Guns don't kill people. Arnold Schwarzenegger chasing down a camouflaged alien in the jungle kills people. I sincerely hope you haven't come to this conclusion after hearing about Alvaro Castillo, the 19-year-old who confessed that he killed his father, then fired shots at Orange High School last week.

Officials seek balance between security and access.

Newspapers are pretty good at covering the news. What happens when they become a part of the news?

The mother of Alvaro Castillo says her husband was not abusive, as her son claims in the video on which he confesses to killing his father.

Retirees work for school part-time.

Except for 112 absences Thursday, the day after the shooting at Orange High School went by mostly like any other, according to a spokeswoman.

My name is Alvaro Castillo and I am responsible for the school shooting in Orange High School, located in Hillsborough, NC. The videotape enclosed is not vulgar or obscene in any way. However, it may be disturbing.

On a homemade video, Alvaro Castillo confesses to shooting his father, then walks into a room and records the sheet-draped corpse.He says movie violence, school massacres and abuse at home shaped him.

On April 20, 1999, two teenagers killed 13 people at Columbine High School in Colorado before killing themselves. On the seventh anniversary of that massacre, Alvaro Rafael Castillo threatened to kill himself and was committed to UNC Hospitals.

Editorial:Security measures very likely saved lives at Orange High School this week when a teenage gunman opened fire.

Recordings of 911 calls show the confusion and the quick end of the high school shooting.

Two students at Orange High School are slightly injured in a shooting incident on the fourth day of school. Authorities charged Alvaro Rafael Castillo, 19, of Hillsborough, with first-degree murder in connection with the death of his father at home.