Silver Alert Issued for Norwich Woman
Norwich Police issued a Silver Alert for 74-year-old Helen Fatone Saturday night. Fatone suffers from dementia, according to police. She left her home in Norwich around 1:30 p.m. to go shopping at...
View ArticleFairfield Man Struck and Killed by Car
Westport Police are investigating a crash that killed a pedestrian Saturday evening. 68-year-old Bruce Tabackman, of Fairfield, was struck by a car on Post Road East near Bulkley Ave North just after 6...
View ArticleMaintenance Worker Reunited with the Toddler He Saved
A California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) maintenance worker who helped save a toddler’s life earlier this week was reunited with the happy, healthy baby boy and his very grateful family...
View ArticlePresident Bush To Eulogize Van Cliburn
President George W. Bush is among the dignitaries who will pay tribute to pianist Van Cliburn at his memorial service on Sunday. In 2003, Bush presented Van Cliburn The Presidential Medal of Freedom....
View ArticleFenway to Hold Fundraiser for Newtown Children's Museum
A group of Boston residents with ties to Newtown, Conn., is set to gather at Fenway Park to raise funds for a children's museum in the town where a gunman shot and killed 26 elementary school children...
View ArticleBullied Boy Dies in Hospital, Says Family
A young boy who was the victim of bullying has died, according to his family. Bailey O'Neill, who turned 12 on Saturday, was in a coma after suffering several seizures. His family told Katy Zachry, of...
View ArticleNurse Refuses 911 Dispatcher Begging Her to Perform CPR
An elderly woman at a in Bakersfield, California retirement facility died after a nurrse refused to perform CPR on the woman after she collapsed, NBC Southern California Reported. When 87-year-old...
View ArticlePerson Dies After Being Hit by Metro-North Train
Metro-North police are investigating after a person was hit by a train in the Noroton Heights area of Darien on Monday morning. Metro-North officials said the person has died. The train involved left...
View ArticleKelly Middle in Norwich Closed After Fire
Kelly Middle School in Norwich is closed on Monday after a fire in a science room activated sprinklers, causing some flooding. The fire chief said the fire started on the second floor in the science...
View ArticleDunkin’ Donuts Employee Stops Robbery With Coffee
When a man tried to rob a Dunkin’ Donuts in West Haven on Saturday night, an employee acted quickly and stopped him with the closest weapon available --hot coffee. The attempted robbery happened at the...
View ArticleMan Dies During San Francisco Triathlon
A 46-year-old Austin man died while swimming in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon Sunday morning. Race organizers believes the man suffered a heart attack shortly after he entered the San Francisco...
View ArticleHartford Police Investigate Attempted Kidnapping
Hartford police are looking for the man they said tried to abduct a woman in Hartford on Sunday night. The woman was walking alone in the area of 45 Capen Street at 9:10 p.m. on Sunday when a man she...
View ArticleBurglars Steal Jewelry from Wilton Home
Wilton police are investigating a residential burglary after jewelry and a laptop computer were taken from a local home. Police said the burglary at the Seir Hill Road residence happened between 9 a.m....
View ArticleLocal Leaders Oppose Cutting Car Tax
Mayors, first selectman and town managers across the state are concerned about how the governor’s proposed budget would affect local communities, so they are at the state Capitol on Monday for a public...
View ArticleElephant Statue Headed For Noah's Ark
Drivers on Florida’s Turnpike were doing double-takes Sunday as they saw a life-sized statue of an elephant on the move. The tale of the elephant began at a southwest Miami-Dade home months ago when...
View ArticleFormer CT Official Chosen to Lead EPA
President Barack Obama has chosen the former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Obama is making several personnel...
View ArticleWoman Ejected from Car in Meriden Crash
A woman was ejected from her car Sunday morning when she crashed on I-691 at exit 7. Sarah A. Vitale, 29, of 53 Lockwood St. in Meriden, sustained serious head injuries and was transported by Life Star...
View ArticleConcert for Healing in Newtown
A community of professional musicians gathered Sunday for a fund raising concert to benefit the 26 families who lost someone in the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. The...
View ArticleCrash Causes Backup on I-84
A six-car crash is causing backups on Interstate 84 Westbound in West Hartaford at exit 43. As of 4:45 p.m., state police estimated that the back up was four to five miles. Photo Credit: Connecticut...
View ArticleChristian School Staffer Fired for Premarital Sex
A San Diego woman is suing a local school for firing her after it was revealed she was pregnant out of wedlock. Teri James, 29, said that she was let go from her job as a financial specialist at San...
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