Feds: Sweeping Changes for Low-Level Drug Offenders
With the U.S. facing massive overcrowding in its prisons, Attorney General Eric Holder took to the podium in San Francisco Monday morning, calling for major changes to the nation's criminal justice...
View ArticleTea Set Found Amid Plane Wreckage
Amid the wreckage of the fatal plane crash in East Haven on Friday, investigators have located a tea set, intact, in the cargo section of the plane. Maxwell Henningsgaard, the pilot’s 17-year-old son,...
View ArticleListen: AOL CEO Fires Employee on Conference Call
In a move that would make Donald Trump proud, AOL CEO Tim Armstrong fired Patch.com's creative director on a conference call Friday with close to 1,000 employees listening in. Media blogger Jim...
View ArticleMarine May Have Died After 'Trust Game,' Sources Say
A 19-year-old Marine from South Dakota who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head may have been playing a so-called "trust game" Friday evening, sources close to the investigation said....
View ArticleSan Diego Teen Found Safe "Victim of a Horrific Crime"
The father of a San Diego teenage girl who was missing for nearly a week said the healing process will be slow for his daughter Hannah. "No one should have to do this," said Brett Anderson, who just...
View ArticleHillary Clinton Urges Vigilance on Voting Rights
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Washington to strive to protect voting rights in a speech Monday afternoon in San Francisco. In remarks to the American Bar Association, which was...
View ArticleScooter Operator Run Over by Truck
A 62-year-old Bridgeport man suffered serious injuries when he was run over by an tractor-trailer around 2 p.m. on Monday, according to police. The victim, who was riding a scooter, was struck by a...
View ArticleNetflix Closes Bloomfield DVD Distribution Center
Netflix has closed its Bloomfield DVD distribution center. The company released a statement on Monday afternoon stating that this is “due mainly to United States Postal Service transportation and...
View ArticleMan With Autism Saves Grandma From Fire
A man with autism is being called an "angel" after leading his 82-year-old grandmother and a would-be rescuer out of a burning Orange County home to safety, according to fire officials. The blaze was...
View ArticleMLK Memorial Fix Not Likely to Be Finished for Anniversary
Work to revise a section of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial -- where a disputed inscription was recently removed -- may not be finished until after the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington....
View ArticleState St. Bridge Construction Delayed Again
When the plan to replace the State Street Bridge over Mill River in New Haven was announced, DOT expected to have it reopened no later than 2010, but that's when it ended up closing. Then it was...
View ArticleOpponents Protest San Diego Mayor’s Return from Rehab
Opponents of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner say he’s not welcome back in San Diego, even if he has been to rehab. Protesters gathered Monday afternoon at Civic Center Plaza downtown. They held signs with...
View ArticleSandy Victim Lives in Backyard After Aid Expires
A Long Island man whose house was flooded out by Sandy 10 months ago is living in his backyard, on an air mattress among mosquitoes, now that his federal aid has expired. Chuck Burgio's backyard in...
View ArticleNJ Teen Bitten by Shark While Fishing on Vacation
A New Jersey teenager is recovering after he was attacked by what he believes was a shark while he was fishing in Florida. Christian Mercurio, a rising high school senior in Randolph, N.J., was fishing...
View ArticleMan Shot at Southington Motel
A 25-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the groin or thigh at a Southington motel early Saturday morning and police are investigating. A woman at the Econo Lodge, located at 1845...
View ArticleTeenager Arrested After Fatal Crash
Glastonbury Police have arrested a teenage girl following a fatal car crash last month. Jane Modlesky, 17, of Glastonbury, was killed when the SUV she was driving hit a tree on Woodhaven Road around 5...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Homicide in Hartford
Hartford police detectives are investigating after male’s body was found in a yard on Linnmoore Street, a residential street in the capital city. Police are calling the death a homicide. Neighbors said...
View ArticleWomen to Be Sentenced in "Gifting Table" Ponzi Scheme
Two Guilford women who ran a million-dollar pyramid scheme, called a gifting club, for three years will be sentenced today. An 18-count federal indictment charged Donna Bello, 55, of Guilford and Jill...
View ArticleGroup Says Bugs Attacked Them in Hotel Stay
As many as 60 people, members of a south side Chicago church drum and bugle corps, say they were bitten by bugs during a several nights stay at a Cincinnati-area hotel. Eight members of Bishop Paul...
View ArticleCouple Recounts Being Held Hostage During Hialeah Shooting Rampage
The husband and wife who survived last month's shooting rampage at a Hialeah, Fla., apartment building spoke for the first time following a memorial mass for the victims Monday night. Zoeb and Sarrida...
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