Cop Rescues Pets From Burning Shop
A New Jersey police officer is recovering from smoke inhalation after rescuing animals from a pet shop fire, officials say. The fire at Pet Center on State Highway 23 in Franklin, N.J. was reported at...
View ArticleTeen Scares Off Intruder
A 16-year-old from Hamden managed to scare off an intruder with a kitchen knife on Monday afternoon. The teen was home alone on School Street on Monday afternoon when he heard knocking on the front...
View ArticleShore Line East Train Derails in New Haven
A Shore Line East train carrying 14 people to Union Station derailed in New Haven this evening, according to a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation. No one was injured in the...
View ArticleManager of Internet Sweepstakes Cafe Pleads Not Guilty
The manager of an Enfield business center has pleaded not guilty to charges related to operating internet sweepstakes games. Stephen Scott, 49, of Granby, Mass., is accused of operating gambling...
View ArticleStop-Work Orders Issued at UConn Basketball Site
Two construction companies working on UConn’s new $32 million basketball facility could face tens of thousands of dollars in fines after a surprise visit from the Department of Labor reportedly turned...
View ArticleTrumbull Cop Accused of Sex Assault of Police Explorers Member
State police have arrested a 20-year veteran of the Trumbull police department who is accused of sexual assaulting one member of the police department's explorer program and sharing inappropriate texts...
View ArticleMustache Shadow Photo Goes Viral
A candid photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel went viral Tuesday, with online observers buzzing about the appearance of a Hitler-like mustache on the...
View ArticleAaron Hernandez in Altercation With Fellow Inmate
Authorities are investigating after former New England Patriots tight end and murder suspect Aaron Hernandez was involved in an altercation with another inmate at a Massachusetts jail Tuesday,...
View ArticleCalif. Cracks Down on Water Use
Agencies all over California are cracking down on water use - or considering doing so - as the state faces emergency drought situations after the driest winter in state history. Up in Northern...
View ArticleSan Diego Police Chief Steps Down
San Diego Police Chief William Lansdowne is stepping down from his job as top cop. This comes in the wake of multiple accusations of sexual misconduct in the department. In a statement released...
View ArticleFarmington School Employee Accused of Sexually Abusing Cows
A former employee of the Farmington school system is facing charges in New York after sexually abusing cows on a Herkimer farm, according to New York State Police. Reid A. Fontaine, 31, who worked for...
View ArticleFire Out at Vernon Home
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze at 29 Bouldercrest Lane in Vernon this morning. Fire broke out at the raised ranch home before 4 a.m. and is now out. People were inside of the home when fire...
View ArticleMan Picks Up Wrong Child From School, Boy's Mother Enraged
At an emergency Board of Education meeting held in Sterling tonight, just days after a great-grandfather brought home the wrong child from school, the boy's mother called administrators incompetent and...
View ArticleSuspects in Assault of Officer Morgan Due in Court
The man accused of dragging a New Britain police officer and the man suspected of hiding him are due to appear in Superior Court today to answer to charges. New Britain Police Officer Brett Morgan was...
View ArticleCCSU to Get 1st New Residence Hall in 10 Years
Central Connecticut State University in New Britain will be getting its first new residence hall in 10 years and construction begin this morning. CCSU President Jack Miller; Commissioner Donald...
View ArticleEvacuation at PortMiami
A passenger terminal at PortMiami was evacuated after an old compass that was emitting radiation was found Wednesday morning, officials said. The antique compass was found in a bag at Terminal B by...
View ArticleSuspect in Darien Burglary Arrested in Miami Beach
Police have arrested a suspect in a Darien home burglary and said the case matches a pattern of burglaries in Fairfield County as well as New York. Dirk Lloyd, 36, of 68 Melrose Ave. Bridgeport, is...
View ArticleFire Destroys Oxford Home
Fire destroyed a single-family home in Oxford today but no one was injured during the blaze. Mutual aid was called in from several towns to assist with a fire at at 2 Scott Road this afternoon/ It was...
View ArticleHipsters Getting Beard Transplants
New York men unable to grow thick, bushy facial hair are increasingly turning to costly beard transplants to rock the popular look. Dr. Yael Halaas, a plastic surgeon who specializes in beard...
View ArticleChamberlain Highway in Berlin Closed Due to Fire
Chamberlain Highway in Berlin is closed between Southington and High roads because of structure fire on Blue Ridge Lane, according to the Berlin Police Department’s Twitter account. That is just over...
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