Alert for Missing Teen Canceled
Police have canceled an alert for a 15-year-old girl from North Grosvenordale reported missing. Police canceled the alert at 10:27 a.m. Until then, Chardonnae Presbre-Colt had last been seen near...
View Article2 Smokers Hurt in Texas Oil Facility Explosion: Officials
Two people were critically injured in an explosion and fire Tuesday morning after smoking on a catwalk over oil storage tanks in northeast Texas, officials say. According to Van Zandt County Fire...
View ArticleNightclub Safety 101
Firefighters work to douse a fire at the Kiss Club in Santa Maria city, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. Firefighters say that the death toll from a fire that swept through a...
View ArticleLawmakers to Hear Testimony Today on Mental Health Services
The day after a bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention task force held 16-and-a-half hour hearing on preventing gun violence, a hearing will be held in Hartford on how to improve mental health in...
View ArticleWoman Charged With Armed Robbery at Luv Express
Vernon police arrested a 20-year-old local woman accused of committing an armed robbery at Luv Express, an adult shop at 65 Windsor Ave., on Monday night. Police said Angela Jordan, 20, of West Street,...
View ArticleDriver Hospitalized After SUV Hits House
A sport utility vehicle hit a house at Warren and Windsor streets in Hartford on Tuesday morning and the driver has been taken to a local hospital. Weather might have been a factor. Roads were slick...
View ArticleNew Haven Officer Accused of Domestic Violence
A 14-year veteran of the New Haven police department has been charged with assault and threatening after a domestic violence complaint was filed and he has been assigned to administrative duties,...
View ArticleMan in Critical Condition After Bridgeport Shooting
A male is in critical condition after a shooting at a public housing complex in Bridgeport on Tuesday afternoon. Police said the shooting happened between Buildings 4 and 5 of the Bridgeport Housing...
View ArticlePolice Increase Patrols During Super Bowl
If you plan to imbibe on Super Bowl Sunday and on St. Patrick’s Day, make sure you have a designated driver. Police in Farmington said they will be out in full force, working to make the roads safer...
View ArticleWater Department Impostors Strike in Meriden
Two men who claimed to be Water Department employees stole $5,000 from an elderly Meriden couple after getting into their home on Saturday morning. The perpetrators went to a home on Sunbright Drive...
View ArticleVigil Tonight in Memory of Girls Killed in Putnam Fire
A vigil will be held tonight in Putnam in memory of two little girls who were killed in a fire at their home last Tuesday morning. Alexis Auger, 3, and 9-month-old Ava Auger died of smoke inhalation...
View ArticleSchool Security Forum Tonight in Newington
A school security forum will be held on Tuesday night in Newington to discuss school security issues. It will take place at 7 p.m. in the high school auditorium and panel members will include the...
View ArticleA-Rod Denies Report Linking Him to PEDs
Alex Rodriguez denied a newspaper report that accused him of buying human growth hormone and other performance-enhancing substances from a Miami-area clinic. The Miami New Times, an alternative weekly,...
View ArticleGay Boy Scout Hopeful of National Change
The news on Monday that the Boy Scouts of America has signaled its readiness to end the exclusion of gays as scouts or leaders came as a welcome surprise to one California family, whose teenage son has...
View ArticleMiddletown Eye Doctor Arrested
A Middletown optician whose professional license was suspended last year after he was charged with sexually assaulting a customer was arrested on Tuesday after an investigation revealed that he had...
View ArticleSources: Heroin Use Probed in Death of Pickens' Grandson
Police are investigating the death of Thomas "Ty" Boone Pickens IV, the 21-year-old grandson of billionaire oilman T. Boone Pickens, as a possible drug overdose, two sources familiar with the...
View ArticleThe Final Answer to the Tim Tebow Mystery
It took almost a year, but someone finally stood up and took responsibility for the trade that brought Tim Tebow to the New York Jets. Former general manager Mike Tannenbaum didn't let his lack of...
View ArticleWest Haven Bakery Closing After Decades in Business
A West Haven institution is closing its doors after 67 years in business. The owners of Peschell's Bakery announce Tuesday that they are retiring and closing the business for good. Peschell's has been...
View ArticleMoss Proclaims He's "The Greatest Receiver" in NFL History
Super Bowl Media Day is upon us, a time when the density of journalists and athletes reaches critical mass. Usually, this intense proximity causes one or two moments noteworthy for their...
View ArticleVigil for Victims of Putnam Fire
On Tuesday night friends said goodbye to Ava and Alexis Auger at a candlelight vigil. The young sisters were killed a week ago in a Putnam house fire. Investigators said the damage was so bad they...
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