Connecticut news

• Route 161 Reopens in East Lyme After Motorcycle Crash

  01-09-2015 23:59
  
  Route 161/Flanders Road has reopened in East Lyme following a crash involving a car and motorcycle, according to the Department of Transportation.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Cromwell Football Team at Center of Harassment Probe

  01-09-2015 23:37
  
  State and local authorities are investigating harassment allegations involving members of the Cromwell High School Football team, according to the superintendent.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Former Guardsman to Serve Time for Auto Center Beatings

  01-09-2015 23:33
  
  A former Connecticut Army National Guard sergeant arrested in connection with the beatings of a South Windsor auto center owner and employee in 2013 has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.
  
  Read more

• Murphy to visit Middle East to review military operations

  01-09-2015 23:00
  
  HARTFORD — Sen. Chris Murphy is leaving for the Middle East to review operations against the Islamic State.The Democrat, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is leaving Tuesday and is set to return Sunday. He’s traveling with Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., a member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
  The two lawmakers say they’ll meet with officials in Iraq, Jordan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
  Murphy and Peters will discus
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• UConn releases full 2015-2016 schedule for men’s basket ball team

  01-09-2015 22:49
  
  STORRS–UConn has announced its men’s basketball team’s 2015-2016 game schedule.
  The team will play 18 games in the AAC, and 13 non-conference games.
  Five of the league games will be home games played at Gampel Pavilion, and four conference games will be held at the XL Center.
  Including non-conference match-ups, the team will play 10 home games at Gampel and nine at the XL Center.
  Here is the full schedule, for game times and TV channels, click here:
  Away:
  UConn v. Michigan&ndas
  
  Read more

• Search Ends for Connecticut Student Missing in South Africa

  01-09-2015 22:26
  
  A 19-year-old Redding resident and junior at George Washington University is believed to have drowned in South Africa, where he disappeared while studying abroad, according to the National Sea Rescue Institute.Photo Credit: Mark Mirowski
  
  Read more

• Electrician Dies In Workplace Accident

  01-09-2015 22:18
  
  (South Windsor, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – An electrician doing work at a South Windsor amusement center died today when he was shocked while working on lighting fixtures, police said.
  The incident at Nomad’s Adventure Quest on Bidwell Road happened a little after 11:30 this morning.
  Police Lieutenant Scott Custer says the man fell from a five-foot high platform, still clutching a high voltage wire.
  Paramedics performed CPR on the victim and he was rushed to Manchester Hospital where h
  
  Read more

• U.S. Olympic Committee names Los Angeles for 2024 Olympics bid

  01-09-2015 22:09
  
  LOS ANGELES–The U.S. Olympic Committee has formally named the city of Los Angeles as the U.S. bid to host the 2024 Olympics.
  USOC CEO Scott Blackmun announced the selection Tuesday, shortly after the Los Angeles City Council threw its support behind Mayor Eric Garcetti’s effort to begin negotiations with the USOC.
  The 15-0 council vote Tuesday cleared the way for Garcetti to execute agreements that begin negotiations with the U.S. Olympic Committee without obligating the ci
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Death of Correction Officer Ruled Homicide

  01-09-2015 22:00
  
  The death of a Connecticut correction officer in June has been ruled a homicide.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Motorcycle Crash Closes Route 161 in East Lyme

  01-09-2015 21:58
  
  Route 161/Flanders Road is closed in both directions between Roxbury Road and Society Road in East Lyme while police respond to a crash involving a car and motorcycle, according to dispatchers.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Quad/Graphics to Close Enfield Plant by End of October

  01-09-2015 21:44
  
  Quad/Graphics has announced plans to close its printing facility in Enfield.
  
  Read more

• Hartford Police Investigate 2 Homicides in 8 Hours

  01-09-2015 21:30
  
  Hartford police are investigating two homicides in an eight-hour span and trying to determine whether they are connected.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Correction Officer to Serve Prison Time for Sex With Inmate

  01-09-2015 21:27
  
  A correction officer charged with sexually assaulting an imate at a women's prison in Niantic has pleaded no contest to a lesser charge and will spend 90 days in prison, according to the court.
  
  Read more

• Transitions: Passports

  01-09-2015 21:22
  
  Looking to prepare for the future?
  Check out our transitions expo presented by AARP on Sunday September 13 from 9 to 4 --- at the aqua turf in Plantsville.
  You can attend seminars and talk to experts on financial and legal planning, health and wellness, support services and much more.
  For more information, log on to transitionsct.com
   
  
  Read more

• Meeting Tonight to Focus on Ansonia Burglaries

  01-09-2015 21:20
  
  Burglars broke into 10 Ansonia homes in around two weeks and the mayor and police officers will be meeting with the community tonight to share advice on how to stop it.
  
