The Connecticut Tigers minor league baseball team is changing its name and inviting fans to choose among the five finalists. 

Voting takes place online through Oct. 18 and the new name will be revealed in November. Vote here.

The team asked for name suggestions in April and said they received nearly 700 responses. 

Norwich Golden Roses

The Golden Roses pays tribute to Norwich’s history as “The Rose of New England,” which led to the moniker of The Rose City. 

Norwich Mill Mules

The Mill Mules celebrates Norwich’s rich textile history. 

Norwich Narwhals

The Narwhals is a tribute to the Unicorn of the Sea, allegedly seen by merchant sailors as they sailed to and from Chelsea Landing at the Norwich harbor.  

Norwich Salty Dogs

The Salty Dogs celebrates the city’s seafaring captains. A salty dog is a nickname for a sailor who has spent much of his or her life aboard a ship at sea.

Norwich Sea Unicorns 

“The Sea Unicorns is a tribute to the mythical sea creatures and lore that legendary Norwich sea captains would see and experience during their travels. These captains were known for their skill in avoiding imperial taxation during peacetime and later at eluding warships during war but would also bring back to Norwich tall tales of close encounters with mythical creatures along the way.”

The judge who gave a hug and Bible to a former Dallas police officer after she was sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing her neighbor said Monday that she watched the woman change during her trial and wants her to live a purposeful life.

Judge Tammy Kemp said she had never previously acknowledged her Christian faith to a defendant or given one a Bible, but Amber Guyger said she didn't have one at the end of her trial for the September 2018 killing of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean.

In her first interview since the jury convicted Guyger of murder last week, Kemp said she felt her actions were appropriate since the trial was over and the former officer told her she didn't know how to begin seeking God's forgiveness.

"She asked me if I thought that God could forgive her and I said, `Yes, God can forgive you and has,"' Kemp told The Associated Press.

"If she wanted to start with the Bible, I didn't want her to go back to the jail and to sink into doubt and self-pity and become bitter," she said. "Because she still has a lot of life ahead of her following her sentence and I would hope that she could live it purposefully."

Critics contend that it was unethical of Kemp to hug Guyger and give her the Bible. One group asked for a judicial misconduct investigation, and some activists have said the hug took the focus off justified anger at a police killing.

Jean's death drew widespread attention because of the strange circumstances and because it was one in a string of shootings of unarmed black men by white police officers.

Guyger, 31, had just worked a long shift and was still in her uniform when she entered Jean's apartment and shot the 26-year-old accountant, who grew up in the Caribbean island nation of St. Lucia. She testified that she had mistaken his fourth-floor apartment for her own, which was directly underneath his, and that she thought he was an intruder.

After Guyger was sentenced and the jury left the courtroom, Jean's brother, Brandt Jean, was allowed to address Guyger directly from the witness stand. He told her he forgave her and then the two shared a tearful embrace. Soon after that, Kemp walked over to the defense table to speak with Guyger, who she said went through a "marked change" after the verdict.

Kemp said that Guyger asked twice if she could hug her as well and, after a moment's hesitation, the judge wrapped her arms around the former police officer.

"Following my own convictions, I could not refuse that woman a hug. I would not," said Kemp, who is black. "And I don't understand the anger. And I guess I could say if you profess religious beliefs and you are going to follow them, I would hope that they not be situational and limited to one race only."

New Haven police are issuing a warning about an IRS scam after a resident was scammed out of more than $15,000. 

The New Haven Police Department said they received several complaints that scared residents. 

The callers identify themselves as being from the Internal Revenue Service and used tactics, such as threatening the loss of assets, and said there might be a warrant for their arrest, police said. 

Police remind residents that the IRS will never call and demand immediate payment over the phone, threaten or intimidate you with a warrant, demand payment with a prepaid debit card or ask for your credit card or debit card number over the phone. 

They also said the IRS will never threaten to call the police if you don’t pay. 

Police said the IRS doesn't initiate contact with taxpayers by email, text messages or social media channels to request personal or financial information.

An investigation is underway after anti-Semitic graffiti was found alongside the word “Trump” at the Yale Law School in New Haven Sunday.

Yale Law School's Director of Media Relations Debra Kroszner said the graffiti contained a swastika with the word “Trump” next to it. She said it was painted on the steps of a side entrance to the law school and has already been removed.

