San Diego Sets Mayoral Special Election Date
The San Diego City Council unanimously voted to hold the special mayoral election on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Mayor Bob Filner recently resigned amid sexual harassment allegations and his last day will be...
View ArticleBridgeport Police Looking for Shooter
Bridgeport police are asking for help from the public to identify the man they think fired shots on Aug. 17. Lt. William Bailey and Officer Gerald Lavin were in the 500 block of Trumbull Avenue when...
View ArticleRim Fire Chars 192,500 Acres
After Sunday's devastating destruction of a popular Bay Area camp just outside of Yosemite, firefighters have been making steady progress on battling the Rim Fire just outside the national park....
View ArticleFree Gas in Middletown
A credit union in Middletown is providing free gas until 11 a.m. today. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., employees from Seasons Federal Credit Union are pumping gas at On The Go, located at 619 Saybrook Road,...
View ArticleMotorcyclist Badly Injured in Route 4 Crash
A 50-year-old Burlington suffered serious head and leg injuries in a crash on Route 4 in Farmington yesterday. Police responded to a crash involving a car and a motorcycle the area of 373 Collinsville...
View ArticleDramatic Photos: Syria's Civil War
The 2011 uprising against Syrian President Bashar Assad gradually turned into a full-scale civil war, which killed nearly 100,000 and displaced millions of others. Now an imminent U.S. strike on Syrian...
View ArticleSouth Miami Man Pleads Not Guilty in Facebook Killing
The South Miami man accused of killing his wife and posting a photo of her body on Facebook appeared in a Miami-Dade courtroom Thursday where he was formally arraigned. Derek Medina, 31, had initially...
View ArticleTorrington Road Washed Away by Heavy Rain
Cleanup is underway in Torrington after heavy rains led caused a big mess. At least one residential road was washed out, and several homes were flooded. Cell phone video captured water as it gushed...
View ArticleWoman to Be Sentenced Next Month for Sandy Hook Fraud
A Bronx woman who pleaded guilty in June to charges she fraudulently collected money in the name one of the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting will be sentenced next month. Nouel...
View ArticleInternet Cat Star Colonel Meow Is Now Guinness World Record Holder
Here is some news that might bring a smile to Colonel Meow's smug mug. The famous Internet feline has landed a spot in the Guinness World Records for the "cat with the longest fur." The two-year-old...
View ArticleKittens Run onto Subway Tracks, Trains Shut Down
Two kittens ran onto subway tracks in Brooklyn Thursday, and the MTA halted trains on two lines for about an hour as workers in reflective vests tried to corral the felines, witnesses and officials...
View ArticleRoute 132 in Woodbury Closed
Route 132 is closed down in Woodbury because of a crash, police said. Police did not have information on which part of the road is closed, but the Republican American reports that there was a two-car...
View ArticleWATCH: Panda Cub Demands Attention From Mom
Pandas: They're just like us. Okay, maybe they don't have jobs or car insurance bills. But the National Zoo's giant panda mom is plenty familiar with hearing a baby's demanding cries in the middle of...
View ArticleMarathon Tightens Security in Wake of Boston Bombings
The first major U.S. city to host a marathon since the Boston bombings is implementing the tightest security in its race's history. Bank of America Chicago Marathon organizers and city of Chicago...
View ArticleTwo Teens Killed, One Hurt in Fiery Hartford Crash
Two teens were killed and another person was injured in a fiery one-car crash in Hartford just after midnight on Thursday. Police have not yet released the names of the teens, but said the driver, an...
View ArticleGlastonbury Teen Missing for More Than a Week
Police are asking for help from the public to find a 13-year-old Glastonbury girl who has been missing for more than a week. Police said Eligia Rodriguez ran away from home and has been missing since...
View ArticleGun Discharged in Milford Howard Johnsons Parking Lot
Milford police have arrested a man in connection with a dispute that led to shots being fired in the parking lot of Howard Johnsons, at 1052 Boston Post Road on June 6. Milford said they received a...
View Article67-Year-Old Southington Man Reported Missing
Police have issued a Silver Alert for a 67-year-old Southington man who has been missing since yesterday. Harold Smith was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday on Little Fawn Road, a family member...
View ArticlePolice Search for Lost Hikers in Granby
Police are using dogs to search for three women who became lost while hiking in Enders State Forest in Granby Thursday. The women, all in their 60s, called police around 3:30 p.m., according to the...
View ArticleNew Haven Man Accused of Starving Dogs
New Haven police arrested a city man accused of starving his two dogs after a child reached out to police, concerned about one dog’s condition. Officers Michael Fumiatti II and Matthew Stevens were on...
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