The children of a murdered Staten Island teacher were in the car with their mother’s burned remains as their father and his girlfriend allegedly drove to a storage facility to discard of her body, a report claims.

Authorities say Jeanine Cammarata, 37, was killed by her estranged husband, Michael Cammarata and his girlfriend, Ayisha Egea, who then allegedly dumped her body in a garbage bag, surrounded by air fresheners, at a storage facility a few miles from where she lived.

The Staten Island Advance reports, citing law enforcement sources, that after she was killed, Michael Cammarata packed their kids, ages 3 and 7, into the car and drove to the storage center with their mother’s remains.

Jeanine Cammarata had been missing for nearly a week before her burned body turned up. Michael Cammarata and Egea both are accused of second-degree murder, concealment of a human corpse and tampering with physical evidence, according to a criminal complaint. 

Michael and Egea were both due in court Thursday, but were not present as attorneys waived their appearance. 

Although certificates of indictement for a felony were handed, prosecutors wouldn't say what the felony is. However, since the certificate has to be submitted for bail application, the judge may ask prosecutors to reveal what the felony is although it is not necessary until the arraignment.

Purple ribbons and flowers covered the fence surrounding the PS 29 school where Jeanine Cammarata taught on Thursday, a show of solidarity for her and other victims of domestic violence. Teachers lined up along the sidewalk, wearing purple, to greet their students as they remembered the educator who warmed all their hearts. The principal of PS 29 said children would wear purple on May 3, a school kindness day, and go out into the neighborhood to do acts of kindness in Jeanine Cammarata's memory.

The public elementary school teacher hadn't been seen publicly since the night of March 30 at her home on Staten Island. Eric Gansberg, who was representing her in ongoing divorce proceedings against Michael Cammarata, told News 4 the missing woman had been heading to her husband's Queens home to see their children the night she disappeared.

Gansberg said Jeanine Cammarata was "terrified" of her estranged husband, and that if something nefarious happened to the woman, it was likely at his hands.

Gansberg said Michael Cammarata had custody of the children because Jeanine was living in an apartment she felt wasn't suitable for them. Jeanine Cammarata worked two jobs -- one at an elementary school and one at a Dollar Store -- and hasn't shown up for either of them this week, which prompted a missing persons report. The couple had no legal custody agreement involving the children.

Charges are expected to be dropped against two former USS Fitzgerald officers accused of negligence in the 2017 destroyer collision that killed seven sailors, a U.S. Navy statement said Wednesday.

Former USS Fitzgerald commanding officer Cmdr. Bryce Benson and former crew member Lt. Natalie Combs will receive letters of censure, but charges against them will be withdrawn and dismissed, the Navy statement said. Letters of censure acknowledge acts of wrongdoing but have no legal ramifications, NBC News reported.

"This decision is in the best interest of the Navy, the families of the Fitzgerald Sailors, and the procedural rights of the accused officers," the Navy's statement said. "Both officers were previously dismissed from their jobs and received non-judicial punishment," 

The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged merchant ship on June 17, 2017, in Japanese waters about 56 nautical miles southwest of Yokosuka, where the U.S. has a naval base. The bodies of seven U.S. sailors were found in flooded berthing compartments of the destroyer the next day.

A car has rolled over near UConn in Storrs and fire officials are urging drivers to use caution in the area.

A Mansfield Fire Department Facebook post says the rollover is in the area of 1096 Storrs Road, south of campus, and the injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

One lane is getting by, but fire officials said that could change as crews from Eversource work to replace the pole.

Interstate 84 East in Southington was congested Thursday morning, but the road has cleared. 

The CT Travel Smart website said there was a multi-vehicle crash between exits 31 and 32.

No additional information was available.

One person is dead after a crash on Interstate 91 South in New Haven early Thursday morning.

State police responded to the scene around 5:13 a.m. after two vehicles collided near exit 6 and one person suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to Yale New Haven Hospital, according to state police.

Police said one of the people involved in the crash died from injuries sustained during the crash.

The southbound side of the highway was closed for hours but has reopened.

State police have arrested two juveniles who are accused of setting fire to an abandoned building at the Southbury Training School in January.

Crews were alerted to the fire on Village Road at 5:51 p.m. on Jan. 15 after a school employee saw a glow from the fire.

Warrants were served on the juveniles on Monday.