  Read more

• Transitions: Easy Accessibility Solutions

  01-09-2015 21:19
  
  Looking to prepare for the future?
  Check out our transitions expo presented by AARP on Sunday September 13 from 9 to 4 --- at the aqua turf in Plantsville.
  You can attend seminars and talk to experts on financial and legal planning, health and wellness, support services and much more.
  For more information, log on to transitionsct.com
   
  
  Read more

• Pet of the Week — Forrest Jump

  01-09-2015 21:12
  
  Forrest Jump, a 10-week-old male rabbit is looking for a home.
  He is not neutered yet and a dwarf eared purebred.
  Since he is not yet neutered, this service will be provided free of charge to the adopting owner.
  
  Read more

• Keidel: Mayweather’s 49-0 Mark Will Be More Impressive Than Marciano’s

  01-09-2015 21:11
  
  By Jason Keidel
  More Columns
  Pundits see peril in comparing eras. How would Koufax have fared against Ruth? Could Lombardi’s Packers have tamed Joe Montana and Bill Walsh’s West Coast Offense? Could Russell’s Celtics stifle Jordan’s Bulls?
  Boxing may have an ancient exemption. While pro athletes are larger and faster than ever, products of advanced training, nutrition – and perhaps some PEDs – a welterweight is a welterweight. 147 lbs, same sized gloves, same
  
  Read more

• Ask the Pharmacist — Viagra for Women

  01-09-2015 21:09
  
  After 5 years and being told no by the FDA twice, Addyi, a drug called the “female Viagra,” was approved by the FDA in August. It is approved to treat pre-menopausal women with low sexual desire but can only be prescribed by select doctors with prescriptions coming from select pharmacies
  1. What is Addyi and how does it work?
  DR WHITE: Addyi is indicated for premenopausal women with low sexual desire that causes marked distress or interpersonal difficulty and is not caused by a medi
  
  Read more

• Ask the Attorney: Emotional distress

  01-09-2015 21:05
  
  Ask the Atty,I was involved in an accident last year in which my fiancé was killed.My physical injuries from the accident were minor but I have never been able to recover emotionally.I am active in therapy and group counseling but still can’t function at work and am financially troubled!Is there a possibility of me having a case for emotional distress?
  Adriana
  
  Read more

• Woman Charged With Animal Cruelty After Puppy Found Dead

  01-09-2015 21:02
  
  Shelton police have arrested an Ansonia woman on animal cruelty charges after finding a puppy dead and four other animals in poor conditions, without enough water, food and heat, police said.Photo Credit: Shelton Police
  
  Read more

• 3 Charged in New Haven Armed Robbery

  01-09-2015 21:00
  
  Police have arrested three men in connection with the armed robbery of a group of New Haven residents outside their apartment early Tuesday morning.Photo Credit: New Haven Police Department
  
  Read more

• UConn Men’s Basketball Schedule Set

  01-09-2015 20:37
  
  2015-16 UConn Mens Basketball SCHEDULE-as of 9-1
  (CBS Connecticut) — The full UConn men’s basketball scheduled has now been released.
  As part of the team’s American Athletic Conference play, the Huskies will take on last year’s regular season champion SMU at the XL Center February 18, and on the road March 3.
  Last year, SMU defeated UConn in the championship game of the AAC tournament, ending the Huskies’ hopes of getting into the NCAA tournament.
  The non-conference
  
  Read more

• Electrican Shocked at Nomads in South Windsor Has Died

  01-09-2015 20:27
  
  An electrician is dead after falling and grasping onto high-voltage wires at an indoor adventure center in South Windsor on Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Dead puppy, sick animals found in Shelton home; woman faces charges

  01-09-2015 20:24
  
  SHELTON — A woman from Ansonia is facing animal cruelty charges after police said she was responsible for animals that were living in unsanitary conditions without food, water or heat in winter. One animal was also found dead.
  Charlotte D’Amico, 31, was arrested and released on $2,500 bond.
  Animal Control complained to police in January that sick animals were living in a Soundview Avenue home in Shelton.
  Police said D’Amico used to live at that home and she was responsible
  
  Read more

• Blood moon has some expecting end of the world

  01-09-2015 20:03
  
  NEW YORK — There will be blood in September — literally, according to the Internet postings of end-times believers.
  The night of September 27-28 will bring a “blood moon.” To skywatchers, it simply refers to the copper color the moon takes on during an eclipse, but to some Christian ministers, the fourth and final eclipse in a tetrad — four consecutive total lunar eclipses, each separated by six lunar months — fulfills biblical prophecy of the apocalypse. (The
  
  Read more

• Electrican Shocked at South Windsor Indoor Adventure Center

  01-09-2015 19:53
  
  An electrician was rushed to the hospital after falling and grasping onto high-voltage wires at an indoor adventure center in South Windsor on Tuesday afternoon.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Worker killed after being shocked by high voltage wires at South Windsor laser tag area