"The Law School has zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment of any kind, and symbols of hate have no place on our campus or in our society," Kroszner says. "We take this incident seriously and are currently investigating."

More details were not immediately available.

A Hamden police officer rescued an elderly resident from a house fire on Russo Drive Monday.

Fire officials said they were called to 240 Russo Drive Monday afternoon. It was declared control around 3:30 p.m.

Firefighter said a police officer rescued a resident from the home. That person’s condition was not immediately clear.

Fire crews remain on scene and the fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.

No other details were immediately available.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

Mosquitoes in another Connecticut community have tested positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis.

On Monday the Ledge Light Health District announced a mosquito trapped in East Lyme tested positive for EEE.

The deadly virus has claimed three lives and sickened a fourth person. One of the people who died is from East Lyme. The other cases were reported in residents from Colchester, East Haddam and Old Lyme.

According to the latest state data, EEE has been detected in mosquitoes in 20 towns - Bethany, Chester, Groton, East Lyme, Haddam, Hampton, Killingworth, Ledyard, Lyme, Madison, Middlefield, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Shelton, South Windsor, Stamford, Stonington, Voluntown, Waterford.

The disease has also been detected in horses in Colchester, Columbia, Montville, Salem, Sterling and Voluntown, and pheasants or partridges in North Stonington.

Health officials said while chillier temperatures are helping to reduce the threat of mosquito bites, there is still a risk.

Many towns and cities have rescheduled or canceled outdoor events after dark amid the EEE threat. Public health officials will be providing an update Tuesday on whether they can move outdoor activites back to their regularly scheduled times.

For now, residents are advised to limit outdoor activities between dusk and dawn, when mosquitoes are most active. If you have to be outside, public health officials advise covering as much skin as possible with long sleeves and pants, and wearing insect repellent.

The Skeleton Key escape room in West Hartford closed on Sunday, Oct. 6, according to the company's Facebook page.

The Skeleton Key opened in the summer of 2018 on Raymond Road, across from the Whole Foods.

A Facebook post from Skeleton Key thanked the staff and customers for their loyalty.

"We want to thank all of our managers, staff, and loyal customers who have joined us for any and all of our three games over the past year," the post said.  "You all made this journey possible, and even though it is ending sooner than we would have liked, we appreciate your patronage and support nonetheless."

Another Facebook post on the page said the Skeleton Key location in Lynnfield, Mass. was closing on the same day.

A notice on the company's website said "Please note that both locations of Skeleton Key are now permanently closed."

Skeleton Key also featured a full bar and restaurant, Deadbolt, attached to it.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported the state’s first death from a vaping-associated lung injury to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday.

The deceased, a woman in her 60s from Hampshire County, was among the 121 suspected cases that have been reported to DPH since Sept. 11, when Massachusetts began mandating that clinicians immediately report any unexplained vaping-associated lung injury to the department.

Of the 121 suspected reports, nine have been confirmed and 10 are probable for meeting the CDC’s definition of vaping-associated lung injury, nearly double the number of cases state health officials reported a week ago to the CDC. At least 39 reports are for patients who have been ruled out as having vaping-associated lung injury.

"The number of confirmed and probable cases of vaping-associated lung injury we’re seeing continues to escalate and today I was deeply saddened to hear about the death of a patient who had this illness," Department of Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel said in a statement. "We are investigating these cases as quickly as possible and working with our federal partners to better understand this outbreak."

Two weeks ago, with the number of suspect cases rising here and nationally, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a public health emergency and a four-month statewide ban on sales of all vaping products in Massachusetts. The sales ban applies to all vaping devices and products, including tobacco and marijuana.

"We as a Commonwealth need to pause sales in order for our medical experts to collect more information about what is driving these life-threatening vaping-related illnesses," Baker said at the time. "We also need to better understand the inherent dangers of vaping both nicotine and marijuana."

As of last week, a total of 1,080 lung injury cases associated with using e-cigarette or vaping products have been reported to the CDC from 48 states and 1 U.S. territory. Eighteen deaths have been confirmed in 15 states, not including the Massachusetts death. All patients have reported a history of using e-cigarette or vaping products. No single product has been linked to all cases of vaping related lung injury.

