Police are investigating after a woman was found dead at a center and shelter for the homeless in New London.

Police said offices and firefighters responded to the Homeless Hospitality Center at 730 State Pier Road at 7:14 a.m. after receiving reports that someone was dead inside the facility and found a woman dead at the scene.

The area was secured and detectives responded to assist with the investigation, police said.

The said the investigation is active.

No additional information was immediately available.

A massive $1.1 billion cocaine bust at the Philadelphia seaport earlier this week was the largest such seizure in the 230-history of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, officials said Friday.

"I have no doubt that our officers saved lives and significantly impacted transnational criminal organizations," Casey Durst, U.S. Customs and Border Protection director of field operations in Baltimore, Maryland, said.

Six people were arrested and charged with violating federal narcotic smuggling laws, authorities said. They each face life in prison, according to U.S. Attorney William McSwain.

None of those arrested are American citizens, McSwain added.

An investigation remains ongoing.

Authorities first spotted "anamolies" while examining seven shipping containers aboard the MSC Gayane, a 1,030-foot Liberian-flagged vessel, Sunday night.

Monday afternoon, officials uncovered more than 17.5 tons of cocaine, including 15,582 bricks weighing more than 35,000 pounds. If laid out, the bricks would span more than 2 miles, officials said.

Sources told NBC10 the cocaine was not meant for Philadelphia but instead for the Netherlands and France. 

"There were doses enough for two million different individuals," said James W. Carroll Jr., director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. "This could have killed thousands, and maybe millions, of people."

The bust occurred at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal Port on the Delaware River in South Philadelphia. In addition to cocaine, containers were filled with wine, paperboard, vegetable extracts and dried nuts from all over the world.

They were destined for Ireland, Nigeria, South Africa, Lebanon, India and Haiti, officials said.

Records show the MSC Gayane previously stopped in the Bahamas on June 13, Panama on June 9 and May 24, and Colombia on May 19. 

Officials with Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security, as well as the Drug Enforcement Administration are involved in the investigation, which one official described as "massive."

The ship's second mate, identified as Ivan Durasevic, allegedly admitted to "his role in bringing the cocaine onboard the vessel," a federal complaint said.

Durasevic said he was paid $50,000 for his role in the conspiracy, according to court records.

Another crew member, identified as Fonofaavae Tiasaga, also allegedly admitted to partaking in loading cocaine on the ship, including on a previous voyage, the complaint said.

At least twice while the ship was en route between stops in Chile and Panama, numerous smaller boats approached the Gayane at sea to hand off large bundles of cocaine, according to the complaint.

None of the crew other than Durasevic and Tiasaga have been identified.

A YouTube and Instagram influencer with hundreds of thousands of social media followers is facing identity theft and fraud charges after alegedly stealing a New York woman's identity to go on a Hawaiian excursion and shopping spree.

Christian Aaron, 19, of Hollywood, California, who has almost 185,000 Instagram followers and more than 42,000 YouTube subscribers, faces a long list of felony charges in a Long Island indictment.

Suffolk County prosecutors allege he stole a local woman's identity, ran up $19,000 in charges on credit cards taken out in the victim's name, and attempted to make another $31,000 in online charges. 

Aaron faces seven felony counts and one misdemeanor charge, with a maximum of up to 7 years in prison if convicted of the top count against him.

"As with all of the financial crimes our office investigates and prosecutes, this was an act of greed, but this defendant wasn’t just after money; he committed these crimes in part to keep up the online persona he has crafted for himself and to get likes on social media,” District Attorney Timothy Sini said in a statement.

According to Sini's office, Aaron allegedly used American Express cards belonging to a Suffolk County woman to buy plane tickets from New York to Hawaii and to reserve rooms at a Disney resort there.

While in Hawaii, prosecutors said, he went on a luxury shopping spree at stores like Chanel and Dolce & Gabbana. He also allegedly attempted another shopping spree at an online retailer, but the retailer rejected the orders before shipping. 

Attorney information was not immediately available. Emails to the press contact on his Instagram page were not immediately returned. 

Aaron's social media accounts show a young man living a luxurious life.

A May 25 post has him posing with a Lamborghini in front of a California mansion, while a YouTube video from the same date shows him touring midtown Manhattan.

His Instagram feed consists largely of modeling poses in global locations, while many of his YouTube videos show Aaron sampling makeup products and demonstrating their use. 

