$4.1M Awarded to UCSD Student "Forgotten by DEA"
The U.S. government will pay $4.1 million to avoid a lawsuit against federal agents who forgot about a UC San Diego student left in a holding cell for days without food or water. Daniel Chong spent...
View ArticleMan Leaves Bags at Airport Rather Than Pay $1,400 in Fees
A passenger booked on a Delta flight to New York City left four of his seven bags in Seattle after he was told he'd have to pay $1,400 in baggage fees, according to law enforcement officials. Law...
View ArticleShelter Cats Saved in Bridgeport
On Monday, the Bridgeport animal shelter put out a plea to the public to help save the lives of several cats that were in danger of being put down if they did not get homes. Residents came through and...
View ArticleBlack Officers File Complaint Against East Hartford Police Department
Three black police officers have filed a complaint against the East Hartford Police Department, claiming they were subjected to racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Juma Jones, Mark Allen...
View ArticleIllinois Lawmakers Sue Governor Over Paycheck
Two of the state's top lawmakers want their money, and they're suing to get it. Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Gov. Pat...
View ArticleSocial Media Leads Police To Alleged Assault Victim
A 29-year-old Chicago woman turned to social media after she said her boyfriend showed up at her Lincoln Park apartment unannounced late Monday, sexually assaulted her, and took away her phone. The...
View ArticleMosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile in Plainfield
Mosquitoes trapped in Plainfield have tested positive for West Nile Virus, according to the Northeast District Department of Health. Plainfield is the fifth town to have mosquitoes test positive for...
View ArticlePa. Sues Clerk to Stop Same Sex Marriages
In just one week, Montgomery County has become ground zero in the political fight over same-sex marriages in Pennsylvania, and a little-known county official has become the catalyst for a battle that...
View ArticleNew Haven Officers Hit Hot Spots
A simple gesture of a “Hello” and “How are you?” is showing the Newhallville neighborhood that New Haven Police officers are on their streets. However, the officers aren't part of the normal community...
View ArticleSenate to Focus on Energy Drink Danger
Health experts from Connecticut will go head-to-head with the top energy-drink companies. Both sides will take part in a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. “People aren't drinking these for...
View ArticleDoctor Accused of Sex Assault Says He Was the Victim
The East Hartford doctor charged with sexually assaulting some of his patients told a jury on Tuesday that he was the victim. Dr. Edwin Njoku took the stand for the second day in his trial in Hartford...
View ArticleFormer Hartford Chief of Staff Drove Car 1,200 Miles: Warrant
Jared Kupiec, the former chief of staff to Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra, was arrested by the Hartford Police Department and accused of driving a city vehicle more than 1,000 miles after his city job...
View ArticleTraffic Issues in Westbrook and Milford
There were traffic issues in Milford and Westbrook this morning. Only one lane of Interstate 95 North was getting by at exits 64 and 65 in Westbrook for awhile after the center of tractor-trailer...
View ArticleCaught on Cam: Shark Chomps Down on Dolphin
Experts are trying to identify a shark caught on video eating a dead dolphin off the Jersey Shore. Anthony Cortes and his father-in-law David Hermann were flounder fishing Tuesday seven miles off the...
View ArticleSex Behavior Expert: Mayor Filner's 2-Week Treatment Unrealistic
The idea that San Diego Mayor Bob Filner can cure himself of alleged inappropriate sexual behavior with two weeks of intense behavioral therapy is unrealistic, according to one expert in the field....
View ArticleMissing Mother, 22-Month-Old Son Found Safe
Police said they have found a 22-month-old Hartford boy and his non-custodial mother who were reported missing late last night, according to Hartford police. Keyara McGhee, 22, was missing with her...
View ArticleBus Driver on Phone Hit Pole That Fell on Baby, Killing Her
An 8-month-old baby girl in a stroller was killed Tuesday when an out-of-control bus driver who police said was on the phone slammed into several cars and two light poles, causing one to fall onto the...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Fairfield Road Rage Incidents
Fairfield Police are investigating a road rage incident after a man driving a Mercedes confronted a school bus driver and yelled about the time it took to get a special needs child safely into the...
View ArticleActors With Prop Guns Cause Fright at Shopping Center
Boca Raton police ordered to the ground at gunpoint five people wearing military-style garb and carrying what looked like weapons, but it turned out they were actors taking action videos of themselves...
View ArticleNTSB to Hold Hearings on Metro-North Crashes in October
The National Transportation Safety Board plans to hold hearings on two recent Connecticut Metro-North Railroad accidents in October. The hearings will look into the May 17 derailment in Bridgeport and...
View Article