Several stores that sell vaping products have filed suits seeking to overturn Baker's ban.

In his 38 years of police work, Wolcott Police Chief Edward Stephens says he’s surprised that he still has to remind people to lock their car doors.

“If they’re locked they’ll move onto another car and they’ll move onto another house,” said Stephens.

More than a dozen people found that out the hard way this weekend. Police said 13 people reported that someone had entered their cars, half of those said something valuable was stolen out of their vehicles, and one woman’s car was stolen after she left a spare set of keys in her glove compartment.

Wallets and garage door openers were among the items reported stolen. Karen McNamara’s neighbor on Carriage Hill Road woke up to find both of her garage doors opened and her opener lying on the ground.

“That’s scary,” said McNamara. “It bothers me because I always felt that we were very safe here.”

“Someone hits that button and they walk right into your garage while you’re in the house sleeping, you know, you don’t even know it,” Stephens pointed out.

“I’m shocked because nothing ever happens in this neighborhood. It’s usually pretty quiet. I’m shocked,” Gary Russeau, who also lives on Carriage Hill Road.

Katie Merriam thought her car was locked.

“Usually I always do lock my car and it was the one time I didn’t lock it,” said Merrium.

Thieves found her spare set of keys in the glove compartment. Her car was stolen from Beach Road Sunday morning. Police found it in Bristol on Monday.

“Just the thought of what was in the car. I just felt very very violated,” said Marrium.

Her neighbor’s surveillance camera caught the theft.

“It’s very unfortunate that it’s coming down to the main roads. Usually it’s singled out to the neighborhoods where there’s not a lot of lighting,” said. Dennis O’Connor. “It used to be that you didn’t have to lock your car at night in this neighborhood.”

Wolcott Police are using surveillance footage gathered from homes through the RING app Neighbors to identify the suspects.

According to Stephens, this partnership has helped the town solve six burglaries since it started in February. Stephens said surveillance cameras also captured the culprits activities in Bristol which should help them identify the suspects quickly. However, what happens to them after they’re arrested may surprise you.

Stephens said often the culprits are not only young, but repeat offenders who thanks to their age and the legal system, don’t face much in the way of consequences.

“Nothing happens to the juveniles. They tell us nothing’s going to happen to us when we arrest them,” said Stephens. “It is a non-violent crime. A larceny. That’s how the courts handle them.”

With their hands tied by the court system, Stephens is urging residents to lock their doors.

“It’s very very frustrating that this goes on and on over and over,” said Stephens.

Now left to fix her car and replace her children’s two missing car seats, Merriam thinks the suspects, no matter their age, deserve to go to jail.

“A slap on the wrist is not enough. It’s like they really don’t how much they’re disrupting people’s lives,” said Merrium.

Samuel Little is being called the most prolific serial killer in U.S. history after authorities verified more than half of the 93 murders he's confessed to during a 35-year span.

The 79-year-old Texas inmate was already serving three consecutive life sentences when he confessed to another 90 killings last year, NBC News reported.

On Monday, the FBI confirmed that its investigators verified 50 of those deaths and are seeking help to confirm the rest of the unmatched confessions.

This story has been corrected to report Little is currently an inmate in Texas

Jordan Davis is having an amazing senior season for the Sheehan Titans.

“Being out here is a blessing,” said Davis.

But scoring touchdowns was the least of his worries last March. Davis and his teammate Tre Childers were involved in a serious single car accident.

“Me and Jordan were coming from a spring football meeting and we’re just driving down Highland Ave. and have a good time and that was the last thing I remember,” said Childers.

“I lost control of the car and side swiped a tree,” added Davis. “It was really gruesome.”

“I had a traumatic brain injury, partial paralysis on my left side, collapsed lung, orbital eye socket fracture,” said Childers.

Both were lucky to be alive and so began a long journey to try and heal.

“They would bend my knee and it would kill,” said Davis. “They did that for a good amount of time and then I’d go into leg strengthening.”

“I was doing occupational, physical and speech therapy,” added Childers.

They rehabbed for months, motivated by a return to normalcy.

“Being one of the guys again, just getting back and being with my friends,” said Childers.

“I guess I benefited because it made me a harder worker than I was before,” said Davis.

The community rallied behind both Davis and Childers. They both have older brothers who came through the football program.