  01-09-2015 19:41
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR — An electrician working in the laser tag area at Nomads Adventure Quest in South Windsor was removing light fixtures Tuesday when he sustained an electric shock on high voltage wires, South Windsor police said.
  Police have not released the name of the victim, who died at the hospital. The man in his 40s worked as a licensed electrician for Northern Nights Electric in Bolton.
  He fell off a platform after being shocked. Eversource shut down the power for the building and
  
  Read more

• Worker hospitalized after being shocked by high voltage wires at South Windsor laser tag area

  01-09-2015 19:41
  
  SOUTH WINDSOR — An electrician working in the laser tag area at Nomads Adventure Quest in South Windsor was removing light fixtures Tuesday when he sustained an electric shock on high voltage wires, South Windsor police said.
  Police have not released the name of the victim. The man in his 40s worked as a licensed electrician for Northern Nights Electric in Bolton.
  He fell off a platform after being shocked. Eversource shut down the power for the building and rescuers brought him
  
  Read more

• Suspect in September Hartford Murder Arrested

  01-09-2015 19:34
  
  Hartford police have arrested a suspect in a murder at a gas station and convenience store in September.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• This Week In Baseball: ‘Shoeless’ Joe’s Failed Reinstatement Bid, What It Means For Pete Rose

  01-09-2015 19:24
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  In news that didn’t really shock anyone this morning, Commissioner Rob Manfred denied an appeal made on behalf of White Sox legend Shoeless Joe Jackson for reinstatement to the game of baseball. The appeal was made by Arlene Marcley, the president and curator of the Joe Jackson Museum in Greenville, South Carolina in an attempt to lift the ban that has been in place since 1921 following the scandal of the 1919 World Series involving eight White Sox players.
  
  Read more

• ‘Under The Dome’ To End With Series Finale On September 10th

  01-09-2015 19:11
  
  LOS ANGELES (CBS) – CBS announced this week that the dome in Chester’s Mill will come down and its mysteries revealed during the series finale of “Under The Dome” on Thursday, September 10th.
  In the series finale, when the Dome comes down, many questions about its origin and power will be answered, as two groups of residents engage in one final conflict that some won’t survive.
  “Two years ago, “Under The Dome” broke new ground in the summer and bec
  
  Read more

• Police Investigating 8 Car Break-Ins in Norwalk

  01-09-2015 19:10
  
  Police are investigating after burglars broke into eight cars in Norwalk overnight and they are warning residents to lock their cars and leave valuables out of sight.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Officer shot, killed in Illinois; manhunt underway for two suspects after one caught

  01-09-2015 19:06
  
  FOX LAKE, Ill. -- A police officer has died after being shot about 60 miles north of Chicago on Tuesday, sources tell WGN.
  The officer's gun and pepper spray were taken during an altercation, according to police.
  Officers said they were searching for three suspects, two white males and a black male, in connection with the shooting.
  One of the suspects is in custody as of 4:15 p.m., Illinois State Police Sgt. Matt Boerwinkle said .
   
  Multiple helicopters and K9s are searching 
  
  Read more

• Illinois schools in lockdown as manhunt underway for suspects who fatally shot cop

  01-09-2015 19:06
  
  FOX LAKE, Ill. -- A police officer has died after being shot about 60 miles north of Chicago on Tuesday, sources tell WGN.
  The officer's gun and pepper spray were taken during an altercation, according to police.
  Officers are now searching for three suspects, a white male and a black male, in connection with the shooting.
  Multiple helicopters and K9s are searching near Rollins Road between Washington Avenue and Route 59.
  All schools in the area are on lockdown.
  
  Read more

• Evacuations Over in Vernon When No Blasting Cap Is Found

  01-09-2015 18:46
  
  A Vernon neighborhood was evacuated and had a bit of a scare after contractors dug up what looked like a blasting cap on Tuesday, but it was notbing dangerous.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
  Read more

• Suspect Arrested In Homicide Investigation

  01-09-2015 18:34
  
  (Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Police in Hartford have arrested a suspect in a homicide from last year.
  Under arrest is 28-year-old Benjamin White of Hartford.
  Police say on September 28 of last year, White shot 36-year-old Anthony Wortham after Wortham became involved in an altercation outside an Albany Avenue food store with White’s brother, Rory Taylor.
  They say the fight and the subsequent shooting were captured on video surveilance, helping to lead to White’s arrest t
  
  Read more

• Reports of Person Wrapped in Wires in South Windsor: Police

  01-09-2015 18:19
  
  Police and crews from Eversource are responding to an indoor adventure center in South Windsor after receiving reports of a person “wrapped in wires.”Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Hartford Police Investigate 2 Homicides in Eight Hours

  01-09-2015 17:54
  
  Hartford police are investigating two homicides in an eight-hour span and trying to determine whether they are connected.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Court orders Kentucky clerk to issue gay marriage licenses, she refuses ‘under God’s authority’

  01-09-2015 17:51
  
  MOREHEAD, Ky. — Two gay couples have asked a federal judge to punish a Kentucky clerk who has refused to issue them marriage licenses by fining her, but not sending her to jail.
  Lawyers for the couples filed the motion to hold Rowan County clerk Kim Davis in contempt of court on Tuesday morning, shortly after her office refused again to issue the licenses — this time despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against her.
  Davis says her office is doing so “under God’s authority.
  
