Documents Shed Light on ESCU Student's Murder
Newly released court papers are shedding light into the hours leading up to the murder of college student Alyssiah Wiley. Wiley went missing April 20. Her body was found in Trumbull nearly a month...
View ArticleMan Tried to Avoid Ignition Interlock Device: Police
A Westbrook man was arrested Monday after police said he asked several people to breathe into a device that would allow his vehicle to start. Kenneth Palifka, 67, and a friend were at the Clinton Town...
View ArticleMan Pleads Guilty to $200,000 Fraud Scheme
A Connecticut man pleaded guilty today to a $200,000 investment fraud scheme, the U.S. State Attorney's office said. Jonathon Garcia, 24, formerly of Middletown, was arrested and charged with wire...
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San Jose Sues MLB Over A's Move
The City of San Jose has filed a lawsuit against Major League Baseball Tuesday regarding the Oakland A's move to San Jose. San Jose claims MLB is unjustly standing in the way of the A's move, which...
View ArticleBlagojevich Lawyer Wants More Time to File Appeal
It looks like the world is going to have to wait a bit longer for Rod Blagojevich's version of why he deserves a new trial. The former Illinois governor was convicted in 2011 of 17 counts of corruption...
View ArticleCousteau's Grandson Plans 31-Day Florida Underwater Exploration
Filmmaker and oceanographic explorer Fabien Cousteau will spend 31 days underwater in Florida exploring the ocean. Starting Sept. 30, Cousteau will lead Mission 31, where he and his team will live...
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Facebook Outage Sparks Online Frenzy
Facebook crashed on Tuesday and people took to Twitter to lob complaints, laugh and joke about the outage. Website monitoring site DownRightNow noted that the social network went down at around 9:10...
View ArticleYahoo: 13,000 Data Requests From Law Enforcement in Six Months
Do you Yahoo? The government does. Yahoo says that U.S. law enforcement agencies filed "between 12,000 and 13,000" requests for data from Jan. 1, 2013 to May 31 of this year, according to Reuters....
View ArticleStarbucks to Post Calorie Counts Nationwide
Coffee drinkers might soon reconsider splurging on 460-calorie Java Chip Frappuccino at Starbucks. Beginning next week, the coffee giant will post calorie counts on their menu boards, getting ahead of...
View ArticleMan Smuggles 7 Snakes in His Jacket
A Tyler snake expert pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to smuggling seven Peruvian snakes into the United States by concealing them underneath his jacket. William Lamar, 63, was caught with the...
View ArticleEx-USC Prof. Wanted by FBI Arrested in Mexico
A former USCÂ professor on the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list for alleged child-sex crimes has been arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen in Mexico, authorities said Tuesday - just a day...
View ArticleChicago Hospital Allows Visiting Hours for Pets
Sometimes the most effective comfort comes from man's best friend. Rush University Medical Center took that to heart, adopting a formal policy that allows pets to visit certain patients in their rooms....
View ArticleDarien Schools Delayed After Search for Man With Gun
Darien police warned residents to stay indoors and schools were delayed as officers searched for a man with a gun along Tokeneke Road Wednesday morning. The man walked into a restroom at the service...
View Article2nd Round of Potential Juror Questions in Zimmerman Trial
The second round of questioning of potential jurors in the George Zimmerman trial began Wednesday morning. A pool of 40 potential jurors were in the Seminole County courtroom, which was reconfigured to...
View ArticleMan Arrested in Connection With UTA Threat
The campus at the University of Texas at Arlington was closed and classes were canceled Wednesday morning due to reports of an armed man headed toward the school. Dallas police said the incident began...
View ArticleVolunteers Sought to Monitor Police Surveillance
One Southern California city is looking for volunteers -- to monitor a new surveillance camera system. With Banning, Calif., becoming the latest city in Inland Empire to add a surveillance system,...
View ArticleKids Learn How to "Smoke" Alcohol
Doctors are growing concerned over a new, potentially dangerous way young people are consuming alcohol: smoking it. Chris Glorioso reports.
View ArticleCelebrities Compete on Pro-Am Day at Travelers
Celebrity Pro-Am day at the Travelers Championship kicked off this morning at TPC River Highlands in Cromwell with celebrity mini golf, a charity tournament hosted by actor Alec Baldwin. Participants...
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Ousted Men's Wearhouse Exec Had Board Disputes
Follow @nbcbayarea In a surprise move, the Men's Wearhouse board of directors on Wednesday ousted George Zimmer - a national icon known for personally guaranteeing the inexpensive suits and prom...
View ArticleMiami Heat Fans Left Game 6 Early, Missed Amazing Overtime Win
Dozens of Heat fans streamed out of AmericanAirlines Arena Tuesday night in the final minute of the game, missing the incredible comeback by Miami in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. With San Antonio ahead by...
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