UConn Student Accused of Threatening President Obama
A 32-year-old UConn student has been arrested, accused of making threats against President Barack Obama and his immediate family. Joshua Phillip Klimas, 32, of Coventry, was arrested yesterday on a...
View ArticleMan Charged With Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Teen
Police have charged a man with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in the Moosup section of Plainfield. Detectives began their investigation in October 2012 after the girl reported...
View ArticleSouthington Walmart Closed Due to Electrical Odor
The Walmart at 2385 Queen Street in Southington was evacuated on Thursday due to an electrical-like smell. It is believed that the smell came from a blown transformer inside the store, according to...
View ArticleMan Faces Judge in Navy Bribe Case
A Singapore-based defense contractor accused of bribing U.S. Navy officials with prostitutes and lavish gifts is now allowed to leave federal jail, but his release comes with unprecedented...
View ArticleWatch: Tornado Levels House
Countless images and videos have shown the frightening destruction caused by tornadoes that ripped through several Illinois towns on Sunday. Perhaps none of them shows how instantaneously a home can be...
View ArticleDriver Survives Speed Trial Crash
A car's safety equipment is credited with protecting a driver from more severe injuries in a high-speed rollover crash during a speed trial event at a dry lake bed in the Southern California desert....
View ArticleNorwich Tree Donated in Memory of Man Killed in Tragedy
When Norwich Public Works employees went to Preston last month to inquire about a spruce tree offered as a Christmas tree, they didn't realize they were approaching the family of the victim of the...
View ArticleDoctors Admit Taking Bribes
Two New York doctors have admitted they took $100,000 in cash payoffs from a medical lab to order lab tests on their patients. Dr. Gary Leeds and Dr. Richard Goldberg told a federal judge in Newark,...
View ArticleMarines Killed in Training Mourned
A memorial service was held at Camp Pendleton Thursday morning for four U.S. Marines killed in an accident on base on Nov. 13. Family, friends, colleagues and senior Camp Pendleton leaders gathered at...
View ArticleVeteran Files Lawsuit After Wrong Diagnosis
East Haven veteran William Cowles served with the Army National Guard for more than 20 years. He joined in 1974 and was discharged in 2003 after what he saw in combat in Iraq led him to suffer a...
View ArticleBoard Angry with Hartford Principal After Tweet
The Hartford Teacher's Union and a group of city leaders want principal Dr. Steve Perry investigated, accusing him of threatening violence. He tweeted, "The only way to lose a fight is to stop...
View ArticleCat Recovering After Being Shot
An animal rights group is offering a reward to help find the person who shot a cat in Beacon Falls. "Oreo" was shot last week. He underwent an expensive surgery to save his life. Now the Animal Friends...
View ArticleAmazon Bringing More Than 300 Full Time Jobs to Windsor
Amazon.com made it official on Thursday, announcing it plans to open a 1-million-square-foot fulfillment center in Windsor, Connecticut. The center will create more than 300 full time jobs, according...
View ArticleTwo Crashes Slow Traffic in West Hartford
Two separate crashes on Interstate 84 are causing backups in both directions in West Hartford this morning. I-84 West is congested between exits 45 and 43 and I-84 East is congested between exits 41...
View ArticleThe Kennedy Mystique
The enduring symbol of John F. Kennedy’s presidency, the image that defined America’s romance with its heroic young leader and his star-crossed family, came from his widow, Jacqueline, a couple weeks...
View ArticleGas Leak in New London Over
A few homes in New London were evacuated after a construction accident caused a gas leak in the area of Montauk Avenue and Westomere Terrace in New London this morning. A construction company struck a...
View ArticleFire Destroys Plymouth Barn, Kills 3 Cats
A fire destroyed a barn in the Terryville section of Plymouth, killing three cats, early this morning. When emergency crews arrived, the barn on South Eagle Street was completely engulfed, officials...
View ArticleDog Returns Home with Bloody Leash
A Southern California family is asking for the public's help in finding a missing man whose dog returned home from walk alone with a bloody leash, police said. Darwin Vela, 22, was last seen Tuesday...
View ArticleVa. State Senator Leaves Hospital
Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds sent a brief message to his followers on Twitter Friday, just three days after he was stabbed by his son in their Bath County home. Deeds was discharged from the...
View ArticleAttorney: Great Weight Lifted Off Skakel’s Shoulders
When Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel was released from prison yesterday after serving 11-and-a-half years in prison for the murder of his Greenwich neighbor, a “great weight” was lifted off his...
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