A car and a snow plow got into an accident in Torrington on Saturday. 

Police said the accident happened around 2 p.m. on Burr Mountain Road.

No injuries were reported. 

Saturday's snow caused some minor problems at Bradley Airport.

The airport remained open, but there were several flight cancellations and delays, according to an airport spokesperson.

Passengers were being encouraged to check the status of their flight with their airline or check for updates here.

A family targeted with a burning cross by a Ku Klux Klan leader-turned-priest says they are owed thousands of dollars more in compensation and that the Catholic church covered up the priest's past actions.

Phillip and Barbara Butler, who are now in their 70s, had just gotten married. They had some knowledge of racial tension in College Park, Maryland, where they bought a home and settled in.

Then, one night in January 1977, they were watching an episode of "Roots" when a neighbor called with terrifying news.

Phillip Butler, a Vietnam veteran, went outside and found a 8-foot cross burning on his lawn.

“I had come home. You’re happy to be home from Vietnam,” Phillip Butler said at a news conference Friday. “You didn’t expect nothing like this.”

William Aitcheson was convicted of burning of the cross and ordered by the courts to share the names of fellow KKK members and pay the Butlers $23,000. After a brief stint in prison, he left the state without meeting either condition.

Over the years, Aitcheson became ordained as a Catholic priest. He worked in Nevada before returning to St. Leo the Great Catholic Church in Fairfax, Virginia.

The Butlers and their lawyer accused Aitcheson of spreading racist beliefs during his time as a priest.

“He was teaching young kids -- young, impressionable kids -- that the Civil War was fought over state’s rights and not Confederacy. Then he’s leading young people in singing Dixie at a rally. And all of this happened while he was a priest,” the Butler’s lawyer, Ted Williams, said.

“The word Dixie and the song itself is very offensive to black people,” Williams said.

The Butlers didn’t discover their harasser worked less than 25 miles away from their home until August, when Aitcheson admitted his prior KKK affiliation in a letter published in The Arlington Catholic Herald, the diocese's newspaper.

"To anyone who has been subjected to racism or bigotry, I am sorry," he wrote in the letter, where he also announced he would take a leave from absence from the church.

The letter didn’t mention the cross he burned on the Butlers' lawn, nor did it mention the court-mandated fines he never paid.

News4 learned that police accused Aitcheson of building pipe bombs and Molotov cocktails. Also, he served time in prison for threatening Coretta Scott King, the widow of Martin Luther King Jr.

After the letter was published, News4 learned that a Washington Post reporter had been investigating Aitcheson’s past.

Barbara Butler says he only came clean because of the investigation.

“If this woman hadn’t come forward, you would have never come forward,” she said. “You’re not sorry. You’re sorry you got caught.”

The couple's lawyer, Ted Williams, is conducting research into a potential lawsuit against the diocese that employed Aitcheson. Williams said the diocese was “complicit for covering for a Klan priest.”

The church acknowledges they knew about Aitcheson’s violent past but said they didn’t learn about the civil judgment until August.

After declining to meet with Aitcheson, the Butlers ultimately accepted two checks dated Nov. 27, 2017, from Aitcheson’s lawyer. They also accepted $9,600 for attorney’s fees.

However, Aitcheson was not required by law to pay: the Butlers' former lawyers allowed the court order to lapse.

“Fr. Aitcheson felt a moral obligation to pay as much as he could. The diocese supported this decision. The restitution and attorney’s fees have been paid by Fr. Aitcheson from his private funds and a personal loan,” the church said in a statement.

Aitcheson paid the original $23,000 judgment. The Butlers say they are owed $65,000 in interest.

They also are considering suing their first lawyers, from the firm Steptoe and Johnson, for letting the judgment lapse, their lawyer said.

Phillip Butler, who is Catholic, said he cannot yet forgive Aitcheson.

“I wish I could, but I cannot say that I forgive. Not now, I cannot.”

One person was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a mail truck in Tolland Sunday.

Tolland fire officials said crews responded to a driveway entrance at St. Matthew's Church and Dunn Hill Road for the crash. The driver was treated on scene and taken to the hospital.

No other information was immediately available.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

New London police are investigating a fatal shooting.

Police responded to 4 Orchard Street after receiving a 911 call about a shooting just past 3 p.m. on Saturday.

The call came from Montauk Avenue, which is adjacent to Orchard Street.

Police entered a basement apartment and found a young male dead with a gunshot wound to the head. The victim has not been identified.

New London police detectives, the State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad and the New London State's Attorney's Office are all investigating.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at (860) 447-1481. Anonymous information can be sent to police using the New London Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (847411).

The United Nations children's agency said Sunday that 137 sick children stranded in a rebel-held area near Damascus, Syria, are lacking medical attention and need to be immediately evacuated, NBC News reported.

In its statement Sunday, UNICEF said 137 children, aged between 7-months to 17-years, require immediate evacuation for conditions that include kidney failure, severe malnutrition and conflict wounds.

