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Las Vegas shooting survivors say comfort dog was shot, killed

A Washington state family that survived the mass shooting last year at a Las Vegas concert says a neighbor shot and killed the dog they got to deal with stress and anxiety from the attack.

Texas church gunman sent hostile text messages before attack

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says the man who opened fire on a Baptist church in Sutherland Springs had mental health problems, violent tendencies and a connection to the community “that would come to light” over the coming days.

Idaho man arrested in death of decapitated Nevada woman

An Idaho ranch hand has been arrested as a suspect in the killing of an Elko County woman after sheriff’s deputies say he led them earlier this week to her severed head buried a mile from where her decapitated body was found in northeast Nevada’s high desert a month ago.

Cities explore 911 texting after Orlando nightclub attack

With gunshots ringing out just feet away, Eddie Justice hid in a bathroom in the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and frantically texted his mother for help. “Call police,” he wrote. “I’m gonna die.”

 
Sexting leads to suspensions, investigation at Colorado high school — VIDEO

Widespread circulation of hundreds of sexually explicit photos among students at a Colorado high school via text messages has triggered a criminal investigation, multiple suspensions and the forfeiture of a football game, officials said on Friday.