Connecticut news

• Police investigating body found in Burlington

  06-05-2018 23:44
  Missing Attachment
  Missing Attachment
  Missing Attachment
  Missing AttachmentBURLINGTON —  State police are investigating after a body was found in a small body of water Sunday morning.
  State Police said detectives from the Western District Major Crime are investigating after a deceased body was located in the area of Upson Road in Burlington.
  Troopers were called to the area around 11 a.m.  Police said there was no threat to the community.
  The Office of the Chief Medical
  
  Read more

• Body found in Burlington pond

  06-05-2018 23:44
  BURLINGTON —  State police are investigating after a body was found in a small body of water Sunday morning.
  State Police said detectives from the Western District Major Crime are investigating after a deceased body was located in the area of Upson Road in Burlington.
  Troopers were called to the area around 11 a.m.  Police said there was no threat to the community.
  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be doing an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of dea
  
  Read more

• Watch: Hungry bear breaks into California home, snacks on fruit

  06-05-2018 23:31
  NORTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif.  — A hungry bear broke into a California home and snacked on bread and fruit before sheriff’s deputies were able to chase it away.
  The Placer County sheriff’s office posted a video of the bear inside the house on its Twitter account Thursday.
  Bears are coming out of hibernation and deputies say this particular bear broke into a house at Northstar, North Lake Tahoe for groceries.
  The homeowners called for help. In the video, the bear can be seen on
  
  Read more

• Body Found in Water in Burlington

  06-05-2018 23:29
  
  Detectives are investigating after a body was found in a body of water in Burlington on Sunday morning.According to police, the body was found in a body of water on Upson Road shortly after 11:00 a.m....Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Rudy Giuliani: Cohen might have paid other women for Trump ‘if necessary’

  06-05-2018 23:13
  Watch Video
  One of President Donald Trump’s attorneys in the Russia probe, Rudy Giuliani, left open the possibility that Michael Cohen might have doled out payments like the one he made to adult film star Stormy Daniels to other women.
  In an interview Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” Giuliani said Trump reimbursed Cohen with his own money in a retainer agreement for his services as Trump’s personal attorney, which included $130,000 Cohen p
  
  Read more

• Bridgeport Hit the Jackpot Last Week, Here's Why It'll Lose this Week

  06-05-2018 23:06
  
  The Bridgeport delegation in the Connecticut House of Representatives scored a tremendous political victory last week, bolstering the prospects of a casino one day being built in Connecticut's largest...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Hawaii eruption destroys 9 homes as toxic gas and molten lava threaten residents

  06-05-2018 23:01
  Watch Video
  At least nine homes have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted, spewing molten rocks and high levels of sulfur dioxide into neighborhoods.
  The eruption drove hundreds of people from their homes Thursday. It was followed by a magnitude 6.9-magnitude quake Friday — the most powerful on the island since 1975, the US Geological Survey said.
  As of Sunday morning, nine volcanic vents had erupted in evacuated neighborhoods on the island, accordi
  
  Read more

• Colorado woman cited after microwave blows up urine sample

  06-05-2018 22:56
  DENVER — A Colorado woman has been cited by police after a container of what appeared to be urine blew up as she was heating it up in a microwave at a 7-Eleven.
  Police say the incident occurred in the convenience store chain’s Aurora location last week when the clerk heard a loud bang and saw 26-year-old Angelique Sanchez take a white plastic bottle out of the microwave.
  A police report says when confronted by the clerk, Sanchez wiped a yellow liquid that smelled like urine onto the
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• WaPo: Gina Haspel sought to withdraw nomination to be CIA director

  06-05-2018 22:46
  Gina Haspel on Friday sought to withdraw her nomination as President Donald Trump’s pick to head the CIA after some White House officials raised concerns that her role in the agency’s interrogation program could sink her confirmation, according to The Washington Post.
  During a Friday meeting at the White House, Haspel, the current CIA deputy director, signaled she would step aside to avoid potential damage to her and the agency’s reputations, The Post reported Sunday, citing fo
  
  Read more

• Stormy Daniels makes cameo on ‘SNL’ to mock President Trump

  06-05-2018 22:36
  “A storm’s a comin’, baby.”
  That’s what the actual Stormy Daniels said to Alec Baldwin’s President Donald Trump on this week’s edition of “Saturday Night Live.” The actress appeared in the cold open alongside many other big names that surround Trump.
  One such name was Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, played by Ben Stiller.
  “What’s up, amigo? How are you holding up in prison?” Baldwin’s Trump said to Stiller’
  