“Bringing food to the house, donating, visiting,” said Childers.

“I didn’t notice how tight and close the community was until that happened,” said Davis.

“God bless them both that they're both here, healthy and competing and contributing to the team and playing at a high level, it is awesome,” said Sheehan football head coach John Ferrazzi. “It's special for them and their families and our program and this entire community.”

The accident put everything in perspective.

“I got a second chance at what I do,” said Davis. “Everything could have been taken away in that one moment.”

“Don’t take life for granted,” added Childers. “Just live it everyday.”

The Diocese of Bridgeport recently settled a clergy sexual abuse claim against the late Monsignor William Genuario, in the amount of $725,000. Monday the survivor of that abuse, maintaining anonymity, spoke out for the first time.

“I was in such bad shape I was on the verge of death. I was about to die,” said the survivor, referencing the years of emotional torment he’s suffered through.

As an 11 year old in 1988, the man, now 42, says he was sexually abused multiple times by Genuario, at St. Catherine of Siena Church in Greenwich.

“From 1978 to 1987 he was vicar general and he’s a child molester and that should be added to his resume,” said the survivor’s attorney, Mitchell Garabedian.

In the years since his molestations, the survivor says his life has been “infested with horror.”

“I have been under a total, I guess you can say, a demonic kind of life that I’ve lived after the abuse took place,” he said.

A report released last week by the Bridgeport Diocese revealed 281 victims of sexual abuse by clergy over the past 65 years within the that diocese.

“This is an epidemic, that’s going on right now,” added the survivor. “There are so many people out there that are suffering and dying inside.”

The independent investigation found 71 priests within the Bridgeport Diocese who were credibly accused of sexual abuse. The victims ranged in age from 5 to 18 years old.

Garabedian though, is not satisfied with the report.

“It’s time for the diocese of Bridgeport to release all files in its possession, which it hasn’t previously released, concerning not only Monsignor Genuario But all priests and all sexual activity within its dioceses,” he said.

The investigation was conducted by retired Connecticut Superior Court Judge Robert L. Holzberg, Because it was commissioned by the Bridgeport Diocese, Garabedian says it was not completely independent.

“Release all the documents. Give them to the police. Give them to the FBI. Let a truly independent investigation take place,” said Garabedian.

While Garabedian says the report needs more transparency, the diocese says they aren’t holding any information back.

“Every file in our diocese was handed over,” said Brian Wallace, director of communications for the Bridgeport Diocese. “Nothing. I repeat, nothing was held back.”

Wallace says the judge had total complete access to every record.

“Judge Holzberg had totally unfettered access to 250,000 different records. Nearly a million bits of information,” added Wallace.

The survivor who spoke today says he did not come forward with his claims seeking a monetary reward. He says his objective is to get the word out so that others can heal too.

“Let this out,” he said. “Do not hold it in. Because it will destroy you and it will eat you up and it will kill you eventually.

A person was seriously hurt when she was mauled by a group of dogs in Plymouth Monday, according to police.

Plymouth police said the four dogs, which were described as mastiffs, were loose in the area of Eastview Road and the neighborhood was under a shelter-in-place order while crews responded to contain them. At this time they are all contained.

The female victim was the only one hurt, police said.

The case is under investigation.

A state senator says it’s time to let college athletes make money off their abilities.

Currently NCAA rules prohibt college athletes from earning money from things like jersey, autograph or picture sales while playing on a school team. Sen. Derek Slap, who represents the 5th District, says it’s time for a change.

“I don’t think anyone believes the NCAA is pure and that money isn’t already a big part of colleges sports. The question now is what’s the fairest way to distribute this,” he said.

California’s governor just signed into law legislation that allows college athletes to take on product endorsement deals beginning in 2023, without penalty from the NCAA.

In response the NCAA, which has 1,100 member schools and claims nearly a half-million athletes, said it is working to “make adjustments to NCAA name, image and likeness rules that are both realistic in modern society and tied to higher education.” But it said any such changes should be made at a national level through the NCAA, not through a patchwork of state laws.

Slap believes it’s time for college athletes in Connecticut to have the same opportunities while they’re at school.

“They generate $14 billion of economic activity across the country and they are entitled to not one penny of it. So I don’t think that that’s fair.

