Hackers Now Targeting Smart TVs
We've heard about security attacks through computers and smartphones, but the next frontier for cyber fraud is already here. Smart TVs offer computer functions, including internet connection. That's...
View ArticleTeen Hides in Closet, Inches From Burglars
A teenaged girl hides just inches from intruders while managing to call for help at the same time. NBC 7's Steven Luke reports.
View ArticleCrash Causing Delays on I-91 in Hartford
A crash is causing heavy delays on Interstate 91 South in Hartford between exits 32 and 30. Multiple cars are involved and one hit a sand barrel. No additional information is available.
View ArticleIt's Time for the Jets to Get Honest
The Jets have not subscribed to the belief that honesty is the best policy. From their party line that Mark Sanchez has shown the ability to be a good quarterback to their insistence that there was...
View ArticleSandy Hook Commission to Discuss Mental Health Issues
When the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission meets today, the members will be hearing testimony from experts on mental health, and it is expected to cover issues related to access to care, public awareness...
View Article19-Year-Old Sailor Found Shot Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier
A 19-year-old female sailor assigned to USS Essex aircraft carrier was found with a gunshot wound aboard the ship Thursday and later died from her injuries, Navy officials confirmed. According to Navy...
View ArticleLawmakers Consider Repealing Early Release Program
Reforming the state prisons' early release program is the aim of the first bill to draw comment at this afternoon's judiciary committee hearing. In 2011, the General Assembly approved the legislation,...
View ArticleFake American Eagle Ad Touts "Skinny Skinny" Spray-On Jeans
These skinny jeans truly leave nothing to the imagination. Good thing they're fake. American Eagle Outfitters' new YouTube ad purporting to sell spray-on jeans has gone viral much to the delight of the...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Bomb Threat at Southington Starbucks
The Starbucks at 613 Queen Street in Southington was evacuated just before 8 a.m. on Friday, when someone made a call threatening to blow up the coffee shop and the investigation continues. Five...
View ArticleHome Heating Oil Tax Bill Dies
More than half the people in the state could have been paying a new tax on home heating oil, but that bill died on Friday, according to Sen. Gary LeBeau, co-chairman of the Commerce Committee. If the...
View ArticleVideo Shows Man Taunting Animal Activists, Shooting Horse
A graphic video that appears to show a man cursing at animal rights activists then fatally shooting a horse has sparked outrage and investigations, according to reports. The man in the YouTube video...
View ArticleFire Destroys Harwinton House
A home at 24 Bumper Road in Harwinton was destroyed by fire on Friday morning, but the family who lives there escaped unharmed. The family smelled smoke just before 2 a.m., got out safely and called...
View ArticlePolice Investigate 3 Store Break-ins
Police are investigating a break-in at a jewelry store in Avon, one at a nail salon in Canton and another at a pizza shop in Simsbury that might all be connected. Overnight, someone smashed the glass...
View ArticleOne Dead in West Haven Domestic Incident
A man is dead in what police said appears to be a domestic incident and his girlfriend is hospitalized with stab wounds. Police identified the man as Lous Maranda and said he died of a self-inflected...
View ArticleTwo People Rescued from Apartment Fire
Firefighters rescued two people from an evening blaze in Derby Friday. Emergency crews responded to 130 Main Street just after 7:00 p.m. The pair appeared to be conscious and were transported to a...
View ArticleSearch for Man in Bridgeport Grenade Incident Continues
Bridgeport Police are asking for help to identify the man who delivered a hand grenade to the Margaret E. Morton Government Center last month. On Feb. 27, a man who has not yet been identified...
View ArticleThousands Expected at Sandy Hook Benefit Run in Hartford
Thousands of people are expected in Hartford this weekend for the Sandy Hook Run for Families, a special race to honor the lives of the 20 first graders and six staff members who were killed in the...
View Article15 Years to Life for Chef Who Killed Wife, Cooked Remains
A former chef who killed his wife and cooked her body for four days to dispose of her remains was sentenced on Friday to 15 years to life in prison. David Robert Viens, 49, was convicted of...
View ArticleToddler Found Wandering Busy Street
A Waterbury man was fast asleep as his two-year-old nephew wandered alone on a busy street, according to police. Waterbury police arrested John Dominguez and charged him with risk of injury to a minor...
View ArticleMeteor Streaks Through Sky Over East Coast
Social media sites were buzzing about a bright streak of light spotted over the East Coast Friday evening. Meteorologists have confirmed that the flash was in fact a meteor. Multiple reports began...
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