WHITE RIVER JUNCTION -- The night before he shuffled into court in shackles to face a murder charge, Thomas M. Day had downed two mixed drinks and was working on his third when he held a gun in his hand and asked one of his closest friends a question. ... - By ALAN J. KEAYS Herald Staff

DUNN A police officer has been suspended without pay for three days and will undergo a psychiatric evaluation after pointing a gun at a small-business owner during a traffic stop last week.

Six months ago, Florence police officer Keith Robinson found himself in a gun-fight.

Fifteen-year-ol d Darnell Nelson wore a mask and carried an unloaded pistol into the Stylish Beauty Plus store on Jan. 15. Christopher Cameron, 21, also wore a mask, but his gun was loaded, Assistant Franklin County Prosecutor James Lowe said.

Hunter Jim Zumbo has written over 1,500 articles in major outdoor magazines. But a single comment has virtually ended his career. Plus, find out who the longest jailed journalist in this country is. Melissa McNamara reports.

Six weeks before his deadly rampage at Trolley Square mall, Sulejman Talovic proudly showed three young relatives the 12-gauge shotgun, .38-caliber revolver and black backpack of ammunition he had collected. None of the three teenagers, skeptical of Talovic's claim that he was "hustling& quot; for a local gang, thought to alert Talovic's parents or police.

TAMPA, Fla. -- When most players are reassigned to the minor-league camp by the Yankees, it's a simple matter of packing their clothes, cleats and gloves in a big blue duffel bag and hauling them out to the parking lot.