Earlier this year, he appeared in an episode of the "Dr. Phil" show talking about the pressures social media put on young people. 

"I've called people peasants. I went through the whole rich phase," Aaron said during a heated confrontation on the show about social media stars and how they treat followers and admirers. 

A car crashed into a house in Sandy Hook Friday morning and the driver was taken to the hospital, according to a Facebook post from Newtown Police. 

Police said a 17-year-old boy was driving the car and they believe he suffered a medical issue that caused him to lose control of the car. The driver was taken to Danbury Hospital. 

Residents were home but were not hurt, according to police. 

A Facebook post from the fire department said it happened on Cherry Street and propane was leaking and has been shut off. 

Area residents are being evacuated after a car and propane truck collided on Route 82 in East Haddam, according to officials at the scene.

The propane truck has rolled over.

The CT Travel Smart website says the road is closed between Clark Hill Road & Old Town Road.

Check back for updates.

During a presentation Friday at Yale School of Management, officials overseeing the New Haven Promise program announced some impressive statistics. 

Like other Promise programs around the nation, The New Haven Promise helps minimize financial barriers, making college degrees more attainable for some students.  

As part of the initiative, scholarships are reserved for New Haven public school graduates who attend Connecticut colleges and universities and it’s been very successful. According to graduation data released today, this program has exceed nationwide graduation rates in every major category for its first four classes. 

“This study is not comprised of a small, potentially anomalous, number of students,” said Promise president Patricia Melton. “This includes more than 500 students over four years who have paved the way for those who follow.” 

According to data presented Friday, the national graduation rate is 59.8 percent, while New Haven Promise stands at 67.2. Yet, organizers aren’t satisfied. 

“We are announcing our campaign to strive for 75,” said Melton. “We’re aiming for 75% across the board in the next 10 years and are confident we will be able to reach it.” 

In addition to the graduation rates released today, the program received a renewed commitment from Eastern Connecticut State University which said they will give a $5,000 matching grant to New Haven Promise students attending Eastern. 

ECSU President Elsa Nunez also announced each Promise student would have a dedicated advisor and would be provided with a campus job, where the supervisor would be a mentor. 

“Whether it’s a gentle criticism or an affirmation we know that supervision of a student in a workplace environment, related to a mentorship program, will work,” said Nunez. 

With today’s announcement, New Haven school superintendent, Dr. Carol Birks praised the Promise program for making a difference. 

“Many of our students come from backgrounds that research suggests that college would not be in their view,” said Birks. “But here in New Haven we are ready to combat those stereotypes and all those things that would be in the way of our students being successful.” 

The ICE raids that President Donald Trump has been tweeting about this week are slated to start Sunday and could target up to 2,000 immigrants, two sources familiar with the planning told NBC News.

The raids will target mainly families with final orders of deportation, according to NBC News.

The raids will take place in a number of cities — both large and medium — and will spread across the country.

According to the Miami Herald, the raids will target cities, including Miami, Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Baltimore, New York City and San Francisco by this weekend, per congressional offices and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement sources.

The Herald reported that "earlier this week, a Trump administration official confirmed that ICE will specifically target for deportation as many as 1 million people who have been issued final deportation orders by federal judges yet remain at large in the country.”

In a statement, ICE said:

"Due to law-enforcement sensitivities and the safety and security of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, the agency will not offer specific details related to enforcement operations. As always, ICE prioritizes the arrest and removal of unlawfully present aliens who pose a threat to national security, public safety and border security. In fact, 90 percent of aliens arrested by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations component in FY2018 had either a criminal conviction(s), pending criminal charge(s), were an ICE fugitive, or illegally reentered the country after previously being removed. All of those in violation of the immigration laws may be subject to immigration arrest, detention and — if found removable by final order — removal from the United States."

San Francisco Myaor London Breed issued a statement on reports of the raids:

“It is unconscionable that the Federal administration is targeting innocent immigrant families with secret raids that are designed to inflict as much fear and pain as possible," Breed said. "Here in San Francisco, we will always demonstrate our values of diversity and inclusiveness by being a sanctuary city that stands up for all our residents and neighbors."

She added:

We will continue to remain vigilant and offer services for all immigrants through the Office of Civic Engagement and Immigrant Affairs. We want our entire community to be prepared. Residents should call the SF Rapid Response Hotline at 415-200-1548 to report raids or get deportation legal assistance. For information about immigration legal help in San Francisco, go to immigrants.sfgov.org.”

