Published March 15, 2007 in issue 0611 of the HooK. In Charlottesville , March Madness has a slightly different meaning from the rest of the basketball-craz ed universe.

BLOOMINGTON -- Glenn Helgeland doesn't answer directly when he's asked why his annual Illinois Deer & Turkey Classic in Bloomington drew a record 20,500 people last year.

Mayor Street inspected the troops at the 12th Police District roll call for the cameras yesterday afternoon and announced a plan to flood the streets of violence-plague d Southwest Philadelphia with officers and social services.

Great Falls needs more police officers and firefighters, according to the city's police and fire chiefs. But how to pay for them is a big question. Police Chief Corky Grove told city commissioners Wednesday that his department has 80 sworn officers.

Less two months after Attorney General Alberto Gonzales announced increased federal resources to help New Orleans fight violent crime, the Violent Crime Impact Team (VCIT) led by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has charged more than 20 people with federal firearms violations and seized 30 guns, ATF Special Agent in Charge David Harper, U.S. Attorney Jim Letten and ...

Columbus police suspended enforcement of the citys assault-weapons ban yesterday as a new state law took effect, wiping out locally enacted gun controls across Ohio.

Judge Dale A. Kimball on Wednesday dismissed a federal lawsuit over guns on campus following a joint request for dismissal made by the University of Utah and the Utah Attorney General's Office. The request for the dismissal came after Gov. Jon M. Huntsman Jr. signed legislation Monday that allowed students to choose not to have roommates who hold concealed weapons permits.