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Monday 08/21/2017
Police: 3-year-old expected to survive after shooting self Posted: 21 August 2017 [09:42 AM] HARTFORD - Officials say a 3-year-old Connecticut boy is expected to survive after he shot himself in the shoulder with his father's…
Motorcyclist dies after crashing into office building Posted: 21 August 2017 [09:39 AM] NORWICH - Police say a Connecticut man has died after crashing his motorcycle into an office building. Police say 23-year-old Anthony Caruso…
Bridgeport man to be sentenced for sex trafficking teen girl Posted: 21 August 2017 [09:38 AM] HARTFORD - A Bridgeport man is facing sentencing for forcing a 17-year-old girl into prostitution at motels in southern Connecticut. Brandon Williams…
Sunday 08/20/2017
Connecticut tax-free shopping week begins today Posted: 20 August 2017 [02:41 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut's sales-tax-free week kicks off this weekend as parents and students get ready for the new school year. The 17th…
Friday 08/18/2017
Police: man stole cash, credit cards from grieving family Posted: 18 August 2017 [02:28 PM] VERNON - Police say a man stole credit cards and cash from a Vernon family grieving the loss of a relative. Miguel…
Police: 2 bodies found in Waterbury residence Posted: 18 August 2017 [02:19 PM] WATERBURY - Police are investigating after the bodies of two women were found in a residence in Waterbury. Deputy Police Chief Fernando…
Malloy plan would eliminate school aid to 85 districts Posted: 18 August 2017 [02:19 PM] HARTFORD - Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Friday announced a new spending plan that would eliminate state education aid to 85 school…
Police charge man with improperly touching, assaulting child Posted: 18 August 2017 [02:14 PM] MERIDEN - A Connecticut man has been charged with improperly touching a child over the course of five years. Meriden police say…
'Spectacular' autumn foliage is forecast for New England Posted: 18 August 2017 [11:46 AM] BOSTON - New England's fall foliage forecast is looking so fine it's enough to make a maple leaf blush. For the first…
Man suspected of killing cousin in Connecticut caught in Missouri Posted: 18 August 2017 [11:43 AM] NEW LONDON - A Connecticut man charged in the fatal shooting of his cousin in April has been arrested in Missouri. The…
Man pleads guilty to trafficking teenage girls Posted: 18 August 2017 [11:41 AM] HARTFORD - A man accused of recruiting three teenage girls to engage in prostitution at various Connecticut hotels has pleaded guilty to…
Thursday 08/17/2017
Cafe no longer being probed in death of broadcaster's wife Posted: 17 August 2017 [04:49 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut officials say they have closed an investigation of a restaurant after finding no violations in connection with a car…
Parents of Newtown victims want to know if teachers had keys Posted: 17 August 2017 [03:07 PM] HARTFORD - Lawyers for the parents of two children killed in the Newtown school shooting are demanding to see evidence that two…
Judge orders dog owner to pay attack victim $130,000 Posted: 17 August 2017 [03:04 PM] WATERBURY - A judge has ordered a Connecticut dog owner to pay more than $130,000 to a girl bitten by the pet…
1 granted parole, 2 to remain in prison for 2010 killing Posted: 17 August 2017 [03:02 PM] NEW LONDON - One of the people convicted in the 2010 death of a New London man killed as he walked home…
Person struck, killed by train in Connecticut Posted: 17 August 2017 [09:54 AM] FAIRFIELD - A person has been struck and killed by a train in Connecticut. A spokeswoman for Metro-North says the person was…
Man charged with murder after parking space dispute Posted: 17 August 2017 [09:52 AM] BRIDGEPORT - A Connecticut man accused of fatally shooting another man after a dispute over a parking space has been arraigned on…
Man sentenced to 30 months for selling heroin in lethal OD Posted: 17 August 2017 [09:50 AM] HARTFORD - A Connecticut man accused of selling heroin that led to a woman's overdose death last year has been sentenced to…
Police: 15-year-old boy charged with murder in death of man Posted: 17 August 2017 [09:48 AM] DANBURY - Police in Connecticut say a 15-year-old boy has been charged in the death of an 18-year-old man who was found…
Wednesday 08/16/2017
Connecticut man who threatened infant with rock captured Posted: 16 August 2017 [10:54 AM] NORWICH - A man police say threatened an infant with a large rock while robbing a Connecticut convenience store in January has…
Police: Retired officer recognized fake gun, foiled robbery Posted: 16 August 2017 [09:34 AM] NAUGATUCK - Police in Connecticut say an attempted robbery was foiled by the victim, a 74-year-old retired police officer, who recognized that…
Owner: Cafe probed in death of Chris Berman's wife was closed Posted: 16 August 2017 [09:32 AM] WOODBURY - The owner of Connecticut restaurant being investigated by alcohol regulators in connection with the car crash that killed the wife…
USDA recalls salad bowls due to incorrect gluten-free label Posted: 16 August 2017 [09:27 AM] WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is recalling thousands of chicken Caesar salad products sold at supermarkets throughout New England and…
Court: State can't vaccinate kids in temporary custody Posted: 16 August 2017 [09:25 AM] HARTFORD - The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state's child welfare agency cannot vaccinate children placed temporarily in its custody…
Tuesday 08/15/2017
Police refuse to say if accused troopers were disciplined Posted: 15 August 2017 [01:07 PM] HARTFORD - Connecticut State Police are citing “invasion of privacy” concerns in refusing to release the findings of an internal affairs investigation…
