Car Hits Middletown Bank
A car hit the TD Bank at 911 Washington St. in Middletown. The building sustained structural damage. No injuries are reported.
View ArticleCouple Glues 39,000 Pennies to Bedroom Floor
Like many young couples, Ryan Lange and Emily Belden were looking for inspiration while deciding how to renovate the bedroom of their Chicago home. That inspiration finally came from a quick glance at...
View ArticleRoundup: Limos, Hot Spots and Oprah
President Barack Obama's second inauguration takes place Monday, and there's a lot going on. In an effort to keep you abreast of the action, we'll be bringing you a daily round-up of the coverage....
View ArticlePolice Standoff Prompted Brief School Lockdown in Wallingford
The Cook Hill School in Wallingford was placed on lockdown for about 20 minutes as a precautionary measure as police were engaged in a standoff nearby. Police received a 911 call at 12:05 p.m. from a...
View ArticleNHL 2013: What to Watch For in Shortened Season
With the NHL season set to begin Saturday, questions and predictions surrounding the abbreviated season are aplenty. Here is what's on the minds of NHL fans around the world. How will the shortened...
View ArticleStamford Gun Buy-Back Includes Video Game Collection
The Stamford Police Department will be hosting two events to buy back guns and collect ammunition and violent video games. “The opportunity to remove illegal guns and ammunitions and to remove the...
View ArticleNewtown Residents to Decide Future of Sandy Hook Elementary
Residents of Newtown will be deciding whether to tear down Sandy Hook Elementary School or remodel the building and a public hearing will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday at Newtown High School. About 200...
View ArticleAlgae Puts 150 School Buses Out of Service
First Student has taken 150 buses from its lot in East Hartford out of service after a diagnostic maintenance check on Thursday revealed algae clogging a bus' fuel filter, according to a statement from...
View ArticleBieber Makes Sandy Hook Promise
Celebrities are joining Newtown residents in making the “Sandy Hook Promise” to do all they can to support “common-sense solutions” to make communities and this country safer. “Today, people in Newtown...
View Article7-Year-Old Charged With Threatening Teacher: Cops
A 7-year-old student at Sayles Elementary School in Norwich was arrested after police said the child threatened a teacher. A resident state trooper responded to the school on Monday after receiving a...
View ArticleThe Jets Have Found Their General Manager
The kinda long, mostly localized nightmare is over. After weeks of sifting through candidates who either passed on the job or didn't meet the standards of what the Jets believed they were looking for,...
View ArticleDrug Cash Might Have Funded Priest's Sex Shop: Cops
The criminal complaint for a former Bridgeport priest charged in a federal crystal meth case gives a more in-depth look at what he is accused of. According to court documents, Msg. Kevin Wallin, 61,...
View ArticleLieberman to Help Oversee Sandy Hook Fund
Former Senator Joseph Lieberman has been picked to help oversee the millions of dollars donated to the Sandy Hook Support Fund. “I can’t think of anything worse that’s happened in my life in...
View ArticleStratford Teen Arrested After Newtown-Type Threat: Cops
An 18-year-old Stratford boy was arrested after threatening a Newtown-type incident at Cooperative Educational Services in Trumbull when he was being expelled on Friday morning, according to police....
View ArticleWoman Hospitalized After Being Struck by Car
A woman is in critical condition after a car struck her while she was crossing the street in Hartford Friday evening, according to police. Authorities said the 23-year-old woman was crossing the...
View ArticleFemale Jogger Attacked at Norwich Park
Norwich Police are investigating after a 17-year-old girl was attacked while jogging Friday afternoon. According to police, the girl told detectives she was jogging at Mohegan Park when a man in a...
View ArticleDebate Over Future of Sandy Hook Elementary
Town leaders in Newtown continue to hear from residents about what should become of the building where 20 children and six educators lost their lives in a mass shooting in December. More than 100...
View ArticleCulture of Violence Must Change, Says Martin Luther King III
He looks, and sounds, a lot like his father. "Even in life if it follows your lot to be a street sweeper, why, go on and sweep streets like Michelangelo carved marble,” Martin Luther King III said. He...
View ArticleMiami Police Officer Convicted of Stealing from Dealers
A Miami police sergeant who authorities say planted cocaine on a suspect and stole drugs and money from dealers has been convicted of civil rights violations, narcotics distribution conspiracy and...
View ArticleBristol Walgreens Robbed
Bristol Police are searching for a man who robbed a Walgreens store then fled on foot on Friday night. Police responded to the Walgreens, 535 Farmington Ave., around 9:30 p.m. for a report of a...
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