Calif. Firefighters "Get a Handle" on Fire That Threatened 100 Homes
Firefighters worked overnight to "get a handle" on a 170-acre wildfire that began on a hillside in the southern California community of Fillmore and burned two homes amid strong wind gusts. The fire...
View ArticleMan with BB Gun Arrested Near Obama's Motorcade Route: Cops
A homeless man was taken into custody Monday afternoon when he was found with a BB gun near the route President Barack Obama's motorcade was taking, according to police in Connecticut. Police said...
View ArticleObama Leaves Connecticut With“Team Vicki Soto" Shirts
When President Barack Obama came to Connecticut to make a national push for federal gun control legislation, he met privately with 11 relatives of victims of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary...
View ArticleLouisville Takes NCAA Title in Thriller
The Louisville Cardinals entered the NCAA Tournament as the best team in the country and they're exiting it the same way. Louisville came back from 12 points down in the first half and became NCAA...
View ArticleNewtown High, and Pomperaug to Play Game to Remember
The Newtown and Pomperaug High School Varsity Baseball teams have been championship rivals for the past few years, and this year they are bringing their competition to another level, making it an event...
View Article2 Cars Destroyed in Derby Crash
Derby police responded to a crash this morning that appears to have destroyed two vehicles. The crash happened on Academy Hill Road in Derby on Tuesday morning, and one car flipped over, but little...
View ArticleBudget Woes Ground Blue Angels
The Blue Angels' wings have been pinned to the ground this year due to budget concerns. NBC News has learned all of the performances of the U.S. Navy’s elite flight demo squad for the rest of the year...
View ArticleMalloy Announces Plan to Reduce Insurance Denials for Mental Health Services
The Connecticut Insurance Department and the UConn Health Center are collaborating to help families struggling to get mental health treatment paid through their insurance, according to Gov. Dannel...
View ArticleBill Clinton Sends His First Tweet
Former President Bill Clinton sent out his first tweet over the weekend with a little help from Stephen Colbert. The talk show host helped Clinton set up his Twitter account on Monday's "Colbert...
View ArticleAG Seeks CL&P Penalties Over Storm Costs
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has asked state regulators to penalize the state's largest utility, which is seeking $414 million in higher rates from customers to pay for damage caused by...
View ArticleCircus Elephant Hurt in Drive-By Shooting
An endangered Asian elephant traveling with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was injured Tuesday morning in a drive-by shooting in northern Mississippi, according to local news...
View ArticleToday's Temp Sets New Record
Temperatures are at a record high today after a chilly start to April. The mercury reached 81 degrees at Sikorsky Airport in Bridgeport, breaking the record for the day of 79 degrees set in 1991,...
View ArticleFire Causes Heavy Damage in Milford
A firefighter was taken to the hospital while responding to a fire that appears to have caused heavy damage to a house in Milford. The fire at 35 Centennial Drive was reported around 11 a.m. WPLR radio...
View ArticleI-95 North in Stratford Reopens After Crash
Interstate 95 North was closed at exit 32 in Stratford for several hours on Tuesday after a multivehicle crash and a fuel spill. Officials said around 100 gallons of fuel spilled from saddle tanks in...
View ArticleNat'l Spelling Bee Adds Vocab Questions
For the first time in 86 years, contestants in the Scripps National Spelling Bee will be asked a question their predecessors have never faced: What does it mean? Bee organizers announced Tuesday the...
View ArticleSandy Hook Victim's Daughter Calls Out Senators
The daughter of the school principal killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre called out U.S. senators who are threatening a filibuster on gun control for failing to take her phone calls, and Gov....
View ArticleBoy, 6, Dies After Allegedly Being Shot by Neighbor, 4
A 6-year-old New Jersey boy has died after being shot in the head with a rifle by his 4-year-old neighbor, a law enforcement source says. Brandon Holt died at Jersey Shore Medical Center, where he was...
View ArticleClimate Change Could Hurt Winemaking, Wildlife
Climate change could dampen spirits. Literally. That's according to a new worldwide analysis of global warming on wine production, which appeared this week in the journal Proceedings of the National...
View ArticleGroup Plans Lawsuit Against Gun Law
A gun rights group plans to file legal action in response to the new gun control law. Governor Dannel Malloy signed that legislation into law last Thursday. The Connecticut Citizens Defense League says...
View ArticleSandy Hook Families Make Case in Washington
Thursday could be the day the U.S. Senate takes up gun control legislation. On Tuesday Sandy Hook family members walked the hallways on Capitol Hill. They went door to door visiting senators to try and...
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