.
December 12, 2012 Johnny Manziel has not only become the face of Texas A&M, but the face of Texas sports in general. It's especially exciting for East Texans since the Heisman winner hails from Tyler. He has been all over the place lately, and his latest stop was night time television in New York City.
December 12, 2012 This past year was full of memorable moments. Some of them good, some heartbreaking, and some were just plain weird. Zeitgeist put together a video reviewing some of the most memorable moments from the past year. Hey, If the world is going to end this month, at least we went out with a bang.
Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter Saturday after the car he was driving crashed, killing his passenger, Jerry Brown Jr., a linebacker on the Cowboys' practice squad.
After a record-breaking first season, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel made history again Saturday night, becoming the first freshman ever to win the Heisman Trophy.
Region XIV basketball in East Texas is no joke. These junior college players often make their way to big-time colleges and even the NBA (i.e. Nick Van Exel, Jimmy Butler, Shawn Kemp and more).
Last night (Wednesday, Dec. 6) at Tyler Junior College, Daniel Skinner of Jacksonville College made a dunk that even made ESPN's SportsCenter.
A week ago, something quite amazing happened. No, it wasn't the Power ball winners. It was an act of kindness and a display of grit and determination, played out at a middle school wrestling match.
December 4, 2012 Football players are stereotyped as big, mean, and scary. We see them every week tackling other players to the ground. But sometimes the players who seem the biggest and scariest, are the most loveable with the biggest hearts. That's what Houston Texans WR Andre Johnson just proved.
We are all being flooded with every rendition of every Christmas carol ever written. Some will be sentimental. Some will be fun. Some even sexy, but none other is like this version of a Christmas favorite.
December 4, 2012 Round three of the high school football playoffs happened last weekend and quite a few East Texas teams survived and are moving one step closer to playing in Cowboys Stadium in Arlington for the state titles. Currently East Texas has 12 teams still in the playoffs.
