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Probe into fatal Ridgefield police shooting
Connecticut state police are investigating after Ridgefield police officers responding to an emergency report of a possible domestic dispute fatally shot a man armed with a handgun in the yard of a private home. Authorities say a Ridgefield police officer opened fire after the man refused to obey orders to ...
Turkish man faces penalty in Conn. over ATM scheme
A Turkish citizen is facing sentencing for his role in an ATM skimming scheme across southern New England. Ahmet Cilek is scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in federal court in New Haven. Cilek, who lasted lived in Levittown, N.Y., pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and ...
Probe into suspicious fatal car crash in Conn.
Connecticut state police investigators are treating the death of a driver at the scene of a minor car accident as suspicious after they determined that the person had suffered chest injury not related to the crash. Troopers investigating the death found that the driver suffered the injury during a verbal ...
All Conn. parks, forests to be open for holiday
Connecticut park officials say all 107 state parks and 32 state forests will be open for the Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer season. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said visitors will notice various improvements. They include 22 new rustic camping cabins available for rent at ...
Winning numbers drawn in 'Mega Millions' game
The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Mega Millions" game were: 04-05-16-18-53, Mega Ball: 28 (four, five, sixteen, eighteen, fifty-three; Mega Ball: twenty-eight) Estimated jackpot: $15 million
Winning numbers drawn in 'Megaplier' game
The winning numbers in Friday evening's drawing of the "Megaplier" game were: 4 (four)
Malloy defends effort to restrict Newtown records
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is defending efforts to restrict the release of certain public records related to the Newtown school shooting, saying he wants to protect the victims' families. Malloy said Friday that "an extraordinary set of circumstances" happened on Dec. 14, when a gunman opened fire at the Sandy ...
Duncan, Malloy pledge support for school security
State and federal officials, including the U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, offered reassurances Friday that efforts are underway to improve school security in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown and the gun violence experienced in Connecticut's state capital and other cities. Appearing at a ...
Newtown denied bid to postpone hearing on records
Connecticut's Freedom of Information Commission on Friday denied a bid by Newtown officials to postpone a hearing on a request by The Associated Press for records related to the gunman in December's school shooting. An attorney for the town asked for a continuance until after the state legislature adjourns on ...
Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to get out of its way. So this season, they hope to offer easy-to-understand, color-coded maps and change the way they talk to the public. ...
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