The New Haven State’s Attorney’s Office has determined a New Haven officer who shot a suspect during a foot chase in New Haven in January was justified in his use of force.

According to the report released Friday, on January 8 Detective Francisco Sanchez was working on an investigation with a group of undercover officers from the intel unit and shooting task force trying to arrest Marcus Rivera, who had an outstanding arrest warrant.

The team spotted Rivera on Kimberly Avenue and watched him enter a gas station. When officers approached, he ran.

Sanchez told investigators he followed Rivera on foot and that Rivera refused to stop despite commands. He said he drew his gun based on information he had about the suspect.

“I ordered Rivera to stop running and show me his hands. Based on the information I received from the CTIC Officer Safety bulletin and the investigation regarding the incident on December 19, 2018, I drew my department issued firearm. Rivera looked back to see where I was as I pursued him. As I grew closer to Rivera I continued to order him to stop running and show me his hands,” Sanchez wrote in his statement to investigators.

Sanchez got close enough to struggle with Rivera, but the suspect managed to get free. In a statement to investigators, Sanchez said at one point he got in front of Rivera on Greenwich Avenue near 1st Street, at which point the suspect pointed a gun at him.

Both Sanchez and Rivera fired, according to the report. Rivera was shot and continued to flee.

Rivera was captured near 340 Howard Avenue and taken to the hospital for treatment. He recovered from his injury.

The report states that surveillance footage shows Rivera throwing a gun into a backyard on Howard Avenue.

The state’s attorney said after review that Sanchez was justified in using force since he believed it was necessary to defend himself when Rivera pulled the gun.

“Detective Sanchez was confronted with an armed subject determined to avoid apprehension who aimed a firearm at the officer, and ultimately fired upon the officer. Detective Sanchez was justified in his actions based upon his reasonable belief that the use of such force was necessary to defend himself and others from the use or imminent use of deadly physical force,” the report said.

Rivera faces multiple charges in connection with the incident.

The United Way of Greater New Haven is striving to end youth homelessness by 2020 as part of a statewide endeavor. On Friday, the organization said it hit a milestone in the 100 Day Challenge.

“We are 50 days in and we’ve housed 35 households with a total of 52 people,” said Kelly Fitzgerald Landino.

The organization says its goal is to help as many young people living on the streets find a home, an experience 20-year-old Brigida Cruz has been through.

“After a while you get a sense of being unstable and that’s when you start to realize your homeless.”

A working, college student, Cruz is a familiar face at the United Way, helping other young people find stability. On Friday, along with dozens of volunteers, she helped pack baskets with essentials that will be delivered to a drop-in center for homeless youth in New Haven.

“Just the necessities that we all take for granted probably and this is really an opportunity for us to make sure that everybody has those basic needs,” explained Landino.

The morning was also spent strategizing how local agencies can work better together.

“It takes a village, and that’s what we’re trying to do here today by bringing organizations together to help these young people be successful,” said Landino.

Something Cruz says begins with a leap of faith that others want to help.

“It’s extremely important for youth to reach out and kind of tell the people that care about what they’re going through.”

There is no estimate on how much it will cost to clean the Farmington River after thousands of gallons of hazardous firefighting foam leaked from a hangar at Bradley International Airport, and as efforts continue leaders and lawmakers are calling for action to get rid of the dangerous chemicals used in the foam.

“We need our legislative delegation at the state level and the federal level to get on this issue. We want to get our river back up and running,” said Windsor Mayor Donald Trinks.

It has been nearly two weeks since the spill, which prompted an advisory urging the public not to touch the foam or take fish from the river.  The Department of Public Health says the river is now safe to be in but that you should avoid fishing or eating anything that comes from it.

Friday lawmakers and leaders called for action at a meeting in Windsor.

“It’s just heartbreaking that this preventable, unnecessary source of contamination has occurred that will take decades and decades to clean up,” said Anne Hulick, the Connecticut director for Clean Water Action.

“This type of contamination is completely avoidable. This is proof that PFAS chemicals are present in our airports,” said Louis Rosado Burch of the Citizens Campaign for the Environment.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) introduced legislation that would designate PFAS chemicals contained in the firefighting foam as a hazardous substance, which would then make the river eligible for superfund relief assistance.

