Man Arrested After Domestic Incident, Police Search in Lebanon
A suspect was taken into custody Wednesday afternoon after a domestic violence incident sparked a police search in Lebanon overnight. Thirty-year-old Patrick Heath, of Route 289/Beaumont Highway in...
View Article1 Dead in Crash on Route 44 in Pomfret
One person has died in a two-car crash on Route 44/Mashamoquet Road in Pomfret, according to state police. Police said 49-year-old Theodore Bolduc, of Willington, was driving a delivery van for S&D...
View ArticleObama Responds to Ft. Hood Shooting
President Barack Obama responded to Wednesday's shooting at Fort Hood in Texas with the following statement, given while in Chicago. "I just got off the phone with the vice chairman of the joint chiefs...
View ArticleMotorcyclist in Serious Condition After Middletown Crash
A motorcycle driver is in serious condition following a crash in Middletown around 5 p.m. Wednesday. According to police, 56-year-old Sharon Wassell, of Haddam, was driving northbound on Saybrook Road...
View ArticleWallingford Students Invent Clever Creations
Take a good look inside teacher Karen Ripa’s class at Pond Hill Elementary School in Wallingford and you just might find the next Thomas Edison. "They have that spark, that curiosity, that asking the...
View Article4 Dead in Fort Hoot Shooting
Three victims and the gunman are dead following a shooting at the Fort Hood Army post Wednesday, NBC News is reporting. One other victim is in grave condition, while at least 11 others are injured,...
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Artist Makes Homes for Homeless
Greg Kloehn wonders why it didn’t dawn on him sooner. The West Oakland artist had long been fascinated by the temporary shelters his homeless neighbors created for themselves out of materials they...
View ArticleNYC Doormen Rally, March
Thousands of New York City doormen rallied and marched through Manhattan Wednesday amid negotiations over their next contract. The workers who hail cabs, walk dogs, sign for packages and help New...
View ArticleMan Burned Lesbians' Home: Police
A 73-year-old Miami man was arrested on attempted murder and arson charges after police say he tried to burn down his neighbor's trailer home containing two women and eight children because the women...
View ArticleRegistered Sex Offender Stalks Hartford Teen: Police
Hartford police have arrested a registered sex offender accused of stalking a 16-year-old girl. According to police, 56-year-old Jose J. Gonzalez, of Collins Street in Hartford, reportedly approached...
View ArticleDarien Parent Falls Victim to Kidnapping Phone Scam
Police said the parent of a Darien High School student recently fell victim to a phone scam in which the caller said the student had been kidnapped after a crash involving gang members and demanded...
View Article4 Treated for Smoke Inhalation After Stamford Boat Fire
Four people have been treated for smoke inhalation following a boat fire in Stamford Wednesday night, according to fire officials. Firefighters said a 45-foot power boat and a small sail boat caught...
View ArticleManchester Parents Rally to Save Two Elementary Schools
Parents in Manchester are rallying to save two schools after the district said they might shut down Robertson and Washington Elementary schools to save millions of dollars. “I’m fighting,” said parent...
View ArticleSmall Tsunami Waves in SoCal
Small tsunami waves measuring just a few inches arrived on the Southern California coast Wednesday hours after a magnitude-8.2 earthquake off the coast of Chile. Strong currents were expected in...
View ArticleFort Hood Tragedy: Deadly Shooting's Aftermath
A deadly mass shooting shook Fort Hood in Texas on Wednesday, leaving three victims and a lone gunman dead, less than five years after 13 people were massacred in another shooting there.Photo Credit:...
View ArticleI-384 Westbound Reopens in Manchester
Interstate 384 westbound in Manchester has reopened. It was closed near exit 3 because of several crashes. No additional information was immediately available.
View ArticleMom, 4-Year-Old Stuck at Fort Hood During Shooting
A mother who was picking up her 4-year-old son from soccer practice on the Fort Hood post when Wednesday’s frightening shooting occurred said the "only thing I could tell him was somebody’s not playing...
View ArticleDad, Stepmom Charged in Connection With Death of 2-Year-Old Boy
State police are investigating the untimely death of a 2-year-old boy in Putnam and arrested the child's father and his girlfriend. According to court documents and a friend of the couple charged,...
View ArticleTSA Worker Saves Woman
A Transportation Security Administration employee is being hailed as a hero for putting his life on the line to save a woman laying on Chicago Transit Authority train tracks Wednesday. But to hear...
View ArticleA History of Shootings at U.S. Military Installations
The history of gun attacks at military facilities in the United States in many ways reflects those in society at large: they run the gamut from domestic attacks and drunken fights to politically...
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