No BART Strike Monday, Gov. Steps In
WIth less than two hours to spare, Gov. Jerry Brown stepped in and averted a potentially crippling BART strike. Gov. Brown called for a seven day board of inquiry investigation late Sunday, according...
View ArticleMan's Body Found Near Wadsworth Falls State Park
EnCon Police, from the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, are investigating after a body was found near Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middlefield Sunday afternoon. According to...
View ArticleExit of Route 9 South in New Britain Closed
Exit 25 of Route 9 South is closed in New Britain this morning because of a two-car crash. Whether there are injuries is not known. No other information was immediately available.
View ArticleBurglars Targeting Houses, Cars in Stratford
There have been several recent residential burglaries in Stratford and police are urging residents to keep doors and windows locked when they are away from home. Police said the burglaries are...
View ArticleMan Accused of Waving Pellet Gun at West Haven Park
West Haven police have arrested a 43-year-old local man accused of waving a pellet gun in a West Haven park on Sunday. Police responded to Glade Street Park on Sunday after receiving reports of a man...
View ArticleNewlywed Dies in Beach Boardwalk Crash
The woman killed in Saturday's crash on the Venice boardwalk was on a honeymoon with her husband after getting married two weeks ago in Italy, Italian newspapers reported on Sunday. Alice Gruppioni,...
View ArticleSuspected Drunken Driver Hits Police Officer
A Granby police officer was struck by a vehicle on Sunday evening and police have charged a Massachusetts man with operating under the influence. Officer Mark Garofalo was out of his marked cruiser on...
View ArticleTaco Bell Teases New Doritos Locos Flavor
Taco Bell released a Vine video to tease yet another Doritos Locos Tacos flavor that will hit restaurants later this month. The new, mystery flavor will join the popular Nacho Cheese Doritos Locos...
View Article4-Year-Old Mayor of Minn. Town Wins Second Term
The 4-year-old mayor of a small town in Minnesota was re-elected Sunday on a platform that embraced fundraising for charities and regular playtime. Robert "Bobby" Tufts' name was drawn from a "ballot...
View ArticleWomen to Be Sentenced in "Gifting Table" Ponzi Scheme
Two shoreline women who led an illegal gifting club that defrauded participants out of more than $1 million in a three-year pyramid scheme will soon be sentenced. An 18-count federal indictment charged...
View ArticleMan Subdued After Leading Police on Chase
A West Haven man led police on a chase into a swamp while officers were executing felony search warrants on Sunday, according to police. As police confronted Justin Dauphinais, 30, at his 580 Main...
View ArticleNewtown Police Search for Missing Man
Newtown Police are trying to find a 50-year-old man who has been missing for almost a week. Robert Hoagland was last seen at the Mobil Gas Station on Church Hill Road around 5:30 a.m. on July 30. He is...
View ArticleVernon Police Make 6 Arrests at Disturbance in Rockville
Vernon police have arrested six people after responding to several 911 calls reporting a disturbance in front of 90 Prospect Street around 10:45 p.m., on Sunday. When police responded to the...
View ArticleMedia Reactions to A-Rod's Big Day
Major League Baseball sealed Alex Rodriguez's fate on Monday when it announced his suspension through 2014 over his connection to the Biogenesis anti-aging clinic that supplied performance-enhancing...
View ArticleMom Drove Recklessly With Child in Car: Police
A Southington mother was arrested in West Hartford last week, accused of driving recklessly on the highway with a young child in the car. Police stopped Gabrielle Turgeon, 23, of Southington, on...
View ArticleObama to Take Housing Questions in Zillow Online Roundtable
President Barack Obama will field online questions on Wednesday as part of his California tour to address homeownership. On Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. ET, Obama will take questions about housing from homeowners,...
View ArticlePolice Make 3 Arrests in March Attack
Watertown police have arrested three suspects in an unprovoked attack in a 7-Eleven parking lot in Oakville in March. Three males sustained injuries during the attack in the 7-Eleven parking lot at 118...
View ArticleNewlywed "Robbed of Her Life" in Venice Crash
The family of a newlywed killed when a driver crashed through a crowd on the Venice Beach Boardwalk arrived in Southern California Sunday night as mourners continued to leave items at the site of...
View Article8-Year-Old Dies After Falling Into Washer
An 8-year-old Southern California boy died after drowning inside a washing machine, authorities said. The boy, who was not identified, was hospitalized after falling into a washer on Wednesday at his...
View Article2 Children Strangled by Escaped Python
Two children were killed Monday morning by a python that got loose from an urban zoo in Canada and slithered into an upstairs apartment. Two boys, ages five and seven, were staying at their friend's...
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