WASHINGTON (AP) — One year after being shot in the head, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords M.A. ’96 (D-Ariz.) is on a mission to return to the job she so clearly loved.

Police are investigating a fatal shooting at the Chestnut Hill Apartments Thursday morning that officials said was likely related to a drug robbery.

Police arrested an Ithaca man in Killeen, Texas, on Tuesday who was wanted for attempted murder and felony weapons possession.

State Police released the name Tuesday of the man who was shot and killed by Ithaca Police last week. Keith Shumway, a 20-year-old from Ithaca, was killed after he “violently attacked” another officer, police said.

Russell Blackman was shot at least three times on the 500 block West Green Street early Saturday morning.

Police are investigating a fatal shooting early Tuesday morning at 301 Maple Ave. Police are continuing their investigation.

A man was shot and killed by Ithaca police yesterday after hitting a police officer with his vehicle. The incident, which took place in the parking lot of Pete’s Grocery on West Buffalo Street, occurred after police approached the man and attempted to take him into custody as part of a narcotics investigation.

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The Virginia attorney general's office says two families have sued the state on the second anniversary of the mass killings at Virginia Tech.

Relatives of slain students Julie Pryde and Erin Peterson filed the lawsuits in Fairfax County Circuit Court on Thursday, which was the deadline.

They were the only families who did not agree to an $11 million settlement with the state last June. Student Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people before fatally shooting himself. University officials have been criticized for how they handled the incident.

A spokesman for Attorney General Bill Mims confirms the lawsuits were filed but says he can't provide details.

Virginia Tech spokesman Larry Hincker says he's aware of the lawsuits. Messages were left for the families.

The shooting in Binghamton that left the small city reeling in its wake has a connection to the neighboring Cornell community.

Teacher Roberta King, who was killed inside the  American Civic Association while substituting for an English as a Second Language class, left behind 17 grandchildren, including Ilisa Naukam ‘09. King was the mother of 10 children, five of whom went to Cornell, according to the Associated Press.

On Jan. 8, shots rang out on the 300 block of First Street, disturbing the usual peace and quiet of an Ithaca evening. Yesterday, the Tompkins County Grand Jury charged Caesar Slaughter, 52, with first-degree assault, according to the Ithaca Journal. Slaughter was also charged two counts of second-degree criminal possession for the alleged shooting, which wounded an Ithaca man.