UNICEF said that nearly 12 percent of children under 5 years-old in Eastern Ghouta suffer from acute malnutrition — the highest rate ever recorded since the start of the conflict in Syria.

The Eastern Ghouta suburb, home to 400,000 residents, has been besieged since 2013 and humanitarian conditions there have deteriorated sharply amid violence that intensified since Nov. 14. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says at least 202 people, including 47 children, have been killed since.

The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert for another round of winter weather expected to move in late Monday into Tuesday.

Monday will be a calm day with dry, chilly air and temperatures in the mid-30s to low 40s. By Monday night we’ll see increasing clouds and snow and sleet are possible later in the night, with freezing rain moving in after midnight.

Tuesday could feature a messy morning commute with a wintry mix making roads slick.

The NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking the system and will provide updates on-air and online.

For the latest forecast, click here.

The morning after a snowstorm always means one thing: shoveling.

Parts of Waterbury saw 6 inches of snow.

In most of the neighborhoods, people chose the shovel over the snow blower to dig themselves out. Property owners are required to clear the sidewalks for safety.

Drivers who parked outside also have a job to do - dust off the car. Connecticut State Police reminded drivers that having snow on your vehicle could earn you a ticket – as much as $120 for uncleared snow and ice and $92 for an obstructed view.

The snow was a cold reality check for some.

"I thought it was crazy this much snow at this time of year. We’re so used to all that warm weather," Waterbury resident Chris Poulier said.

Others weren’t impressed by the snowfall. Waterbury resident Reggie Jones estimated he only got about three inches of snow on his property and didn’t need to pull out the snowblower just yet.

"I opened the garage door, I looked out, it wasn’t that deep. I figured I don’t have to break out the big boy and clean this, I can just use a shovel and take my time."

Roads still may be slick in some areas, particularly side roads. State police responded to 354 accidents between 8 a.m. Saturday and 6:30 a.m., 31 of which involved minor injuries. Troopers also assisted 228 drivers with issues like spin-outs and disabled vehicles.

Plainfield police have arrested a man accused of causing multiple crashes while driving under the influence.

Plainfield police said 52-year-old Michael Lach of Canterbury was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs when he was involved in a head-on crash on Canterbury Road and drove off.

According to police, they responded to the Canterbury Road crash around 5:30 p.m. Saturday and learned that one of the vehicles, a 2005 Dodge Ram, had fled the scene.

Police later received multiple calls reporting a vehicle hitting a mailbox, parked cars and a house on Packerville Road. The callers reported that the vehicle, a 2005 Dodge Ram, continued after hitting the house and went down an embankment before coming to a stop.

Investigators determined that the pickup was the same vehicle involved in the Canterbury Road crash. Lach was arrested and charged with OUI, evading responsibility and failure to drive right. He is scheduled to appear in court on Dec. 26.

No injuries were reported in any of the crashes.

Since the last presidential election in November 2016, there has been a 5-point drop in the number of people who call themselves Republicans, NBC News reported.

From November 2016 to November 2017, the number of people who calls themselves Republicans fell from 42 percent to 37 percent, according to Gallup. In that same time, the number of people identifying as Democrats stayed flat at 44 percent.

Among 18- to 34-year-olds, there was a 4-point drop in people identifying as Republicans. With 35- to 55-year-olds the drop was 4 points. And among those older than 55, the drop was 5 points.

College graduates saw a 4-point decline in Republican ID and those without a bachelor’s degree saw a 5-point dip.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said the women who have accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct have the right to speak up and be heard, NBC News reported.

Haley appeared on CBS' "Face the Nation and broke from the administration's line on the 16 sexual misconduct allegations against the president, with the White House saying that the women were lying and voters rejected their accusations when they elected Trump.

"I know that he was elected," Haley said, "but, you know, women should always feel comfortable coming forward. And we should all be willing to listen to them."

"They should be heard, and they should be dealt with," Haley said. "And I think we heard from them prior to the election. And I think any woman who has felt violated or felt mistreated in any way, they have every right to speak up."

New London police are trying to locate a man wanted for questioning in a fatal shooting investigation.

Detectives are looking to interview 18-year-old Jamir Johnson in connection with the shooting death of a man found dead in an apartment at 4 Orchard Street Saturday afternoon.

The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He has not been identified.

Police stressed that investigators only want to interview Johnson. He has not been named as a suspect.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact New London police at 860-447-1481 or submit an anonymous tip via the New London Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (847411).

New London police detectives, the State Police Eastern District Major Crime Squad and the New London State's Attorney's Office are all investigating.

Alex Crotty was just 11 when things started feeling wrong.

“I didn't feel unloved. I just felt numb to the world. Like, I was surrounded by great things, but just I couldn't be happy. And I didn't know why that was,” Alex, told NBC News.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports one in five American children, ages 3 through 17 — some 15 million — have a diagnosable mental, emotional or behavioral disorder in a given year.

Recent research indicates serious depression is worsening in teens, especially girls and the suicide rate among girls reached a 40-year high in 2015, according to a CDC report released in August.

