Claire Galofaro, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

A Louisville Metro Police technician photographs bullet holes in the front glass of the Old National Bank building in Louisville, Ky., on Monday.

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Police: 4 killed in shooting at downtown Louisville bank

by Dylan Lovan Associated Press, and Claire Galofaro Associated PressApril 10, 2023

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A 23-year-old bank employee armed with a rifle opened fire at his Louisville workplace Monday morning, killing four people — including a close friend of the governor — while livestreaming the attack, authorities said.“Let’s be clear…

Amanda Madden sprays champagne as people celebrate at Black Lives Matter Plaza after CNN called the race in favor of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden over Pres. Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Washington. His victory came after more than three days of uncertainty as election officials sorted through a surge of mail-in votes that delayed the processing of some ballots. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Elation and anger in the streets as Biden declared winner

by Claire Galofaro Associated PressNovember 7, 2020

Emergency crews respond to a fatal crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Mount Pleasant Township early Sunday morning, Jan. 5, 2020. Multiple people were killed early Sunday in a crash involving a passenger bus, two tractor-trailers and passenger vehicles in Pennsylvania, officials said. (WPXI TV via AP)

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Five dead, 60 injured in Pennsylvania Turnpike crash

by Mark Scolforo The Associated Press, and Claire Galofaro The Associated PressJanuary 5, 2020

Lynn Wencus of Wrentham holds a sign with a picture of her son Jeff and wears a sign of others’ loved ones lost to OxyContin and other opioids during a protest at Purdue Pharma LLP headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Aug. 17, 2018.

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‘Blood money’? Purdue deal relies on opioid sales

by Geoff Mulvihill Associated Press, and Claire Galofaro Associated PressSeptember 17, 2019

HOLD FOR PATRICK SISON FOR THE PROJECT -- A woman holds a bottle labeled in protest of Purdue Pharma LLP outside their headquarters in Stamford, Conn., Friday, Aug. 17, 2018. Cheyl Juaire organized the protest outside the company headquarters by family and friends who have lost loved ones to OxyContin and opioid overdoses. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

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Moms of the dead from drugs: ‘Where is the outrage for us?’

by Claire Galofaro Associated PressJanuary 28, 2019

Maine Johnson with the city's communications department, takes photos of the Cape Fear River after its projected time of cresting in Fayetteville, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

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Thousands still wait to go home

by Claire Galofaro Associated Press, and Jeffrey Collins Associated PressSeptember 19, 2018

Nathan Jordan, 18, a senior student at Alvin High School, sobs during a service at the Arcadia First Baptist Church two days after a shooting that killed 10 people at the Santa Fe High School, Sunday, in Santa Fe, Texas.

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Mourners grieve school shooting victims

by Juan A. Lozano Associated Press, and Claire Galofaro Associated PressMay 20, 2018

Marshall County High School students are escorted to retrieve their vehicles by emergency responders after a deadly shooting at the school in Benton, Ky., Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP)

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Mother: School shooting took life of a ‘perfect sweet soul’

by Claire Galofaro Associated Press, Kristin M. Hall Associated Press, and Dylan Lovan Associated PressJanuary 25, 2018

Paul Johnson points to the flood water line on his truck in the San Marco neighborhood in Jacksonville, Fla., Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. Johnson tried to drive his prized posession truck out of the flood but it sputtered and died and still wouldn't turn on hours later. The nature of Irma’s eye, its wide girth and especially its path made its storm surge seem somewhat strange with far off Jacksonville getting hit hard while parts of western Florida got off lighter than expected. (AP Photo/Claire Garafolo)

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Irma’s girth and path made for a bizarre Florida storm surge

by Seth Borenstein Associated Press, and Claire Galofaro Associated PressSeptember 12, 2017

Luis Garcia, right, packs a car that he and five other members of his extended family will use to evacuate north from their home in Miami Beach, Fla, Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Cuba evacuated tourists from beachside resorts and Floridians emptied stores of plywood and bottled water after Hurricane Irma left at least 20 people dead and thousands homeless on a devastated string of Caribbean islands and spun toward Florida for what could be a catastrophic blow this weekend. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Irma bears down on Florida, more than 5M told to flee coast

by Curt Anderson Associated Press, and Claire Galofaro Associated PressSeptember 8, 2017