Connecticut news

• Memorial service set for wife of ESPN broadcaster

  14-05-2017 21:41
  
  CHESHIRE — A memorial service has been set in Connecticut for Katherine Ann Berman, the wife of longtime ESPN broadcaster Chris Berman. Sixty-seven-year-old Berman, of Cheshire, was killed in a two-vehicle traffic crash Tuesday afternoon in Woodbury. The Hartford Courant reports that Berman’s family is holding a memorial service for family and friends Wednesday at the Seymour St. John Chapel at Choate Rosemary Hall School in Wallingford. Berman’s children attended the scho
  
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• ‘Sting’ operation leads to recovery of stolen bees

  14-05-2017 21:00
  
  GREAT FALLS, Montana  — A Montana beekeeper has recovered hives that were stolen from him in California, thanks to an agricultural sting operation. Lloyd Cunniff of Choteau reported 488 hives stolen in January, after he had transported them to California for the almond pollination season. A tip led Fresno County authorities to find stolen hives worth $170,000 in a rented bee nursery space, a cow pasture and hidden in a drainage along a freeway. Fresno County Detective Anders Solis, me
  
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• State Police identify body found near Lisbon boat launch, detectives investigating

  14-05-2017 18:47
  
  LISBON — State Police say they have identified the body they found Saturday as Diane Houchins, 49, of Taftville. Around 7:05 a.m. Saturday, Troop E from Montville responded to S. Burnham Highway boat launch for what they say was an untimely death. Houchins was discovered in the Shetucket River, deceased. Detectives from the Eastern District Major Crimes responded to the scene and have assumed the investigation. There is no criminal aspect to the incident, police say. The Office of the [&he
  
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• Connecticut Sun opens 2017 WBNA season hosting Atlanta Dream

  14-05-2017 18:32
  
  UNCASVILLE- The Connecticut Sun opened the 2017 WNBA season by hosting the Atlanta Dream who have a couple of Connecticut connections on the roster. First off New Haven native and Hillhouse grad Bria Holmes in your second year in the league has worked her way into the starting line up for the Dream. She finished with 15 points and 4 boards. Also on the Atlanta roster Tiffany Hayes, the one time Husky, dropped in a team high 19 points and […]
  
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• Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper: US institutions ‘under assault’

  14-05-2017 17:30
  
  WASHINGTON — Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper issued a stern warning Sunday about the state of the US government after President Donald Trump’s decision to fire FBI Director James Comey last week, saying he thinks US institutions are “under assault.” “I think in many ways our institutions are under assault both externally — and that’s the big news here is the Russian interference in our election system — and I think as well ou
  
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• United Airlines says cockpit access information made public

  14-05-2017 15:58
  
  HARTFORD — United Airlines announced that its cockpit door access information may have been made public, but said it has other procedures in place to secure flight decks. In a statement obtained by CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS, airline spokeswoman Maddie King said it’s not a breach. “The safety of our customers and crew is our top priority and United utilizes a number of measures to keep our flight decks secure beyond door access information,” King said. “In the interim,
  
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• The hero who accidentally stopped a cyberattack from spreading

  14-05-2017 14:43
  
  LONDON — An anonymous malware researcher inadvertently helped stop the spread of a global cyberattack that hit at least 150 countries. The 22-year-old researcher, who goes by the name MalwareTech, has become an internet hero for their efforts to stem the spread of the WannaCry ransomware. MalwareTech, who is based in the U.K., did not disclose their identity or gender to CNN. MalwareTech published a blog post early Saturday morning detailing how they stopped the spread of this ransomware.
  
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• North Korea tests missile, raises new fears in Pacific

  14-05-2017 13:18
  
  PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea carried out a provocative new ballistic missile test early Sunday, sending a projectile to a higher altitude and closer to Russia than any of its recent tests, according to officials. A missile launched near the city of Kusong, in western North Korea, flew across the country and into the Sea of Japan/East Sea, hitting the water about 60 miles from Vladivostok in eastern Russia, according to US officials. Japan’s Defense Ministry said the missile [
  
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• ‘Spicy’s back!’: ‘SNL’ has McCarthy’s Spicer meet with Baldwin’s Trump

  14-05-2017 12:45
  
  NEW YORK — “Spicy’s back!” That’s how Melissa McCarthy brought back her beloved impression of Press Secretary Sean Spicer to NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday night. The actress, who was also this week’s host, kicked off a sketch with Spicer in the bushes outside the White House before taking back the lectern from Aidy Bryant’s Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders. McCarthy’s Spicer took questions from the White Hou
  
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• Scattered showers, chance for sun on Mother’s Day; partly sunny Monday

  14-05-2017 12:15
  
  Some sun will be around at times today for this Mother’s Day, with high temperatures around 60 degrees. You may notice the wind at times, as it gusts up above 20 mph in spots. There may be a scattered shower or two at any point during the day, but it certainly won’t be anything like what we had last evening. Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with temperatures in the 40s and still a good breeze. Monday kicks off a […]
  
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