  Read more

• McCain regrets not choosing Lieberman for VP; Trump not expected to be invited to funeral

  06-05-2018 22:25
  Watch Video
  Former Vice President Joe Biden recently took a trip to Arizona to visit Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, and says McCain is “concerned about the state of the country,” The New York Times reported Saturday.Biden described the visit, which took place last Sunday, to the Times, saying, “John knows he’s in a very, very, very precarious situation, and yet he’s still concerned about the state of the country.” Biden told the newspaper that
  
  Read more

• Dallas restaurant’s gun regulation message draws NRA’s ire

  06-05-2018 22:19
  DALLAS  — The National Rifle Association has tweeted at followers to avoid patronizing a Dallas restaurant that said it’s donating a portion its proceeds this week to “organizations dedicated to implementing reasonable and effective gun regulations.”
  The restaurant, Ellen’s, is located in downtown Dallas, where the NRA is holding its annual meeting this weekend.
  Owner Joe Groves told television station KTVT that no NRA member wants kids or police officers to ge
  
  Read more

• The Real Story – Republican candidate for Governor, Steve Obsitnik,

  06-05-2018 22:04
  Republican candidate for Governor, Steve Obsitnik, who sees himself among the top three, going into next weekend's party convention at Foxwoods Resort Casino, discusses his plan for fixing what ails Connecticut and pledges to create 300,000 jobs.  The Westport entrepreneur and technology consultant also reaffirms his commitment to be a one-term governor.
  
  Read more

• The Real Story – State auditors on DECD

  06-05-2018 21:59
  State auditors John Geragosian (D) and Rob Kane (R) answer questions about mistakes by the Department of Economic and Community Development, in calculating the impact of using tax breaks, loans and grants, as incentives to keep companies from leaving Connecticut and to attract new companies from out-of-state.  The auditors say DECD overestimated the number of jobs saved, and underestimated the cost of the programs.
  
  Read more

• Staff accused of abuse at state-run hospital claim immunity

  06-05-2018 21:50
  HARTFORD  — Several staff members accused of abusing a patient over several weeks at Connecticut’s only maximum-security psychiatric hospital are claiming government immunity as a defense against a lawsuit filed by the patient’s brother. They also claim any injuries he had were the result of his own wrongdoing.
  Ten staff members at the Whiting Forensic Hospital in Middletown have been criminally charged and more than three dozen have been suspended in connection with abuse
  
  Read more

• Thousands celebrate UConn’s graduating class of 2018

  06-05-2018 21:23
  STORRS – Thousands of students graduated from the University of Connecticut in ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday.
  The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Business, the School of Education, and Engineering students were just some of the programs that received degrees on Sunday.
  At the Gampel Pavillion, the ceremonies kicked off with the School of Business and Engineering students.
  “It’s like a euphoria moment, to finally be able to say I’m done I did it, 1
  
  Read more

• 19-Year-Old Killed in ATV Crash in Union

  06-05-2018 21:00
  
  A teenager from Milford has died after an ATV accident in Union on Sunday morning.According to Connecticut State Police, Bailey Gabriel Rogers of Milford was driving an ATV on Mashapaug Road in Union...Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Teen dead following Union ATV accident

  06-05-2018 20:23
  UNION —  One man has died after he crashed his ATV Sunday morning.
  Police said that Gabriel Rogers was traveling in his ATV on Mashapaug Road, when he decided to leave the roadway.
  Rogers’ ATV then struck a log that was on the ground and then came to stop against a set of trees.  Rogers was pronounced dead at the scene by Union EMS.
  The case remains under investigation and police are asking anyone with information to please contact Trooper First Class Zella #479 at CSP-C To
  
  Read more

• Multi-vehicle crash closes I-91 South for hours

  06-05-2018 19:21
  ENFIELD – An early morning car crash shut down all lanes of I-91 South for several hours on Saturday.
  The crash happened about 5 a.m., near the on ramp at Exit 48. State Police are still investigating, but say that three different vehicles – all passenger cars – were involved. Two of the drivers were from Springfield, MA and one was from Enfield. Two of the drivers were taken to area hospitals for treatment.
  The accident scene was not cleared and the highway reopened until well
  
  Read more

• Illinois counties declare ‘sanctuary’ status for gun owners

  06-05-2018 18:45
  CHICAGO — Several rural Illinois counties have taken a stand for gun rights by co-opting a word that conservatives associate with a liberal policy to skirt the law: sanctuary. At least five counties recently passed resolutions declaring themselves sanctuary counties for gun owners — a reference to so-called sanctuary cities such as Chicago that don’t cooperate with aspects of federal immigration enforcement.
  The resolutions are meant to put the Democratic-controlled Legislature
  
