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Schools Prepare for Anniversary of Newtown Tragedy

Almost a year after tragedy unfolded at Sandy Hook Elementary, prosecutors are planning to release the long-awaited summary report, and the Newtown school superintendent has sent a letter to parents to...

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Jack Ruby's Relatives Talk

Jack Ruby grew up in a crowded house in Chicago. In fact, lots of them.   Ruby and his eight siblings moved repeatedly, children of an alcoholic father and a mother they remembered as domineering and...

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15-Year-Old Home Invasion Suspect Tried as Adult

The 15-year-old who police say is one of the two people responsible for the home invasion that injured an elderly woman in Watertown late last month appeared in court today and will be tried as an...

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New Britain Mayor Orders Hiring and Spending Freeze

Only seven days into the term of the youngest mayor ever elected in New Britain, Mayor Erin Stewart says she's so busy most days she forgets to eat. "It's been a whirlwind of a last week," said the...

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Hartford Media Company Under Fire After Posting Offensive Video

A Hartford media company is under fire after a video full of profanity and sexual references was posted on its website. The Back 9 Network was given $5,000,000 worth of loans to start up in Downtown...

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Sylvia Browne Dies

Renowned psychic Sylvia Browne, a mainstay of television, radio and the author of several best-selling books, died early Wednesday in a California hospital, according to her official hospital. She was...

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BOE Member Apologizes for "Insensitive" Post About Newtown

A newly-elected school board member in a town bordering Newtown, Conn., apologized Wednesday after facing calls to step down over a controversial Facebook post he made in reference to last year's mass...

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Police Make 3rd Arrest in 2004 Killing of Prominent Doctor

Nine years after the violent death of prominent Norwich scientist Dr. Eugene Mallove, the last of three suspects has been arrested and charged in connection with the killing. Mallove was brutally...

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Man Tallies Up $200K Toll Tab

Paying tolls on your daily commute is a drop in the ocean compared to the E-ZPass bill one Virginia man drove up by ignoring them. Jason Bourcier doesn't deny that he rode the Dulles Toll Road nightly...

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Obama's Full Letter to Karzai

President Barack Obama wrote to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai about a draft agreement on a bilateral security pact. The letter, obtained by NBC News, comes as a grand assembly of Afghan tribal...

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Grandfather Detained in N. Korea

Merrill Newman, an 85-year-old grandfather from Palo Alto, Calif., is reportedly being held by authorities in North Korea. The San Jose Mercury News reported that Newman was visiting the reclusive,...

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Thieves Steal $700 from Waterbury Elementary School Student Fund: Cops

Someone stole around $700 from a Waterbury elementary school fundraiser and police are investigating. The money was from Woodrow Wilson Elementary School’s annual school picture fundraiser and was...

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Suspect in Ledyard Home Burglary Arrested

Police arrested a suspect in an August residential burglary in Ledyard during a traffic stop in Montville on Wednesday. Police started investigating on August 16 after items were stolen from a home on...

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Internet Cat Colonel Meow is Ill

The Internet-famous feline known as Colonel Meow, who landed a spot in the Guinness World Records for being the cat with the longest fur, is seriously ill, his owner said. His owners in Los Angeles...

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Second Suspect in Watertown Attack and Home Invasion Located

The day after a hearing was held for a teenage suspect in a home invasion that injured an elderly woman in Watertown in October, police have located a second suspect. A 17-year-old boy was taken into...

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State's Attorney: Officer Justified in Using Deadly Force in Willimantic

The state's attorney has determined that a Willimantic police officer was justified in using force when he shot and a hatchet-wielding man in March. Police responded to an apartment building at Main...

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Brothers Travel to Childhood Vacation Spots to Recreate Photos

Two brothers from Romania surprised their mother with a birthday present that puts your gift card to shame. Toma and Paul Alexandru traveled around Romania to recreate childhood vacation photos taken...

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Holiday Gifts for Troops Overseas

It is a holiday effort unlike any other. Since September, the Connecticut “Dream Team Moms” organization has been cutting, sewing and designing holiday pillow cases and stockings for troops serving...

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US Mum on Grandpa Stuck in N. Korea

The U.S. State Department didn't reveal much of anything on Thursday in the wake of reports that North Korean officials had detained an 85-year-old California veteran of the Korean War last month....

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Employee Injured in Accident at Hamden Town Fair Tire

An employee of the Town Fair Tire in Hamden was injured this afternoon when he got his leg stuck between a wall and forklift.  According to the fire chief Doug Jackson, the employee was taken to the...

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