Bobby Valentine Gets New Gig
Former Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine has a new job back in Connecticut. Sacred Heart University in Fairfield has scheduled a news conference on Tuesday to announce Valentine as its executive director...
View ArticleTravel Deals to Get You Away from Snow
After two snow-filled weekends in a row, and another coming up, you might be ready to get away. To help, we found some deals that’ll get you away from the snow and into the warm weather. These...
View ArticleBees and Flowers Have Electric Communication
Flowers are known to attract pollinators through petal colors, shapes and scent. But now scientists have found an invisible feature that flowers use to get more attraction: their unique electric...
View ArticleBoy Calls 911 to Avoid Bedtime
Police in Massachusetts says a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn't want to go to bed.
View ArticleBoy Calls 911 about Bedtime
A 10-year old Massachusetts boy reportedly called police in protest over his bedtime earlier this week. Dan Davis dialed 911 just after 8 p.m. on Wednesday night and hung up before speaking to anyone....
View ArticleSensitivity Training Ordered After Teacher Uses "Slavery" Math Problems
A Manhattan elementary school principal said she's "appalled" by a homework assignment that used scenarios about killing and whipping slaves to teach math. Adele Schroeter has ordered sensitivity...
View ArticleProtocol Reviewed After D.C. Firefighters Appear With Obama
Three District of Columbia firefighters are facing possible disciplinary action after appearing with President Obama during a press event. Earlier this week the president was flanked by first...
View ArticleSearch for Possible Kidnapping Victim
Watertown police are searching for a teeanger who may be the victim of a kidnapping. Luanelly "Nelly" Rodriguez, 17, was last seen this afternoon around 2:30 before going out for a walk, according to...
View ArticlePutnam Family Reflect on Daughters Lost
A month after a fire kills two of her daughters, a Putnam mother vows to carry on their legacy. 8 months pregnant, Lauren Auger escaped the Prospect Street apartment when a fire broke out in the early...
View ArticleKindness Awards in Honor of Sandy Hook Student
In Joanne Bacon's eyes, there was no greater than her own Charlotte. She would have turned 7 on Friday. "I thank you all for being here tonight and celebrating Charlotte's birthday with us and honoring...
View Article43-Year-Old Man Arrested for 75th Time
A man previously arrested 74 times was caught again, this time for allegedly robbing a bank in Maryland. Robert Alonzo Robinson, 43, robbed the SunTrust Bank Friday, county police said. Robinson...
View Article"Green Fireball" Sighted in Southern California
About 50 people contacted the American Meteor Society on Thursday with reports of a "green fireball" lighting up the Southern California sky. An authentic photo surfaced Friday afternoon capturing the...
View ArticleMarine Corporal Arrested Over Murder of Camp Pendleton Officer
A U.S. Marine was arrested Friday night in California’s Camp Pendleton in connection with the murder of a man whose body was found zipped up inside a sleeping bag in the back seat of a parked car in...
View ArticleMan Sues Parents for Not Loving Him Enough
A 32-year-old man in Brooklyn, New York is suing his parents, claiming he wasn't loved enough by them and that their neglect has caused him to be homeless and jobless. Bernard Bey filed a self-written...
View ArticleMississippi Lawmaker Wants to Lure Connecticut Gun Makers Away
A Mississippi lawmaker has reached out to gun makers in Connecticut and beyond in an attempt to lure them from to his Southern state. Philip Gunn, the Speaker of the House in Mississippi, sent letters...
View ArticleMissing Watertown Teen Found
Luanelly Rodriguez, the 17-year-old who police thought to be a victim of a kidnapping was found without incident in Massachusetts. Watertown police were searching for her after she was last seen Friday...
View ArticleHearing Set for Monday to Discuss Establishing Toll Booths
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a number of bills that would reinstitute highway tolls. The General Assembly's Transportation Committee has scheduled a public hearing on Monday to hear...
View ArticleMan Sues Parents for Not Loving Him Enough
A 32-year-old Brooklyn man is suing his parents, claiming he wasn't loved enough by them and that their neglect has caused him to be homeless and jobless. Bernard Bey filed a self-written lawsuit in...
View Article"Future Self" Photos Aim to Inspire Retirement Savings
If you could see a picture of yourself 40 years in the future, would it change the way you live today? That’s the theory behind a new computer program, launched by Merrill Edge, a financial platform...
View ArticleBody Found in Connecticut River
Middletown Police found a body in the Connecticut River today after they received a call from a kayaker who saw it this morning. Officers located what appeared to be a male party near the shore south...
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