Missing Family on Airboat Ride in Fla. Everglades Found Safe
A family of five from Ohio that went missing after taking an airboat ride was found unharmed on Friday, authorities said. The family of two adults and three children had been missing since 3 p.m....
View ArticleWest Hartford Police Arrest Jewelry Robbery Suspects
West Hartford police have arrested four suspects accused of stealing $60,000 worth of gold chains from a local jewelry store on Saturday night. Three men wearing masks, hoods and gloves broke into...
View Article5 Hikers Reported Lost OK, Unaware of Rescue Effort
Five hikers reported lost in Eaton Canyon in Pasadena, Calif., were found safe late Friday morning and unaware a search-and-rescue effort was even in progress. Abby Rodeo, 20, and four other hikers...
View ArticleIntern Finds Suspicious Letter to State Rep.
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is investigating a suspicious letter addressed to a state representative that a legislative intern discovered on Friday. House Speaker Brendan...
View ArticleHigh School Student Receives Congressional Award
An Avon High School student has made it his mission to give back to the community, and his efforts have not gone unnoticed. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty presented 16-year-old Jeffrey Lewis, of Avon,...
View ArticleDog Alerts Diabetic Boy When Blood Sugar Needs Testing
For about a year now, Aidan Sgandurra, 2, of Monroe, has been living with Type 1 diabetes. His blood sugar is tested about 10 times a day and monitored so it doesn't go too high or too low. But now,...
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City Worker Pens Must-Read Pothole Press Release
You might think working for city government is a thankless, dull job. But as a press release circulated early Friday about potholes illustrates: Working for city government is a non-stop joyriding...
View ArticleEstate of Yale Tailgating Victim Suing School, City
The estate of a Massachusetts woman who died after she was struck by a U-Haul truck while tailgating before the Harvard-Yale football game in 2011 has filed a suit against Yale University, as well as...
View ArticleWoman Killed in Killingly Crash
A 54-year-old Woodstock woman was killed in a crash in Killingly just after 8 a.m. on Friday. Susan Langlois was driving south on Tracy Road near Country Club Road at 8:09 a.m. when she crossed over...
View ArticleMysterious Tiny Door Replaced with Inferior Model
Nothing like whimsy to bring out the best in people — and everyone's worst thoughts about government. A tiny, finely crafted, stained-wood door affixed to a hole in a tree in San Francisco's Golden...
View ArticleRegulator Clears Way for Chevron Refinery
California's workplace safety regulators concluded their review of a Chevron oil refinery in the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday morning, clearing the way for the company to resume full production at...
View ArticlePrinceton Alum Defends Op-Ed Piece Urging Women to Marry
Susan Patton, the Princeton alum whose controversial op-ed piece for The Daily Princetonian has outraged feminists, defended her words Friday and said women need to keep an "open mind." Patton's piece...
View ArticleMultiple Crews Respond to Mansion Fire in Prospect
Fire crews from multiple towns responded to a fire at a historic mansion in Prospect Friday evening. According to fire officials the fire started in the attic of a home on New Haven Road. Route 69 is...
View ArticleNew Haven Police Create Special Victims Unit
The New Haven Police Department has added a special victims unit, to investigate and cut down on sexual assaults, domestic violence cases and crimes committed against the elderly in the city. The...
View ArticleSuspect in L.A. Kidnapping Fled to Mexico: LAPD
A parolee suspected of kidnapping a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was recorded on a border security camera entering Mexico, the Los Angeles Police Department chief said Friday. "Tobias Summers was seen...
View ArticleMan Killed in New Haven Deli Shooting
Police are investigating a homicide at the Super Deli 7 on Chapel Street Friday night. According to authorities, 26-year-old Richard Eichler, of New Haven, was found shot inside the deli. Investigators...
View ArticleNYC Restaurant Patrons Possibly Exposed to Hepatitis A: Officials
New York City health officials are urging patrons of a restaurant in the city's West Village to receive a vaccination after learning of a food handler there diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Any patron who...
View ArticleJudge to Decide Fate of Renoir Stolen in 1951
The Virginia woman who says she bought an authentic Renoir painting at a flea market is no longer anonymous. According to the Washington Post, her name is Marcia Fuqua — and her mother is an art...
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Student Abducted, Sexually Assaulted in Pa.
La Salle University in Philadelphia has offered counseling services to a student who reported being abducted and raped on Easter Sunday. The school is also defending its decision not to notify students...
View ArticleKaufman Co. Men Deny Threat Allegations
Two men in Terrell, Texas accused of threatening county officials in unrelated cases both say they are upstanding citizens who would never hurt anyone. Investigators say Nick Morale, 56, phoned in a...
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