  Read more

• ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ makes $1 billion in a record 11 days

  06-05-2018 18:41
  Iron Man, Captain America and Thanos reached the billion dollar club in record time.
  HOLLYWOOD – Disney’s “Avengers: Infinity War” crossed $1 billion in worldwide box office sales on Saturday, according to the studio. The blockbuster hit the mark in just 11 days — the fastest in film history.
  The Marvel Studios film, which stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and features a litany of superheroes, reached the milestone one day earlier than the previous record held by
  
  Read more

• Final East Haven Police Officer Injured in Explosion Released From Hospital

  06-05-2018 17:30
  
  The final East Haven police officer injured in an explosion in North Haven last week has been released from the hospital, police say.According to East Haven Police, the fifth and final East Haven...
  
  Read more

• Highway sniper wounds 3, kills self; likely inspired by Parkland suspect, sheriff says

  06-05-2018 16:35
  HALL COUNTY, GA. – A gunman, allegedly influenced by Parkland, Fla., shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz, shot at multiple cars on a highway in northern Georgia Friday before taking his own life, authorities said.
  Police identified the Georgia suspect as Rex Whitemire Harbour, 26, a former student at the University of Georgia.
   “What his motivation was other than just hate, we don’t know at this time,” Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch told reporters. “He had th
  
  Read more

• First days at home: William, Kate share Prince Louis photos

  06-05-2018 15:30
  LONDON — Two pictures have been released documenting the early days of Britain’s newest prince — and one shows Prince Louis being cuddled by three-year-old big sister Princess Charlotte.One of the photos was snapped when Louis was just three days old. He was born April 23 and went home the same day.
  The two snapshots were released by Prince William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, and were taken by Kate at their home in Kensington Palace. Big brother Prince George,
  
  Read more

• Hawaii eruption destroys 5 homes as toxic gas and molten lava threaten residents

  06-05-2018 13:30
  Watch VideoHAWAII — At least five homes have been destroyed after the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted, spewing molten rocks and high levels of sulfur dioxide into neighborhoods.
  The eruption drove hundreds of people from their homes Thursday. It was followed by a magnitude 6.9-magnitude quake Friday — the most powerful on the island since 1975, the US Geological Survey said.
  At least eight volcanic vents have opened in Leilani Estates, according to the USGS.
  
  Read more

• Trump angers France and Britain with his NRA speech

  06-05-2018 13:19
  Watch VideoWatch VideoDALLAS — US President Donald Trump took aim at two of America’s closest allies in a speech at the NRA convention, saying strict gun laws failed to prevent the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris and highlighting a purported increase in knife violence in London.
  The comments provoked anger in both France and Britain.
  France was especially incensed after Trump, while speaking at the gun rights convention in Dallas on Friday, pointed his hand as if it were a gun w
  
  Read more

• Russia protests: Opposition leader Navalny released from police custody

  06-05-2018 13:08
  MOSCOW — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released from police custody early Sunday, a day after hundreds of people were detained following an anti-government protest in Moscow.
  Navalny, a fierce critic of President Vladimir Putin, organized the rallies in several cities across Russia on Saturday. He was detained by police shortly after arriving in Moscow’s Pushkinskaya Square, with dramatic images showing the protest leader being carried through the crowds by police
  
  Read more

• Senate votes to retool Hartford debt deal

  06-05-2018 12:40
  HARTFORD — The Connecticut state senate has voted to revamp a plan to have the state eventually pay off $550 million of its capital city’s debt.
  The bill approved Saturday, 28-to-6, marked a compromise among lawmakers and city officials. The bill moves to the House of Representatives.
  Some legislators had expressed surprise that last year’s budget called for paying off Hartford’s debt over 20 years.
  Under this proposal, the Connecticut lawmakers will be able to revisit t
  
  Read more

• Sandy Hook survivors, students protest NRA while calling for gun reform

  06-05-2018 05:23
  NEWTOWN -- “They were saying no,” said Newtown High School student Jordan Gomes. “Like, no, no, don’t…because they were, they were getting shot, they were dying, and we can hear it.”
  Gomes vividly remembers being in the school gym when Adam Lanza opened fire on Sandy Hook Elementary School.
  “It was just silent tears,” Gomes said. “Like everybody’s faces were just wet.
  26 people, including many of Gomes school mates, were killed that d
  