“This kind of truly hazardous and dangerous substance should be taken out of fire departments across Connecticut, at airports and communities and funding should be available,” Blumenthal said.

The PFAS can have potential health risks ranging from cancer to reproductive challenges and kidney damage, prompting the Department of Health to continue to advice everyone to refrain from fishing or eating anything that comes from the river.

The Connecticut Airport Authority released a statement that reads, in part:

“After the recent release, we issued notice to all tenants with PFAS foams in their hangars requiring that they respond to us with the steps that they are taking and will take to prevent any future release. We have completed our assessment of tenant facilities, and we are in the process of completing temporary mitigation action. Several tenants have systems in place to retain any foam that is discharged so it can be properly disposed afterwards.”

The PFAS chemical is particularly concerning to environmental leaders.

"These chemicals are forever chemicals. They’re called that because they don’t break down in the environment," Hulick said. "They travel, they migrate. They get into groundwater and drinking water sources across the country."

State Representative Jane Garibay (D-Windsor) said leaders in the Windsor and Windsor Locks communities are planning an informational meeting to take place in the next week or so for anyone looking for information about the latest status on the river.

A partnership between Connecticut State Police and the Transportation Security Administration has taken off at Bradley International Airport as both agencies work to make travel safer. On Friday, officials highlighted the K9 team that has been on the job for several months.

Along with sniffing out explosives in cars and baggage and on airplanes, the K9s can now pick up on moving and stationary explosive odors on passengers. Hector, a Belgian Malinois, was able to detect a planted training aid in seconds.

“Training continues every day,” explained Trooper First Class Todd Gauvin, Hector’s handler. “We still train the dogs every day to make sure they’re proficient.”

According to the TSA, there are three dogs on the team and a fourth one will be joining them shortly. They have all been trained extensively at a TSA center in San Antonio, Texas. Security officials say the dogs will also allow people to move through security more quickly.

“Once they go by the dog, they’re no longer required to take their shoes off or light, outer clothing,” said William Csontos, TSA’s Federal Security Director for Connecticut. “They go through the walk-through metal detector, so it’s a lot quicker for them.”

Something frequent flyers say will make a trip to the airport less painful.

“I like additional measures like having canines for security and for other purposes, said flyer Sreekanth Kartha, traveler. “I don’t think it interferes with travel so much.”

“We’re used to the procedure at this point and as long as you’re familiar with what to do, you can kind of scoot right through, said flyer Ryan Gleson.

The TSA says while the dogs are trained to work exclusively at the airport, they are available to assist other communities if an explosive threat arises.

A New Britain woman is accused of embezzling $180,000 from an elderly employer with Alzheimer’s.

Hartford Police arrested 32-year-old Sherese Mattis Friday.

According to police, Mattis worked for the victim, a retired 81-year-old urologist suffering from Alzheimer’s, in Hartford from 2016 to 2019. Investigators allege that Mattis stole by secretly increasing her pay. Police say the scheme involving creating an online payroll system and using forged electronic signatures to get unauthorized paychecks from the victim’s business account on top of her normal pay.

The investigation first began in February 2019. Police say investigators found authorized wire transfers to Mattis’ personal account and to her sister’s account.

She is charged with first-degree identity theft, first-degree larceny, first-degree computer crimes, forgery, money laundering , criminal impersonation and identity theft of an elderly person.

She is due in court on Monday.

The family and friends of Jennifer Dulos, a 50-year-old mother of five who’s been missing since May 24, have released a new statement as the search for Dulos closes in on a month.

“Four weeks have elapsed since Jennifer Farber Dulos disappeared. None of this feels real. We tell ourselves that this kind of nightmare happens to people in stories, not to those we know and love,” wrote family spokesperson Carrie Luft.

“But this situation is real, and it is dire. Each passing day intensifies the impact of this tragedy on Jennifer’s children, who have not seen their mother—the guiding presence in their lives—in 28 days.

The New Canaan and Connecticut State police are working around the clock to find Jennifer and to solve the mystery of her disappearance. We are immensely grateful for their dedication. Thank you also to the greater New Canaan and Farmington-Avon communities, who have buoyed our spirits with their support and solidarity.

