Connecticut
Bonner and Allen lead Connecticut to a 78-63 win over New York in Game 1 of WNBA semifinal series
Sports News Third-seeded Connecticut lost all four games between the teams in the regular season, including getting blown out twice in New York, but that didn’t matter to the Sun. Connecticut Sun forward Alyssa Thomas, center, drives to basket against New York Liberty forward Jonquel Jones, right and guard Courtney Vandersloot during the first quarter […]
Connecticut mayor who regained office after corruption conviction wins another primary
Politics Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, 63, defeated John Gomes, the city’s former chief administrative officer, by a narrow margin Tuesday in a Democratic primary. In this July 12, 2018 file photo, Democratic candidate for governor, Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim speaks during a gubernatorial debate in New Haven, Conn. AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File By Associated Press […]
A Connecticut couple rescues a baby shark caught in a work glove off the coast of Rhode Island
Local News Deb and Steve Dauphinais were diving on the sand flats off Jamestown, Rhode Island, when Deb spotted the 16-inch juvenile shark with its head stuck inside a work glove at the bottom of about 35 feet of water. This photo, taken by Debra Dauphinais while diving with her husband off of Jamestown, RI, […]
Over 100 Connecticut state troopers accused of faking traffic stops
National News Auditors found tens of thousands of apparently falsified traffic stop records, many of white drivers. They suspect the officers were trying to appear more productive. James Rovella, right, commissioner of the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection; Colonel Stavros Mellekas, center, superintendent of the Connecticut State Police; and Lt. Colonel Mark Davison […]
Bears are running amok in Connecticut. State gives OK to shoot them.
Local News Worried about public safety, Gov. Ned Lamont recently signed into law a measure that allows residents to shoot and kill bears under certain circumstances. A black bear wandered into a Pawtucket, Rhode Island, neighborhood in June. Cheryl Bergmann By Amelia Nierenberg, New York Times Service updated on August 24, 2023 | 12:58 PM […]
Connecticut woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering victim whose headless body was found in a park
Crime Casandra Nazario, 26, had entered a plea deal with prosecutors and testified against her codefendant, who was sentenced Aug. 2 to 55 years in prison. By Associated Press August 18, 2023 | 9:09 AM WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of a woman […]
Two Connecticut deaths linked to bacteria found in raw shellfish
Health Three people in the state are known to have been infected with the Vibrio vulnificus bacteria, which doesn’t make an oyster look, smell or taste any different. A basket of oysters is ready for packaging and delivery at Copps Island Oysters on Aug. 9, 2021, in Norwalk, Conn. APAP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File By Associated […]
Connecticut officer who shocked shoplifting suspect 3 times is charged with assault, cruelty
Crime Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss turned himself in to state police on Monday after an arrest warrant was issued, state police said Tuesday. This frame grab from Naugatuck, Conn., Police Department body camera video, with parts of the video blurred by the source, shows Naugatuck Officer Nicholas Kehoss pulling a stun gun trigger for about […]
Connecticut dog trainer pleads not guilty to charges related to North Reading dog’s death
Crime Josephine “Josie” Ragland, 28, is facing charges related to the death of Charlie, a 3-year-old French bulldog who allegedly died in her care. Charlie, a French Bulldog, allegedly died while in the care of trainer Josephine Ragland. Bart Hanson A Connecticut dog trainer has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of […]
14 cows killed, others survive truck rollover crash in Connecticut
Local News The remaining 30 cows were doing well after having been loaded onto another truck and taken to a veterinarian for evaluation, the state Department of Agriculture said. A tractor-trailer rollover carrying 44 cows, on Interstate 84 in Newtown, Conn., Thursday, October 19, 2023. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue via AP By Associated […]