Teens are known for their moodiness, and adolescence — a particularly turbulent time of life — is actually one of the most vulnerable periods to develop anxiety and depression. Some 50 percent of cases of mental illness begin by age 14, according to the American Psychiatric Association.

The 2017 BMW Dallas Marathon had an unexpected ending in the women's division with the winner struggling to reach the finish.

Chandler Self won the women's division of the marathon with an unofficial time of 2:53:58, but not without help.

Self collapsed a few times as she approached the finish line of the race. Our news partners at the Dallas Morning News reports high school runner Ariana Luterman, from Greenhill Academy, was running for the school relay alongside Self and helped her cross the finish line.

"Right when I caught up with her at the [relay team's] 2.5-mile mark, I told her: 'Just so you know, the high school relay is out here to compete with you guys. I'm going to be your pacer. We're going to get you that win,'" Luterman recalled the the moments before Self started to lose her strength to the Dallas Morning News.

"I just couldn't help but think she worked so many months. You can be training years for a marathon," Luterman said in an interview after the race.

"As soon as we got to the finish line, I pushed her out in front of me so she could cross the tape before I did."

Self ended the race grasping for the finish line and immediately taken by marathon staff for treatment. Self was treated and came back moments later to give post-race interviews. 

Self recalled Luterman telling her: "You can do it. You got it come on girl, the finish line's right there we can see it."

"She was so encouraging, I knew she was right, and I wanted it so bad and this was just a dream for me," Self said.

Meanwhile, the men's winner is a familiar name, Keith Pierce, who won the 2016 marathon. Pierce is a cross country and track coach at McKinney Boyd High School.

He defended his title running the 2017 marathon in an unofficial time of 2:27:17.

A man is dead after a stabbing in New London Sunday and police have arrested a suspect in the case.

Police said that around 8:35 p.m. New London officers responded to a report of a stabbing at 39 Tilley Street. When they arrived they found a man lying on the steps of the second floor with a stab wound to his chest. He was rushed to L&M Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has not been publicly identified.

Authorities have arrested 44-year-old Patrick McInerney, who lives in the building where the victim was found, in connection with the stabbing. He faces a murder charge.

McInerney was held on a $250,000 bond and is due in court Monday.

Special counsel Robert Mueller is trying to piece together what transpired inside the White House over a critical 18-day period that began when senior officials were told that national security adviser Michael Flynn was susceptible to blackmail by Russia, multiple people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

The questions about what happened between Jan. 26 and Flynn's firing on Feb. 13 appear to relate to possible obstruction of justice by President Donald Trump, say two people familiar with Mueller's investigation into Russia's election meddling and potential collusion with the Trump campaign.

Multiple sources say that during interviews, Mueller's investigators have asked witnesses, including White House counsel Don McGahn and others who have worked in the West Wing, to go through each day that Flynn remained as national security adviser and describe in detail what they knew was happening inside the White House as it related to Flynn.

Some of those interviewed by Mueller's team believe the goal is in part to determine if there was a deliberate effort by Trump or top officials in the West Wing to cover up the information about Flynn that Sally Yates, then the acting attorney general, conveyed to McGahn on Jan. 26. In addition to Flynn, McGahn is also expected to be critical to federal investigators trying to piece together a timeline of those 18 days.

Neither McGahn's lawyer nor the White House responded to requests for comment. A spokesman for the Special Counsel's office declined to comment.

An explosion rocked the area near Port Authority in midtown Manhattan as Monday's peak morning commute got underway, prompting a call for multiple ambulances and the NYPD to evacuate several train lines, New York City officials confirmed to NBC News.

Details remain scarce, but authorities say the blast was near 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue. A man is in custody, according to a law enforcement source. He appears to be the only person injured.

The cause of the explosion is not yet clear.

Authorities are urging commuters to avoid the area near Port Authority due to police activity.

The A, C and E trains were being evacuated, according to an NYPD Twitter account, which said police were responding to reports of an explosion.

Subway trains are bypassing the Times Square station. Get more information on train routes here.

The Notify NYC Twitter account said to expect traffic and transit delays and emergency personnel at 42nd Street between 8th and 9th avenues.

Fire officials said a call came in with reports of an explosion at 7:19 a.m., but nothing was confirmed.

Three people escaped unharmed when fire destroyed a home in Seymour Sunday night.

Fire officials said fire broke out at 131 Bungay Road around 10:30 p.m. It took firefighters several hours to put the flames out and crews remained on scene Sunday morning excavating the site to get rid of embers still inside.

A woman who lives inside the home told NBC Connecticut she was awoken by an explosion and realized the house was on fire. Fire officials said the noise was likely tires popping the garage, a common occurrence during house fires.

Fire officials said there are no hydrants in the area, so mutual aid had to be called in.

"Unfortunately firefighting in the cold is sometimes a little difficult for us but that did not hinder us in any way. The fire did eventually go out. It was just a hard fought one and it took the guys a little longer than usual," said Seymour Deputy Fire Chief Timm Willis.

The house is a total loss and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.