Many people have asked for more details about Jennifer, as a person, a mom, a friend. Jennifer is brilliant and creative—she graduated with honors from Brown University and earned an MFA in writing from NYU. As a teen, she was a nationally ranked junior squash player. Much more important, Jennifer is a deeply genuine person, compassionate and trustworthy. She is also subtly hilarious. She loves silly movies as much as she loves great literature. An avid traveler, she delights in learning about other people and has imbued her five children with this love of discovery. She cares about her children more than anything in the world.

Please know that the kids are safe and surrounded with love. They are embodying what Jennifer has taught them: to support each other with unity. If she could see them right now, she would be extremely proud.

We ask that if you have any information about Jennifer’s disappearance, her whereabouts, or any events in between, call the New Canaan police tip line at (203) 594-3544 or email FindJenniferDulos@newcanaanct.gov. Your identity will be protected. Please help find Jennifer. Thank you.”

Dulos was last seen on Friday, May 24 when she dropped her children off at school in New Canaan.

According to court documents, when investigators searched her home they found blood and believe she may have been the victim of a “serious physical assault.”

The search for her in the weeks since has spanned several communities, including New Canaan, Farmington, Avon and Hartford, and New Canaan police said Wednesday that they have received nearly 900 tips related to the investigation and more than 80 submissions from surveillance cameras.

Jennifer Dulos’ estranged husband Fotis Dulos and his girlfriend Michelle Troconis have been arrested in connection with the case and each charged with evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. They are both out on $500,000 bond and under a requirement to wear GPS tracking devices.

Zack Sucher shot a 5-under 65 in the rain Friday morning and his 11-under 129 total held up in the afternoon sunshine for a two-stroke lead midway through the Travelers Championship.

The 32-year-old from Alabama says he's finally feeling healthy again after knee surgery sidelined him for 13 months following the 2017 Travelers.

Chez Reavie and Keegan Bradley each shot 66 to reach 9 under. Ryan Moore (64) and Bronson Burgoon (68) followed at 8 under.

Two of the bigger names in the tournament missed the cut at TPC River Highlands.

Jordan Spieth, the 2017 winner, followed an opening 73 with a 69 to finish at 2 over. Two-time champion Phil Mickelson finished at 3 over after a 76.

On Friday night some of Connecticut's stars hit the red carpet ready for prom.

"You know what they say: 'Dress to impress!'" said Jordan Kates.

Kates dressed to the nines in a suit and tie for his first Teen Night Prom. It's the sixth year Autism Families Connecticut has hosted the big night out. The room was decorated with stars, and a DJ, who is also on the autism spectrum, took song requests.

"I really just love AFC because it provides kids like me with special needs an opportunity to interact with other kids like me, to do things that I might not be able to do because it could be difficult for me," said Kates.

Prom is something every teen thinks about, but for those on the autism spectrum it can be tough to attend. Teen Night Prom takes the pressure off.

"We dance, we have fun, and, you know, we've been doing this now for quite a long time. And the kids come back, they get to get dressed up, they have corsages, and for some of them it's really the first prom they've ever been do," said Jackie Procyk, director of programming and a co-founder of Autism Families Connecticut.

"The kids love it, and they feel like, 'Hey, we're included,' so it's really nice," said Merhan Moshi, whose daughter, Mona, attended the prom. "She gets very excited, and the prom is a big deal. So she really feels it."

If the music and the crowd become a little too much, teens can go to other rooms nearby and take part in other activities.

Benjamin Patnoe says the event is great exercise and that it's hard to pick the best part about the night.

"Dancing and getting to be on TV and having fun with all the other stuff," said Patnoe.

Teen Night Prom is all about being comfortable and having fun. Some dress up and others keep it a bit more casual.

Onika Butler's son, Quincy Porter, has been going to prom for several years. He likes to be a bit more casual, but that doesn't mean he spends less time thinking about what to wear.

"He had his outfit laid out all week, so it was just a matter of 'which shoes am I going to put on?' He was very excited," said Butler.

Parents say they love seeing their kids having a great time.

"I'm just happy that he's able to be a part of it," said Butler.

To learn more about Autism Families Connecticut, click here.

The night before the massive protests in Hing Kong against a law that would allow suspects to be extradited to mainland China, Hong Kong police arrested the administrator of one of the largest group chats encrypted messaging app Telegram, NBC News reported. 