They were charged with arson in the first degree, conspiracy to commit arson in the first degree, burglary in the third degree and conspiracy to commit burglary in the third degree, according to state police.

A month after voting to authorize a strike, Connecticut Stop & Shop workers in two unions have walked off the job Thursday.

A statement from the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union says members of Locals 371 and 919 who work at Stop & Shop would be walking off their job this afternoon, as will union members who work at Stop & Shop stores in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 

According to the union, UFCW Locals representing 31,000 Stop & Shop workers in New England have been negotiating a new contract with the company since Feb. 14. 

In March, union Stop & Shop workers voted during a meeting in Hartford to authorize a strike amid concerns of possible cuts to pay and benefits and many said they felt there was no choice other than to prepare to walk out. 

“At any time we can call one now. That’s the whole point of an authorization,” UFCW Local 919 President Mark Espinosa said last month. “The company does very well. This company has earned their money of the backs of the workers.” 

The action the local union took in March followed similar steps taken by the four other unions that represent the store’s workers in New England.

In response, Stop & Shop said in March that it’s facing growing competition, which has lower labor costs. 

A prior statement a company spokesperson released said in part: “Stop & Shop is the only large fully unionized supermarket remaining in New England, and our full-time associates are among the industry’s highest paid. We are working hard to reach strong new contracts that will continue to provide highly competitive wages, comprehensive health care coverage and, unlike any other area food retailers, a defined benefit pension.” 

Stop & Shop has also posted information about negotiations on its website.  

Stop & Shop has around 7,500 workers in the state.

As taxpayers scramble to make last-minute payments due to the Internal Revenue Service, many of the country's largest publicly-held corporations are doing better: They've reported they owe absolutely nothing on the billions of dollars in profits they earned last year.

At least 60 companies reported that their 2018 federal tax rates amounted to effectively zero, or even less than zero, on income earned on U.S. operations, according to an analysis released Thursday by the Washington, D.C.-based think tank, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, NBC News reported.

Companies like Amazon, Delta, General Motors and Chevron were "able to zero out their federal income taxes on $79 billion in U.S. pretax income," according to the ITEP report."Instead of paying $16.4 billion in taxes, as the new 21 percent corporate tax rate requires, these companies enjoyed a net corporate tax rebate of $4.3 billion, blowing a $20.7 billion hole in the federal budget last year."

Burlington and Bristol are petitioning the federal government to change the name of a brook that runs through town.

The two municipalities are asking that the government rename “Negro Hill Brook,” which runs from Gilbert Lane in Burlington southeast into Bristol, to “Pigeon Hill Brook.”

The brook was named decades ago. Burlington First Selectman Theodore Shafer said a resident recently came to him with concerns about the name.

The brook runs near the Pigeon Hill section of the Barnes Nature Center, which was once home to thousands of passenger pigeons. Both the mayor of Bristol and the first selectman of Burlington believe “Pigeon Hill Brook” is an obvious choice.

"We believe Pigeon Hill Brook would be a better name. Pigeon Hill Brook would be complimentary to the adjacent Pigeon Hill. As the stream connects CT DEEP's Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area,

The Barnes Nature Center, Seymour Park, and Water Department Watershed, the name of Pigeon Hill

Brook ties all these places to Pigeon Hill," said Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu in a press statement.

"Around the same time we were having this discussion about Open Space, I was approached by a

resident who had seen the referenced name and was concerned," First Selectman Shafer added. "We

started the process to chart a name change in conjunction with Bristol because the town of Burlington is an inclusive place that welcomes all people and we want that reflected."

Renaming the brook requires approval from the US Board on Geographic Names, an officer of the US Department of the Interior. The Bristol City Council and the Burlington Board of Selectmen have both already voted in favor of the name change.

Mohegan Tribal Police are investigating after skeletal remains were found in a wooded area on tribal land near Mohegan Sun in Uncasville. 

Mohegan Tribal Police said a public works grounds keeping crew notified them Thursday that skeletal remains were found in a wooded area near Cove Road. 

Mohegan Tribal Police said they are investigating, as well as the Connecticut State Police Major Crime Squad, New London County State’s Attorney’s Office and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.

Spring is a sure sign that baseball season has sprung, with the Hartford Yard Goats stepping up to the plate to play ball at Dunkin Donuts park.