Mother and daughter accused of theft get locked in store, break glass to flee Posted: 15 August 2017 [01:05 PM] FAIRFIELD - Police say a Connecticut woman and her 12-year-old daughter were locked inside a convenience store by an employee who suspected…
Rocky Hill police investigating after reports of several gunshots being heard Posted: 15 August 2017 [11:40 AM] ROCKY HILL – Police in Rocky Hill are investigating after reports of several gunshots being heard. The shots were fired…
Cyclist in Farmington has close encounter with bear Posted: 15 August 2017 [09:17 AM] FARMINGTON - A bicyclist got a surprising companion while riding along a Connecticut rail trail. A spokesman for the state Department of…
Driver involved in earlier collision dies after another crash later that night Posted: 15 August 2017 [09:15 AM] FAIRFIELD - State police say a driver who had previously been involved in a crash with an off-duty state trooper has died…
Man pleads guilty to federal charge in lethal overdose case Posted: 15 August 2017 [09:11 AM] NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing heroin that caused a lethal overdose last year.…
Monday 08/14/2017
Man arrested on murder charge in apparent eyeglasses dispute Posted: 14 August 2017 [09:36 AM] HARTFORD - A Connecticut man suspected of killing another man during a dispute apparently over designer eyeglasses is being held on $1.5…
Man gets more than 12 years for sex trafficking 2 girls Posted: 14 August 2017 [09:33 AM] HARTFORD - Federal authorities say a Connecticut man is headed to prison for more than 12 years for the sex trafficking of…
Police ID woman killed in shooting that injured man Posted: 14 August 2017 [09:31 AM] STRATFORD - Police have identified a woman who was killed in a shooting that left a man seriously injured in Stratford. Police…
Several vigils planned in Connecticut after violent rally Posted: 14 August 2017 [09:29 AM] WEST HARTFORD - Several vigils are planned in Connecticut following violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, during a white supremacist rally. Three people were…
Officials: Exhumation of killers from vet cemeteries is rare Posted: 14 August 2017 [09:27 AM] HARTFORD - The recent exhumation of an Army Vietnam veteran's body from the Connecticut State Veterans Cemetery was a rare invocation of…
Rabbi charged with sex assault makes first court appearance Posted: 14 August 2017 [09:14 AM] NEW HAVEN - A Connecticut rabbi accused of repeatedly raping and molesting a teenage boy who was awarded $15 million in a…
Friday 08/11/2017
Posted: 11 August 2017 [09:31 PM] NEW MILFORD (AP) - Federal authorities say one person was killed and two others were hurt when a small plane crashed in western Connecticut. Authorities say the single-engine Cessna 172 crashed near a small private airport in New Milford just…
Posted: 11 August 2017 [09:28 PM] HARTFORD (AP) - The state Department of Transportation is providing new bus service to link UConn’s main campus in Storrs with downtown Hartford and the school’s health center in Farmington. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says that beginning Sunday the state…
1 dead in small plane crash in western Connecticut Posted: 11 August 2017 [12:31 PM] NEW MILFORD - Federal authorities say one person was killed and two others were hurt when a small plane crashed in western…
Man sentenced to federal prison for running drug ring in Connecticut Posted: 11 August 2017 [11:38 AM] BRIDGEPORT - A New York City man who officials say ran a Connecticut drug ring from behind bars has been sentenced to…
Police: 1 dead in crash after driver flees traffic stop Posted: 11 August 2017 [11:34 AM] Police: 1 dead in crash after driver flees traffic stop Eds: APNewsNow. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) - Police in Connecticut say they have…
Man whose kin died mysteriously unhurt in crash Posted: 11 August 2017 [11:32 AM] VERNON, Vt. - A Vermont man suspected of killing his millionaire grandfather and whose mother disappeared when they were on a fishing…
Likely Connecticut governor candidate recovering after brain surgery Posted: 11 August 2017 [11:29 AM] DANBURY - A Connecticut mayor and likely Republican candidate for governor has been released from the hospital after having surgery to remove…
Sexual assault reported at bookstore founded by Ralph Nader Posted: 11 August 2017 [11:27 AM] WINSTED - Connecticut police have arrested a man they say sexually assaulted two volunteer workers at a nonprofit bookstore founded by consumer…
State expands bus service between Storrs and Hartford Posted: 11 August 2017 [11:24 AM] HARTFORD - The state Department of Transportation is providing new bus service to link UConn's main campus in Storrs with downtown Hartford…
Thursday 08/10/2017
Teen involved in fatal crash has sentencing pushed back Posted: 10 August 2017 [03:40 PM] MERIDEN - A Connecticut teenager who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for his role in a deadly car crash will now be sentenced…
Caregiver receives 3 years in prison for theft from patient Posted: 10 August 2017 [12:54 PM] LITCHEFIELD - A Connecticut nurse's aide has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing at least $100,000 from a 72-year-old…
2nd man sentenced for killing sparked by spilled coffee Posted: 10 August 2017 [12:50 PM] STAMFORD - A second person has been sentenced for his role in the fatal stabbing of a man outside a Connecticut fast-food…
Ex-therapist from Farmington charged with sexually assaulting former patient Posted: 10 August 2017 [09:12 AM] FARMINGTON - Police in Connecticut say a former therapist has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman who was his patient. Daniel…