The arrested Telegram administrator, Ivan Ip, 22, managed a chat of more than 30,000 members. While protesters were starting to gather around Hong Kong's government headquarters, police turned up at Ip's house and arrested him for conspiracy to commit public nuisance.

But the digital crackdown nevertheless left its mark. Internet-savvy young people, who once only saw the upsides of a technology that helped them organize protests, have grown increasingly wary of surveillance. 

They are worried the extradition law is the latest step in Hong Kong, a semiautonomous capitalist city, being drawn into the murky legal system of mainland China. Beijing has created a sophisticated surveillance state, and has emerged as a world leader in facial recognition technology.

A Guilford dog who has been in animal control lockup for nearly two years and set to be euthanized has been given a second chance at life.

David Young, who adopted the dog Simon in 2011, said Simon was seized by Guilford Animal Control after biting a boy in 2017.

Young claims the boy was trespassing in his backyard and startled Simon.

Simon was set to be euthanized, prompting Young to set off on a years-long campaign to save Simon, appealing to both town officials and Department of Agriculture. Young said his attorney reached out to the town’s attorney and came to an agreement that would allow Simon to be released if he was sent out of state.

Guilford police confirmed animal control released Simon to an organization called the Devoted Friends Animal Society, Inc. Simon will be taken to Michigan and placed in a loving home.

“the most important thing was Simon’s life. He’s been in jail for two years. He’s 9 years old so you know the important thing was getting him out so that’s what we did. Unfortunately he didn’t come back to us,” Young said.

U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi urged Democrats to defend democracy at the Connecticut party’s annual fundraising dinner in Hartford Friday night.

Local democratic leaders were thrilled to welcome her, touting her tough stance against President Trump and Republican policies.

Pelosi’s message to dinner guests: change has to be made for the sake of our children and not surprisingly, local Republicans are not having it.

“We must also investigate to defend our democracy to hold the president and his administration accountable,” she said.

Pelosi applauded our state’s minimum wage raise.

“Here in Connecticut, I think we’re showing that when Democrats stick together we get stuff done,” said Governor Ned Lamont.

Pelosi urged Democrats to think about what our kids will have to inherit.

“We must fight this fight and win it for our freedoms, for our freedom, for our country, for our land, for our values. Everything is at stake,” she said.

The chairman of the CT Republican Party, JR Romano, responding in a statement, “Once again the Democrats live in an alternate reality considering what the Democratic Party has just done to the middle class of this state by raising taxes and now they want to give us tolls. What President Trump has done is secure the financial future for children and parents around this country offering the lowest unemployment across-the-board for African Americans Latino Americans and that is what is the most important thing to a family making sure that they can feed them and that's what this president has done.”

The 2019 “John Bailey Dinner” was dubbed the “Night of Nancys.” Former Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman was the emcee for the night. Former State Party Chair and Democratic National Committee Member Nancy DiNardo honored. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi attended as the keynote speaker.

A Plainville salon is temporarily closed after a car crashed into it on Saturday morning.

Firefighters said three or four people were inside of Salon Eleganza on New Britain Avenue when the car crashed into the entrance around 10:15 a.m.

The driver of the car and everyone who was inside of the salon are okay, authorities added.

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The salon is expected to remain closed until the entrance can be made safe. The building itself is structurally sound, according to fire officials.

Other businesses in the same plaza as the salon remain open.

To help keep you informed on the most shared and talked about stories, each Saturday and Sunday we'll revisit 5 stories from the previous week, including the most recent updates. 

Search at Trash Plant Winds Down

The search at a Hartford trash facility is winding down as police continue to investigate the disappearance of Jennifer Dulos. The 50-year-old mother of five has been missing since May 24. See the latest on the search and investigation here.

Case of Mistaken Identity

Former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the intended target of the shooting in the Dominican Republic, officials have announced. They say he was mistaken for a man who was sitting at the same table. Read the latest on the case here.

One of the Happiest Places to Live

Connecticut residents have something to be happy about. A survey that ranks U.S. states says our state is among the 20 happiest. See the full list here.

Facebook Fugitive Turns Himself In

A man who Torrington police said agreed to turn himself in if his wanted poster on Facebook got 15,000 likes finally turned himself in to police. It took weeks, but police say he called another police department to pick him up because he was wanted. See the story.

Sad End to Search for Missing Boater

There is a sad ending to the search for a Hartford man who had been missing since going boating on the Connecticut River last weekend. Read the story here.