Egyptians in Hartford Protest Massacre
Two days after Egyptian police killed hundreds of pro-Muslim Brotherhood protesters, a small group organized by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), stood in Hartford's State House Square...
View ArticleFort Hood Officer Recalls Gunman's Laser in Her Eyes
A former Fort Hood police officer confronted mass shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Hasan in court Friday, nearly four years after the last confrontation between the two. Sergeant Kimberley Munley's squad...
View ArticleSuffield Firefighter Charged With Assaulting Coworker
A lieutenant in the Suffield Volunteer Fire Department was arrested Thursday and charged with third-degree assault after allegedly attacking another firefighter in July. According to a warrant for her...
View ArticleMother, Daughters Among 7 Killed in Crash
Seven people, four of them children, were killed late Thursday when the Jeep they were in was crushed between two tractor trailers on Interstate 65 in Indiana. An Indiana State Police official said the...
View ArticleDrive In Theater May Be Forced To Close
The owner of a local drive in movie theater fears digital technology may soon drive her out of business. Donna McGrane has owned the Pleasant Valley Drive In Theater in Barkhamsted for 18 years. The...
View ArticleFort Worth Baby Rhino Celebrates First Birthday
The Fort Worth Zoo is celebrating a birthday party for one of its newest residents. Asha, a greater one-horned rhino, turned one year old on August 16. The zoo treated the young rhino and her mother,...
View ArticleChildren in CA Amber Alert Found Safe
An Amber Alert that was issued throughout California for two children, allegedly abducted by their parents in Nevada, was deactivated when the children were recovered safely in Sacramento, police...
View ArticleSoCal Church Joins Lawsuit Against NSA
A Southern California church has joined 18 other organizations in filing a lawsuit against the National Security Agency, claiming its electronic surveillance program violates the First Amendment right...
View ArticleTaste of the Championship Continues Today
Six Downtown Hartford restaurants are competing to have the best signature dish during the 2014 P&G Gymnastic Championship this weekend in the capital city. AÂ panel of judges including legendary...
View ArticleMLK Memorial Ready for 50th Anniversary of March
Workers have completed work on the Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Scaffolding was taken down Saturday morning after preservationists from...
View ArticleWest Haven Train Station to Open Sunday
Metro-North's new, contemporary West Haven Station will open tomorrow. The station, situated between New Haven and Milford stations on the New Haven Line, includes two 1,100-foot platforms that are 12...
View ArticleConn. Sales Tax Holiday Planned
Back-to-school shoppers in Connecticut will soon get a tax break. Starting Sunday, clothing items that cost less than $300 will be exempt from the state's 6.35 percent sales tax. The affected items...
View ArticleFatal Crash Shuts Main LA-to-Vegas Route
A pickup truck driver was killed and a tour bus driver was hospitalized in a crash Saturday that shut down the main artery between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. The 10:40 a.m. crash shut down northbound...
View ArticleIams Dog Food Recalled for Salmonella Contamination
The makers of Iams dog food last week recalled several types of dog food due to possible salmonella contamination. Products affected include Eukanuba brand dry dog food and Iams dry dog and cat foods,...
View ArticleState Police Investigating Fatal Crash
State Police are investigating after a driver died while trying to flee the scene of an accident on Route 15 Saturday afternoon. According to state police, a car struck a motorcyclist and then drove...
View ArticleWATCH: Cal State East Bay's Warren Hall Imploded
Hundreds of people watched Warren Hall fall to the ground Saturday morning at Cal State East Bay's Hayward campus. The old 13-story administration building was imploded at around 9 a.m. because it was...
View ArticleShellfish Bacteria Can Cause Flu-Like Sickness
The state Dept. of Public Health is warning Connecticut residents of a nasty bacteria found in raw and under-cooked shellfish. Exposure to the Vibrio parahaemolyticus bacteria can cause nausea,...
View ArticleShots Fired Into Hamden Home
Hamden police are investigating after shots were fired into a home on Arch Street early Friday morning. According to police, at least three people fired shots around 12:45 a.m. Friday near the parking...
View ArticleHannah Anderson Thanks Supporters at Car Wash
San Diego kidnap survivor Hannah Anderson spoke out on-camera Saturday for the first time since the 16-year-old was rescued, thanking supporters as she left a car wash fundraiser with her father in...
View ArticleWater Main Break in Windsor
A water main break in Windsor is causing some trouble for crews this morning. MDC officials say that a 8-inch water main break caused water to gush out onto the street. MDC says that they have located...
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