Across America, US|News|
Shots Fired At Hug High School In Reno, NV, Police Say
Police released few details about the incident, but witnesses said a school resource officer shot a student who was wielding a knife.

Hi, I'm Marc Torrence. I work on the product team at Patch. You can reach me at marc@patch.com or @marctorrence on Twitter.
Police released few details about the incident, but witnesses said a school resource officer shot a student who was wielding a knife.

Jody Smith of the Georgia Southwestern State University Police Department died following the shooting in Americus, Georgia.
In hiring Taggart, Oregon went with a young, but unproven, coach instead of one with championship pedigree.
The president-elect made his second stop on his tour of swing states Tuesday evening.
Local fire officials were working on rescuing people who may be trapped.
A weed business from Thompson's widow, Anita Thompson, will feature the same cannabis strains smoked by Thompson himself.
Two more people were injured after the pickup truck crashed into the building Thursday afternoon.
Aldrin was part of a tourist group visiting the South Pole.
The police killing in Charlotte, North Carolina, that set off days of protests was justified, and no charges will be filed.
The school sent out an alert Wednesday morning warning of an active shooter but later corrected the report was inaccurate.
Trump's first stop will be in one of the swing states that helped win him the White House.
Back by popular demand, Patch is live-blogging the best deals on Amazon Echo, Fitbits, TVs, Nest thermostats and more.
Anyone making less than $47,476 won't be getting mandatory overtime pay next month.
The president-elect on climate change, conflicts of interest, the Clintons and more.
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach posed for a photo with Trump. He forgot to cover up the first page of his first-year plan.
Need some fresh holiday gift ideas? Here's what Patch readers are buying.
The firing followed two lopsided losses to open the final round of World Cup qualifying.
The winner of Wednesday's Powerball drawing will take a big chunk of change.
The president-elect had argued during the campaign season that he would not settle the case because it was an easy win.
Harambe was shot and killed in May after a child fell into his exhibit at the Cincinnati Zoo.