Yankee Candle to Sell “Boston Strong” Candles
Yankee Candle is a Massachusetts company and they wanted to do something to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, so they are offering “Boston Strong” candles. The scent is cinnamon, baking...
View ArticleOfficials: Hackers Not to Blame for CBOE Outage
Chicago Board Options Exchange officials say the systems outage that delayed trading for several hours on Thursday was an internal problem and not the work of hackers. According to the CBOE web site,...
View ArticleBombing Survivor: "Glass Everywhere and Then I Blacked Out"
Connecticut couple Amy and Mike Garofolo were in Boston last Monday to cheer on a friend in the marathon, but more importantly to mark a rebirth in Amy's fight with cancer. They were mere feet away...
View ArticleOxford Woman Charged With 41 Counts of Animal Cruelty
An Oxford woman has been charged with 41 counts of cruelty to animals two months after officials seized malnourished animals from her property. Karen Desrosiers, 46, was charged on Wednesday and...
View ArticlePlainfield Man Accused of Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Plainfield police have arrested a local man accused of sexually assaulting a pre-teen. Curt D. Bernier, 41, was arrested at his residence at 7 a.m. on Thursday on an outstanding arrest warrant,...
View Article$7.7 Million to Be Distributed to Sandy Hook Families
The Newtown-Sandy Hook Community Foundation plans by May 23 to distribute $7.7 million to the 40 families most severely impacted by the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and...
View ArticleGeorge W. Bush: I "Really Don't" Miss Being President
George W. Bush is back in the Oval Office. Fortunately for him, it is just a replica of his old workplace. Bush took a walk through the new George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas on Thursday and...
View ArticleUConn Workers Used Contractors on State Time for Home Renovations: Warrant
Two UConn employees have been arrested, accused of using campus contractors to renovate their homes on state time and authorizing thousands of dollars in overtime pay for the work. Mark O'Neill, 56,...
View ArticleGetaway Vehicle Found in Murder of Texas Asst. DA: Police
Kaufman County, Texas, investigators have located a vehicle they say was used as a getaway vehicle following the murder of Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse back in January. According to a search...
View ArticleTwo Teens Injured by Hit and Run Driver in Manchester
Two teenagers sustained injuries after they were struck by a hit-and-run driver Thursday evening, said authorities. According to police, two boys ages 15 and 16 were crossing the intersection of...
View ArticleTop NFL Draft Picks
The top of the 2013 NFL draft was light on quarterbacks and heavy on brawn. Click through to see picks from the first round.Photo Credit: AP
View ArticleWoman Pleads Guilty to Mass Shooting Threat
An East Haven woman admitted Thursday to threatening to carry out a mass shooting and bombing at Gateway Community College. Amanda Bowden, 19, pleaded guilty in federal court in Bridgeport. Bowden was...
View ArticleState Police Lead Search for Missing ECSU Student
State Police are leading a search for Alyssiah Marie Wiley, a 20-year-old Eastern Connecticut State University student from West Haven, who was last heard from on April 20. A Silver Alert was issued...
View ArticleHit-and-Run Suspect Taunted Victims: Witnesses
Two teenagers were injured when a driver hit them with a vehicle in Manchester, Conn. on Thursday and fled, authorities said, but them he came back and taunted the victims, the witnesses said. Two...
View ArticleRetired Rabbi to Open Medical Marijuana Dispensary in D.C.
A local rabbi is coming out of retirement to start a new business venture -- one that's catching a lot of people by surprise. Rabbi Jeffrey Kahn is getting ready to open one of D.C.'s first legal...
View ArticleMom Convinces Son He Has Cancer to Steal Money: Police
Police have charged a New Jersey mother who allegedly lied and said her son was suffering with cancer in order to deceive friends and loved ones out of thousands of dollars. Investigators say Susan...
View ArticleSandy Hook Commission Meets Today
The Sandy Hook Commission is meeting in Hartford on Friday and will be focusing on mental health services. Behavioral health professionals will make presentations on the topics of violence and trauma....
View ArticleHartford Police Investigate Stabbing of Woman
Hartford police are investigating after a 46-year-old Rockville woman was found with stab wounds in her neck and abdomen near the main gate of Goodwin Park at 2:43 a.m. on Friday. Police said the woman...
View ArticleSettlement Reached in Quinnipiac Title IX Case
Quinnipiac University will keep all of its existing women's sports team and add women's athletic scholarships as part of a settlement after a women's volleyball coach sued the school over plans to...
View ArticleHartford Mom Charged After Toddler Is Found Wandering
A Hartford mother has been charged with risk of injury after her 2-year-old daughter was found wandering at Rowe and Capitol avenues around 8 p.m. on Friday, according to police and neighbors. This is...
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