Ellington Passes No-Smoking Ordinance
Ellington residents came together at a town meeting last night to approve an ordinance that will ban smoking in public areas in town. The ordinance mandates: "No person shall use, carry or smoke a...
View ArticleFour New Haven Mayoral Candidates Still in the Race
After a week of petitioning, four candidates for New Haven mayor collected the required 2,406 signatures to stay in the race and make it onto the Sept. 10 ballot. Henry Fernandez, Hillhouse High School...
View ArticleWoman Says She Was Harassed on Flight for Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding advocates are rallying around a Laurel, Md. mom who said she was harassed on an American Airlines flight last month because she refused to cover her son while breastfeeding him. A group...
View ArticleTeen Admits to Choking Autumn Pasquale, Takes Plea Deal
Justin Robinson admitted in court Wednesday that he murdered 12-year-old Autumn Pasquale inside his family's home in Clayton, N.J. Robinson was 15 years old when he was arrested for her murder along...
View ArticleWildfire Destroys Homes, Burns 6,000 Acres Near Banning
A raging wildfire on Wednesday destroyed several structures, including homes, injured two firefighters and a civilian, forced residents to evacuate and charred a wide swath of land between Banning and...
View ArticleBodega Owner Arrested For Operating Drug Factory
Authorities busted a prescription drug factory that was operating out of a neighborhood market. Hartford police said they executed a search warrant on the Los Cubanitos Market at 206 Park Street around...
View ArticleVigil Held for Teen Shot Outside Hartford Nightclub
Hundreds gathered for a vigil Wednesday night to remember a teen who was murdered outside a Downtown Hartford nightclub. 19-year-old Brian Simpe of Manchester was shot in the chest outside the Up or On...
View ArticleFamily Turns Boat Sinking into Life Saving Idea
A shoreline family is looking to turn their scare on the water into a life saving idea. This the idea of 14 year old Jamison Wenc of Waterford. Life jackets saved his family when their boat sank on...
View ArticleAsiana Passenger Speaks Out on Lawsuit
They survived the crash of Asiana Flight 214 at SFO, but for some recovering from the injuries they suffered in the crash has become a long painful process. One survivor, who is not able to return home...
View ArticleVeteran's Group Claims Filner Sexually Harassed Rape Victims
A women’s veterans group has claimed San Diego Mayor Bob Filner has sexually harassed victims of rape and is launching a “Please Resign” campaign. Special Section: Mayor Under Fire President of the...
View ArticleJackie Robinson Statue Vandalized With Racial Slur
A statue of Jackie Robinson outside Brooklyn's minor league baseball stadium in Coney Island was vandalized with a racial slur and a swastika, police said. The NYPD hate crimes task force is...
View ArticleTeen Arrested in McDonald's Slide Sex Assault of Girl, 4
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly hiding at the top of a covered slide in the play area at a New York City McDonald's and sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl, police said. Officials...
View ArticleAmber Alert Expands for Missing Lakeside Children
An Amber Alert was extended to Oregon Wednesday as the search continued for two missing children from San Diego’s East County believed to be traveling with a 40-year-old suspect. At the request of the...
View Article4 Killed, 4 Injured in Dallas-Area Shootings
At least four people are dead and four more are wounded in two separate but related shootings in Dallas and neighboring DeSoto late Wednesday night. DeSoto police took the suspected shooter into...
View ArticleThree Winners Split $448 Million Powerball Jackpot
Three lucky people now share one of the largest lotto jackpots in history. Three winning Powerball tickets were sold - two in New Jersey and one in Minnesota - for the $448 million Powerball jackpot....
View ArticleVictim Remains in Coma One Year After Fire
It's been one year since someone set fire to a multi-family home in Willimantic that left a woman in a coma, and there are still no arrests. Firefighters pulled Kathy Hill from the Fire on Aug. 7,...
View ArticleState Capitol Police Make Sex Assault Arrest
State Capitol Police Department have arrested a Bristol man accused of inappropriate contact with an individual on the State Capitol campus. Hartford Superior Court issued an arrest warrant charging...
View Article10 Departments Respond to Sterling Energy Plant Fire
Ten fire departments responded to the Exeter Energy plant in Sterling early this morning to battle a fire. Officials said the fire started around 4 a.m. at the waste tire-fueled power plant located in...
View ArticleSoCal Wildfire Spreads to 14,000 Acres
A raging wildfire that spread rapidly in Southern California mountain foothill communities was scorching more rugged terrain Thursday, and the reported number of homes destroyed was expected to...
View Article1 Million-Dollar Powerball Winner in CT
If you bought your Powerball ticket for last night's game in Connecticut, you are not one of the lucky winners to share $425 million. However, you could be a millionaire. One $1 million ticket was...
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