  Read more

• Firefighters Battle Brush Fires in Willimantic

  06-05-2018 03:47
  
  Firefighters from several departments are battling brush fires along the Airline Trail.Photo Credit: Willimantic Fire Department
  
  Read more

• 2 unconscious women arrested on the steps of New London church

  06-05-2018 03:33
  NEW LONDON— On Saturday Jennifer Jarvis, 33, and Ashley Papski, 30, were found unconscious on the steps of the Apostolic Cathedral of Hope Church with
  Jennifer Jarvis, 33 Photo Credit: New London Police
  a conscious infant in a stroller.
  New London Police officers arrived on the scene after receiving information about the situation.  The officers said they woke up the women who were experiencing symptoms of being under the influence of something.
  After investigation the officers found
  
  Read more

• New London: Man arrested in connection with a robbery from last year

  06-05-2018 02:20
  NEW LONDON— Christian Guzman-Juarado was handed over to the New London Police department Wednesday in connection with a robbery that occurred last August.
  On August 16th, 2017 Guzman-Juarado, 29, assaulted a woman in a New London parking lot near the Home Goods Store before stealing her truck.
  He made it all the way to New York where he was arrested by the Westchester County Police Department on charges not related to the New London incident.
  On May 2nd, 2018 Guzman-Juarado was e
  
  Read more

• New London man arrested for August assault

  06-05-2018 02:20
  NEW LONDON— Christian Guzman-Juarado was handed over to the New London Police Department Wednesday in connection with a robbery and assault that occurred last August.
  On August 16, 2017, Guzman-Juarado, 29, assaulted a woman in a New London parking lot near the Home Goods Store before stealing her truck, according to police.
  He made it to New York where he was arrested by the Westchester County Police Department on charges not related to the New London incident, police said.
  On May 2,
  
  Read more

• Favorite Justify finishes first at Kentucky Derby on wettest race day

  06-05-2018 01:14
  LOUISVILLE, KY — Race favorite Justify, ridden by Mike Smith, finished first in the 144th Kentucky Derby at Louisville’s Churchill Downs on Saturday.
  Justify is trained by Bob Baffert, who has four previous Derby wins.
  The race was the wettest in the event’s history as more than 2.8 inches of rain fell Saturday.
  The next race in the Triple Crown series is May 19 — the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The Belmont Stakes in Elmont, New York, is June 9 a
  
  Read more

• Connecticut lawmakers vote to join popular vote pact

  06-05-2018 00:48
  HARTFORD — Connecticut’s General Assembly has voted to join a group of states that want to pool their Electoral College votes for the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.
  The Senate on Saturday voted 21-14 to enter the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The bill already cleared the House of Representatives and now moves to Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who supports the concept.
  Governor Malloy said of the vote, “With the exception of the presidency,
  
  Read more

• CT’s Team 26 makes their way down to Washington D. C. for 6th straight year

  06-05-2018 00:39
  NEWTOWN — A bike ride to the nation’s capitol started on Saturday as Team 26, left Newtown for a 4-day bike ride to Washington, D.C., for the sixth year in a row, in memory of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. On this trip they’ve got signature support from hundreds of thousands of Americans who want gun control.
  Dozens of people gathered in Newtown to cheer on 26 riders from team 26, who are riding down to D.C., for gun reform laws. People spoke
  
  Read more

• Connecticut’s Team 26 makes their way down to Washington D.C. for sixth straight year

  06-05-2018 00:39
  NEWTOWN — A bike ride to the nation’s capitol started on Saturday as Team 26, left Newtown for a 4-day bike ride to Washington, D.C., for the sixth year in a row, in memory of the 26 people killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown. On this trip they’ve got signature support from hundreds of thousands of Americans who want gun control.
  Dozens of people gathered in Newtown to cheer on 26 riders from team 26, who are riding down to D.C., for gun reform laws. People spoke
  
  Read more

• Kentucky Derby 2018 odds: Six ways you can bet on the race

  06-05-2018 00:29
  Everyone wants a horse in the race on Kentucky Derby day, so it’s never too early to start handicapping or at least familiarizing yourself with the bets offered. The beautiful thing about an event as big as the “Run for the Roses” is you’re not forced to just pick a winner. With tons of intricate bets and options to choose from, our resident horse racing expert, Monique Vág is here with her favorite alternative ways to wager on the Kentucky Derby betting
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsConnectic on Twitter!