Facebook Feelings Are Contagious?
New research from the University of California, San Diego, has found that feelings shared on Facebook – via negative or positive posts or status updates – are contagious among online friends. The...
View ArticlePortraits of NYC Blast Victims
Authorities have identified seven of the eight victims recovered from the rubble of two collapsed Manhattan buildings destroyed by a gas leak explosion Wednesday, including a 21-year-old man whose wife...
View ArticlePolice Arrest Suspect in New Canaan Rolex Robbery
Police have arrested a suspect in a robbery at Henry C. Reid & Son Jewelers in New Canaan in November. Three Rolex watches, worth a total of $55,000, were stolen from the jewelry store at 72 Elm...
View ArticleFBI: "Most Wanted" Terrorist Sought
The FBI announced Tuesday that it has received “credible intelligence” that FBI Most Wanted Terrorist fugitive Daniel Andreas San Diego may be hiding on Hawaii’s Big Island. Animal rights activist San...
View ArticleSerious Injury in Bloomfield Fire
One person was seriously injured in a house fire in Bloomfield early this morning. Officials have not said who was injured, but this is just the latest difficulty for the family. Fire broke out in the...
View ArticlePolice Investigating Tainted Heroin Make 5 Arrests
Hartford police have arrested five people suspected of supplying laced heroin. The Hartford Police Department's Vice and Narcotics Unit and SWAT team raided 108 Enfield Street in Hartford at 12:45...
View ArticleSurvivor: Flying Pianos Saved Me
A piano technician working in the basement of one of the buildings that exploded in Manhattan, killing at least seven people, says he was probably saved by the musical instruments that fell around him...
View ArticleBad News for "Prime" Members
If you've ever wanted to sign up for Amazon Prime, you have a week to do so before a big price hike takes effect. The cost of a standard "Prime" membership is set to set you back $99, up from $79. The...
View ArticleScrabble Seeks New Word
Playing made up words that sound like the real thing to fool your relatives has been a long-standing tradition in the game of Scrabble. Now players have a chance to nominate a word they’d like to see...
View ArticlePolice Warn of Home Rental Scam
Watertown police are issuing a warning about a scam targeting people who are looking to rent homes. Police said a scam artist will take out an ad showing a real home that is listed for sale on a...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Bank Robbery in Trumbull
A 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, a man with a gun robbed Newtown Savings Bank in Trumbull and police are asking for help to find him. Police said the man went into the branch at 926 White Plains Road and...
View ArticleSilver Alert Issued for Missing 1-Year Old
Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 1-year old boy. Emanuel Crespo was last seen Sunday in New Haven, according to police. He is 2-feet tall, weighs 26-pounds and has brown hair and hazel...
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"PopPop's" Obit Goes Viral
A Delaware grandfather “is now exploring the universe” but not before leaving his family with a pre-written obituary. Walter (Walt) George Bruhl, Jr., a native of Newark & Dewey Beach, Del., died...
View ArticleCreating Sweet Images of Summer
Unless you have an unquenchable desire for snow, today’s burst of winter has you dreaming of spring. At First Act Bakery in Torrington, they decided to make up some “Summer Sun” cupcakes, as well as...
View Article2 Critically Injured in Bridgeport Crash
Two people were critically injured in a crash in Bridgeport this morning. A Buick LeSabre went through a red light at the intersection of Stratford and Union avenues at 7:47 a.m. this morning and...
View ArticleMan Who Woke Up in Body Bag Dies
A 78-year-old Mississippi man who two weeks ago was discovered alive and kicking inside a body bag after he was pronounced dead, died on Thursday, The Clarion-Ledger reported. Holmes County, Miss.,...
View ArticleMan Robs Vernon Subway at Knifepoint
A man robbed a Subway restaurant in Vernon at knifepoint on Wednesday night and police have released surveillance photos in hopes someone will know who he is. Police received a 911 call from a worker...
View ArticleChicago-Based Calumet Photographic Shutters U.S. Stores
A Chicago-based photography store has closed its doors and filed for Chapter 7 liquidation. Calumet Photographic, which sells and rents photography equipment and supplies, announced on its Facebook...
View ArticlePolice Arrest New Canaan Home Burglary Suspect
New Canaan police have arrested a suspect in a home burglary in November 2011. At 3:16 a.m. on November 8, 2011, a homeowner on Michigan Road confronted a burglar inside his home and chased him...
View ArticleAccused Theater Shooter Texted: Doc
A former police officer accused of killing a man in a movie theater during a dispute over texting had used his own phone to send a message to his son minutes before the shooting, according to documents...
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