  Read more

• Court orders Kentucky clerk to issue gay marriage licences, she refuses ‘under God’s authority’

  01-09-2015 17:51
  
  MOREHEAD, Ky. — Two gay couples have asked a federal judge to punish a Kentucky clerk who has refused to issue them marriage licenses by fining her, but not sending her to jail.
  Lawyers for the couples filed the motion to hold Rowan County clerk Kim Davis in contempt of court on Tuesday morning, shortly after her office refused again to issue the licenses — this time despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against her.
  Davis says her office is doing so “under God’s authority.
  
  Read more

• Possible Explosive Unearthed In Vernon

  01-09-2015 17:46
  
  (Vernon, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Vernon police say a device a construction crew thought was a possible blasting cap which was buried underground turned out not to be.
  The find was made around 11:00 this morning while workers were digging in the area of South Street and Knollwood Drive.
  Police say it turned out the “device” was actually a rock that had a hole drilled in it that contained some wires.
  The area was evacuated as a precaution and the Hartford Bomb Squad was called i
  
  Read more

• Discovery of Possible Blasting Cap Prompts Evacuation in Vernon

  01-09-2015 17:34
  
  A Vernon neighborhood is being evacuated after contractors dug up a possible blasting cap on South Street near Knollwood Drive.Photo Credit: Vernon Police
  
  Read more

• Hartford bomb squad called after blasting cap discovered in Vernon

  01-09-2015 17:32
  
  VERNON — Police in Vernon have set up a perimeter at South Street near Knollwood Drive following the discovery of blasting cap.
  Police are evacuating people from the area.
  Police said construction workers unearthed a blasting cap under a road around 11 a.m. Tuesday.
  A blasting cap is a small explosive device usually used to detonate larger explosive devices.
  The Hartford Bomb Squad is responding to evaluate the item.
  The road in the area is closed. No word on when it will re
  
  Read more

• Bomb squad called after possible explosive device discovered in Vernon

  01-09-2015 17:32
  
  VERNON — Police in Vernon set up a perimeter Tuesday morning at South Street near Knollwood Drive following the discovery of what was thought to be a blasting cap.
  Police evacuated homes in the area.
  Police said construction workers unearthed a blasting cap under a road around 11 a.m. Tuesday. The Hartford Bomb Squad was called to investigate and it determined that the device was, in fact, not a blasting cap.
  Incident on South St resolved safely. Wires were found i
  
  Read more

• More than 225,000 Apple iPhone accounts hacked

  01-09-2015 16:59
  
  NEW YORK — Hackers have stolen more than 225,000 Apple accounts from iPhone customers.
  Security company Palo Alto Networks is calling the attack “the largest known Apple account theft caused by malware.” Palo Alto Networks discovered the hack along with Chinese tech group WeipTech.
  The good news for most iPhone customers is that the malware, nicknamed KeyRaider, only targets “jailbroken” iPhones.
  Jail-breaking allows iPhone owners to access parts of a phone’s
  
  Read more

• Car Hits Woman in Front of Vernon Supermarket

  01-09-2015 16:55
  
  A woman was struck by a vehicle in front of a supermarket on Route 83 in Vernon on Tuesday morning and no information was immediately available on the extent of injuries.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Oh, The Humanity!

  01-09-2015 16:48
  
  OH, THE HUMANITY!!!!!You might think that being a server at Hooters is a dream-come-true.Well, it’s not.And though the photos that accompany the article show a display of smiling faces, obviously we’re talking the tears of a clown; Laughing on the outside, crying on the inside.The co-authors contend that by emphasizing the comely aspects of the wait staff, management is denying these women their humanity and individuality by “putting women’s bodies and sexuality on displa
  
  Read more

• Teen Charged in Milford Burglaries

  01-09-2015 16:39
  
  Police have arrested a New Haven man accused of burglarizing homes in Milford.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Norwalk Police Investigate String Of Car Break-Ins

  01-09-2015 16:27
  
  (Norwalk, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – In Norwalk, police are investigating a string of car burglaries.
  They say overnight, thieves broke into eight cars.
  Police didn’t say what the crooks took.
  They are advising residents to lock doors and don’t leave valuables where prospective thieves can see them.
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsConnectic on Twitter!