Lawmaker Sorry for Racist Tweet
A Minnesota state representative has apologized after coming under fire for a tweet that some are calling racist. Representative Pat Garofalo’s tweet on Sunday seemed to compare professional basketball...
View ArticleMan Breaks Into Garage to Retrieve Towed Car: Police
A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after reportedly breaking into a Bridgeport commercial garage and trying to retrieve his car, which had been towed there from the highway, according to police....
View ArticleAnti-Abortion Group Claims Censorship
A group of students that wants to promote their anti-abortion message in Branford High School says the administration is violating its First Amendment rights by treating it differently than other...
View ArticleMurder Charges in Building Collapse
The only people accused in the Philadelphia building collapse that left six people dead in a neighboring thrift store were formally arraigned this morning. Backhoe operator Sean Benschop, a.k.a. Kary...
View ArticleYankees Edge Out Red Sox in Q-Poll
Spring training is underway and Connecticut is about as divided on the Yankees and Red Sox as you can be. A Quinnipiac University poll released this morning finds that the Boston Red Sox still trail...
View ArticleMan Charged in New Britain Murder
Police have obtained an arrest warrant for a man accused of assaulting and killing a 70-year-old man at his New Britain home in 2012. Police responded to 548 South Main St. in New Britain around 8 a.m....
View ArticleMan Charged in Fatal West Hartford Crash
A West Hartford man has been charged with vehicular homicide in connection with a crash last year that killed a 93-year-old woman in 2013. Police said Jeffrey Schiavone, 38, of West Hartford, crossed...
View ArticleOne of Mystic’s Well-known Belugas Has Died
One of Mystic Aquarium’s well-known belugas has passed away after a prolonged respiratory illness. If you’ve seen the beluga exhibit at Mystic Aquarium, you might have noticed the 33-year-old Naku. She...
View ArticleSuspect in Southington Robbery Arrested
Police have arrested a man accused of committing an armed robbery at a food mart and gas station in Southington in February. Brett Down, 31, of Southington, is accused of robbing the Kaival Food Mart...
View ArticleMinor Chemical Explosion in New Haven
Emergency crews responded to what they are calling a minor chemical explosion in a lab at 435 Winchester Avenue in New Haven at 10:17 a.m. Less than an ounce of 3 hexane was found, officials said. The...
View ArticleObama’s Comedy Hangover
President Obama, while introducing the reboot of “Cosmos” on Fox Sunday night, declared, “There are new frontiers to explore… there are no limits.” He could have been talking about his own journey as...
View ArticleHow to Regulate "Driverless Cars"
Sooner or later, consumers will be able to buy cars that rely on computers — not the owner — to do the driving. Though the technology is still being tested, the day it rolls out into broad public use...
View ArticleBus Carrying Meriden Students Struck by BBs
Police are investigating after a bus carrying students from Wilcox Technical High School in Meriden was shot at by a BB gun this morning, authorities said. According to police, the bus was driving...
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Next "Dainty Warrior" Cancer Battle
The family of a 3-year-old Chicago girl called the “Dainty Warrior” by her parents for a painting hobby that has helped her deal with a rare form of cancer is preparing for another battle. After failed...
View ArticleCalif. Cop Charged With Raping Maid
A San Jose police officer has been charged with raping a hotel maid whom authorities say he was tasked with helping after she had fled a fight with her drunken husband. San Jose police said that...
View ArticleRacial Slurs Spray Painted on Cars in Middletown
Middletown police are investigating after a resident’s cars were reportedly spray painted with racial slurs Monday and Tuesday. Police said the cars were parked on West Silver Street when the incidents...
View ArticleSearch Turns Up Illegal Drugs, Gun, Police Scanner
A 32-year-old East Hampton man is behind bars after a police investigation turned up an illegal handgun with ammunition, a police scanner tuned to the East Hampton police radio frequency, prescription...
View ArticleMother, Daughter Attacked in Dispute Over Apartment
An argument between current and previous tenants of a Bridgeport apartment turned physical when the prior tenants, armed with a screwdriver, hammer and a two-by-four assaulted the mother and daughter...
View ArticleHartford Teen Battling Sickle Cell Anemia Gets His Wish
After his first limousine ride, all the way from Hartford Public High School to Fairfield County, Jonathan French was excited. For years, French has battled sickle cell anemia and has been in and out...
View ArticleMan Accused of Kidnapping Pregnant Girlfriend
The attorney representing a New Britain man charged with kidnapping his pregnant girlfriend said in court today things aren’t as they seem. Xavier Vasquez faced a judge this morning. He’s charged with...
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