After 14 Years in Prison, Wrongly Convicted Man "Truly Happy"
Johnny Williams spent 14 years in prison for an attempted rape he never committed. On Friday, a judge overturned his conviction. And on Tuesday, the 37-year-old Williams spoke publicly for the first...
View ArticleCrashes Slow Morning Commute
Crashes in Goshen, Berlin Tolland, Stratford and Bridgeport are slowing the morning commute on Wednesday. Two people are trapped in a rollover in Berlin and the road is closed at Route 4 and East...
View ArticleCrash Closes Road in Burlington
The road is closed at Route 4 and Smith Lane in Burlington after a car hit a pole. The pole snapped and is across the road. Police said the road could be closed for awhile. This is one of several...
View Article2 Pulled from Car After Berlin Rollover
Two people have been pulled from a car that rolled over at High and Lincoln streets in Berlin on Wednesday morning after hitting an icy patch, according to police. The people are free after crews cut...
View ArticleChicago Man Sparks Anti-Violence Campaign
After the murder totals in Chicago started racking up after January of this year, South Side native Bryant Cross decided he'd seen enough. The 28-year-old speech communications professor started...
View ArticleSan Francisco Symphony Threatens to Strike
EDITOR'S NOTE: On Wednesday, the symphony announced it is on strike. Read more here. That sour note you hear is labor negotiations at the San Francisco Symphony. As the prestigious symphony prepares...
View ArticleNaked Man Captured After Taking Baby: Police
Police in Connecticut arrested a man they said was high on PCP as he ran naked through the streets of Bridgeport and an interstate highway while carrying a baby. Surveillance cameras showed the man,...
View ArticleRodman Arrives in Rome to "Support the Cause"
Dennis Rodman, fresh off a trip to North Korea, landed in Rome on Wednesday. The former Chicago Bulls star known as "The Worm" showed up at St. Peter's Square to campaign for Ghanaian Cardinal Peter...
View ArticleGreenwich Billionaire and Sons Save Twinkies
Late yesterday, the news broke that two companies had come together to save Hostess products, including Twinkies, and Dolly Madison brand products. Now, we know a little bit more about the people who...
View ArticleExtra Police Presence at Naugatuck School After Shots in Woods
Police said gunshots reported from the woods in the area of Andrew Mountain Road/Andrew Avenue extension were no threat to Andrew Avenue School, but the school was locked down briefly as a precaution...
View ArticleHundreds Evacuated in New Haven After Gas Odor
Hundreds of people were evacuated from residences at the 9th Square apartment building in New Haven as the New Haven Fire Department investigated a gas odor. Officials said a valve was left open at a...
View ArticleFighting Irish Beat Huskies Again
We've seen this movie before, the one where UConn is on the wrong end of a heart-breaking loss at the hands of archival Notre Dame. It happened again Tuesday, this time in the conference championship,...
View ArticleMan Fired For Wrestling Shark While on "Sick Leave"
A Welsh charity worker on “sick leave for stress” was vacationing in Australia where he made headlines after wrestling a shark away from children, the BBC reported. While beach goers and lifeguards...
View ArticleTractor-Trailer Crash on I-84 West, Southbury
Only one lane of Interstate 84 Westbound is open in Southbury between exits 16 and 15 after a crash involving a tractor-trailer. No further information is available.
View ArticleTruck Stuck Under Bridge in Waterbury
A truck is stuck under a bridge at South Washington Avenue, just east of South Leonard Street in Waterbury, near Route 8. The trailer part of the truck is stuck under the bridge. Photo Credit: Doug...
View ArticleMadison Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
A soldier from Madison, Connecticut has been killed in the line of duty in Afghanistan and Gov. Dannel Malloy has ordered all U.S. and Connecticut flags to fly at half-staff. Army Capt. Andrew...
View ArticleFire Damages Wolcott Auto Body Shop
Firefighters are responding to a fire at John Morrone's Service Center, 1552 Wolcott Road, in Wolcott. One employee was working on a vehicle inside the auto body shop when the car caught fire,...
View ArticleSistine Seagull: A Smoke Cam Star
The cameras of the world were fixed on the humble chimney atop the Sistine Chapel Tuesday awaiting a smoke signal from the conclave meeting to elect the new pope when a winged creature appeared. It was...
View ArticleNJ to Use Industrial Deodorant on Rancid Landfill
New Jersey environmental protection authorities say the operator of one of the state's most noxious landfills can try to use industrial-strength deodorant to cover up the rotten-egg stench wafting from...
View ArticleDolphin Spotted in NYC's East River
A dolphin has been spotted in New York City's East River, near East 96th Street in Manhattan. Timothy Machnica from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation told NBC 4 New York the...
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