Some enjoy the game in person with a hot dog and a beer. But will you hit a home run when it comes to the price? That depends on where you go. Some ballparks hit your wallet more than others. Staying in town may not break the bank.

“We have a higher repeat business rate than most ballparks because people come out, they find out how easy it is, how fun it is, how affordable it is, they come back,” said Mike Abramson, General manager, Hartford Yardgoats.

On average, a family of four attending a Hartford Yard Goats game at Dunkin Donuts park will spend $92.

The price breaks down this way: $5 for parking. $3 each for a hot dog. $6 each for advanced tickets. $4 each for a soda. Beer starting at $6. And starting at $20 for a souvenir cap.

“It’s just the ability to come out at a really fair price point and have any easy day with your family,” said Abramson.

A game at Fenway Park in Boston or Yankee Stadium in New York will set you back a lot more.

The numbers for a family of four including parking, tickets, food and souvenirs: $345 for a Red Sox game and $301 for a Yankees game.

Hartford Yard Goats General manager Mike Abramson says last year they were sold out for 47 games. They’re hoping to see even more fans get in on the action this year.

“It is fun to see the folks you know and the folks whose faces you recognize. But it’s really neat to see people light up when they walk into this ballpark for the first time,” according to Abramson.

Abramson added that affordability is the name of the game in minor league baseball

“We know that if somebody comes five times and they spend less money, we’re going to end up with more than if they came one time and spent more money,” said Abramson.

Willimantic police are trying to locate a missing 19-year-old man who hasn't been heard from in days.

Police said 19-year-old Hubi Lorenzo Trujillo-Perez was last seen Saturday morning around 5 a.m. on Boston Post Road in Willimantic. Since then, he has had no contact with family or friends.

Trujillo-Perez is 5-foot-8 and 160 pounds.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call police.

Police are trying to locate a 4-year-old boy from West Haven who has been missing since March.

Authorities issued a Silver Alert for 4-year-old Randal Morris Thursday. According to the alert, he has been missing since March 13.

Morris is 4-foot, 35 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be with his father, Randolf Morris.

No other details were immediately available.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts should contact the West Haven Police Department at 203-933-1616.

Several retired members of the Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve say they have struggled to receive their pensions, a problem that military officials attribute to a beleaguered workforce and technology that one former general called "shamefully outdated."

Some retirees say they have waited months to receive the financial support and health benefits owed to them after 20 years of service.

NBC News spoke with half a dozen former Air National Guard and Reserve members who in the last two years have waited weeks or months past the date of when they expected to receive their pension. Some eventually received their money but had to endure months of no income while waiting.

“It’s a real ugly building it’s an eyesore,” Devin Meyer said.

The former Anamet Manufacturing Complex’s reputation goes well beyond its run down walls.

“Yeah people know the Southside,” Meyer said.

People like Meyer are well aware of the toll the blighted Waterbury property has taken.

“It probably depreciates the value of any kind of land or property that people would have,” Meyer said.

After more than 20 years, news of new life coming to this abandoned manufacturing plant has the area buzzing again.

“It took a long time to get here and a lot of money and a lot of commitment. Without the State of Connecticut support we wouldn’t be able to do this project,” Waterbury Mayor Neil O’Leary said.

O’Leary and state leaders announced plans Thursday to demolish all but one of the aging buildings and redevelop the area.

“It’s another step in a forward direction from our legacy of manufacturing to move forward now and get this site back on the tax rolls hopefully future manufacturing advanced manufacturing as well,” O’Leary said.

O’Leary says demolition of the 17-acre property will take about 18 months and the property is ready for sale.

“It’ll be nice, something new something different it’s been the same here for a while,” Meyer said.

Meyer says the project will improve quality of life and opens the gate to opportunity in the area for the first time in a long time.

Funding for the demolition comes from the City of Waterbury, the Department of Economic Community Development and state aid.

Multiple departments have responded to a fire on Barber Hill Road in East Windsor, according to emergency dispatchers.

Video from the scene shows a large structure completely up in flames.

Details were not immediately available.

Two people were injured when a plane crashed on the baseball fields at H.C. Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden Thursday.

Police said one of the people in the plane was able to crawl out before emergency crews arrived. The second was extricated. Both of them are expected to survive. No one else was hurt.