Some students were supportive of the idea.

“It should not be affiliated with the college at all… but they should be able to make money off their likeness just because they’re a human being,” said UConn freshman Aidan Maloney.

Mike Zanca handles equipment for the UConn football team, and says if the school can make money off the athletes, then the athletes should be able to make money off themselves.

“It’s like a full time job for them and anything that they sign or any jerseys with their names on it, they should definitely be able to profit in any way possible because it’s their name, it’s their person,” he said.

NBC Connecticut hasn’t heard back from any colleges or universities with a response to the idea.

Slap says he’s hopeful that this legislation is something that can come up in the session beginning early next year.

Hartford Police found what they describe as powerful, mind-altering drugs while conducting a search warrant.

The Vice and Narcotics unit conducted an early evening search warrant on South Whitney Street.

Officers said they recovered phencyclidine, also known as PCP and Angel Dust, from a parolee with active parole violation warrants.

Authorities found $23,000, four ounces of liquid PCP and 50 bags of packaged PCP, police added.

Police did not release details about who was charged or the charges he or she may be facing.

The U.S. Marine Corps. said Tuesday a Marine was allegedly involved in an incident last month that led to the death of a 19-year-old Emerson College student that is being investigated as a homicide by Boston police. 

"We are deeply saddened to learn that an off-base incident allegedly involving one of our Marines has led to the passing of a man in the Boston community," the Marine Corps said in a statement, Tuesday. 

The Marine Corps said the incident occurred during an approved leave period for the Marine and that an update would be provided once the Marine was in custody.  

"This is a tragic event and is being treated with great care and solemnity on the part of the command." 

Daniel Hollis, an Emerson College student from Hopedale, Massachusetts, hit his head during an altercation early Sunday morning in Boston's Brighton neighborhood, according to his family. The family had said Hollis was involved in a scuffle after leaving a party with friends early Sunday morning. Hollis was hit, then hit his head on cement or bricks.

Police said they responded to a call for an assault Sunday at 1:30 a.m. near Packard’s Corner. Hollis was taken to an area hospital where he underwent emergency surgery. His family said in a blog post that due to the extensive damage to his brain, Hollis would not regain consciousness.

"The smile he had just lit up your day, you know? He had that kind of impact on people who knew him," friend Jared Haines said. "I would say the only shame about Dan is that not enough people knew who he was."

Police now say what was originally a call for an assault and battery is now being investigated as a homicide.

A teen from Danielson is missing and a Silver Alert has been issued for her. 

Aubrey Zannini, 14, has been missing since Monday, according to the alert.

She has red hair and hazel eyes. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Troop D in Danielson at 860-779-4900.

A water main break has closed part of South Main Street in West Hartford on Tuesday morning.

Officials said the 12-inch water main break happened shortly after midnight and has closed a portion of the road between Elmfield and Hall streets.

Water is shut down to 13 homes on South Main Street while crews work to repair the break, the Metropolitan District added. Repairs are expected to take at least five to seven hours.

The 12-inch pipe was installed in 1941, authorities added.

Showers are clearing today before more rain arrives during the rest of the week.

Any showers across the state will end this morning and there will be some sun this afternoon.

Highs will be in the upper 60s with lows near 50.

A coastal storm is forming.

Rain and wind are possible from Wednesday through Saturday. Some of the rain may be heavy with gusty winds.

Temperatures are expected to be in the upper 50s and low 60s Wednesday through Saturday.

You can get the latest forecast anytime here.

Police are investigating after there was a stabbing and shots were fired at a nightclub in Hamden early Sunday morning.

Officers were called to K and D Lounge on Dixwell Avenue around 1:30 a.m. after getting a report of shots fired.

When police arrived, they said they found nearly 24 shell casings in a nearby parking lot. There were no reported gunshot victims.

According to witnesses, three to four men were shooting at each other.

Shortly after, police said they were notified by Yale-New Haven Hospital personnel about a stabbing victim that had just arrived to the hospital.

Investigators said the victim, a 27-year-old West Haven resident, was stabbed several times in the back. He or she underwent emergency surgery and is in stable condition.

Police believe the victim was stabbed inside of the K and D lounge before the shots were fired, authorities said.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact Detective Matthew Barbuto at (203) 287-4807.