“Thankfully if there is any luck to be had is there were no events on the field tonight. No one was injured. And it looks like the injuries that have been sustained are non-life threatening,” Sgt. Chris Fry with Meriden Police said.

The school is not far from the Meriden Markham Municipal Airport, and Fry said it appears they were practicing “touch and goes” at the airport.

“From what we’re understanding perhaps a mention was made they were practicing touch and goes. From what I gather simple touching down, taking off practicing landing and taking off. At what time from what I’m understanding is perhaps they would have lost power which prompted the crash landing,” Fry said.

Connecticut State Police have responded to assist and the Federal Aviation Administration is expected Friday.

The plane took down power lines in the area, knocking out power to more than 13,000 Eversource customers, nearly half of the town. As of 9 p.m., there were still nearly 11,000 without power.

It is unclear if there will be school at Wilcox Tech Friday.

The Hartford Yard Goats kicked off their third season at Dunkin’ Donuts Park Thursday.

For two years in a row, Dunkin’ Donuts Park has been voted the best in AA minor league baseball.

The team took on the rival New Hampshire Fisher Cats in the home opener to a sold-out stadium.

NBC Connecticut caught up with one loyal fan at the team store who was looking for some special merchandise.

"I came to the first game last year the end of the season, all the games last summer, I come to as many as I can,” said Elizabeth David of Hartford. "I'm trying to get some stuff for my dog here, they don't have any dog clothes but the baby clothes fit him perfectly," she said.

SPECIAL EVENTS

There is a jam-packed special events schedule this year. On April 29 you’ll be able to bring your puppy to the park. May 16 is Pink in the Park. May 18 is Military Appreciation Night, Pride Night is June 4, and there will be a Star Wars-themed weekend on July 29 and 27.

For the full list of events and to buy tickets, click here.

GOING PEANUT-FREE

One of those big changes this year at the ballpark is the stadium has gone peanut-free.  

The popular seventh-inning stretch song, "Take Me Out To The Ballgame," got a makeover to say "buy me a hot dog and Yard Goats cap" instead of referencing peanuts and Cracker Jacks.

GETTING TO THE BALLPARK

The Yard Goats parking plan once again includes $5 parking at six select lots and garages, and 100 bike racks right at the ballpark. Fans will have the opportunity to park for $5 within a block of Dunkin’ Donuts Park.  

Fans are invited to park for $5 at any of the following lots and garages:

• Market Street (300 Market Street)
• Morgan Street (1000 Main Street)
• MAT Garage (55 Chapel Street South)
• Main Street Stadium Lot (58 Chapel Street North)
• San Juan lot (480 Ann Uccello Street)
• Trumbull Street Stadium Lot (1212 Main Street)

All six lots are accessible from Interstate 84 and Interstate 91. Fans will have the opportunity to pre-pay for parking through the Yard Goats website, and via the LAZgo app.

New this season, LAZ Parking will be providing a free shuttle service on Sundays from the Market Street Lot to the ballpark.

Fans at the home opener Thursday will also be able to enjoy fireworks after the game.

Thursday night's game is the first in a seven-game homestand.  After four games against New Hampshire, the team will take on the Richmond Flying Squirrels starting Monday night, when the first 1,000 fans get a winter hat upon arriving to the ballpark.

Last season, the Yard Goats became the first minor league baseball club in Connecticut history to attract over 400,000 fans and led the entire Eastern League in total attendance (408,942), including a club-record 47 sellouts and 28 maximum capacity standing room crowds.  The Goats sold out the final 19 home games.

NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut are the proud media partners of the Hartford Yard Goats.

Trump administration officials sought to bus detained immigrants to so-called sanctuary cities as a way to retaliate against the president's adversaries, officials said Thursday, NBC News reported. 

The Washington Post, which first reported the proposals, said lawyers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement rejected the idea as inappropriate. The newspaper cited email messages it had reviewed and interviews with officials of the Department of Homeland Security, or DHS.

DHS confirmed the broad outlines of the report Thursday night, saying in a statement: "This was a suggestion that was floated and rejected, which ended any further discussion."

The Post quoted DHS officials as saying the administration sought to release detainees in the San Francisco-based district of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and in other strongly Democratic districts. It said the White House told ICE that the plan was partly meant to conserve jail space but also partly to "send a message to Democrats."