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Vintage Airplane Pilots Shaken by Connecticut Crash of B-17
The crash of a vintage B-17 bomber in Connecticut has shaken the tight-knit community of pilots who fly World War II-era planes.
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Tentative Opioids Settlement Falls Short of Nationwide Deal
A tentative settlement announced Wednesday over the role Purdue Pharma played in the nation’s opioid addiction crisis falls short of the far-reaching national settlement the OxyContin maker had been seeking for months, with litigation sure to continue against the company and the family that owns it. The agreement with about half the states and attorneys representing roughly 2,000 local governments...
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Author Wally Lamb Sued by Ex-Inmate Over New Book
A former Connecticut prison inmate has filed a lawsuit alleging she hasn’t been paid for her contribution to a new book by author Wally Lamb and accusing Lamb of harassing and intimidating her when she sought compensation.
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Bolton: Coast Guard to Help Reassert US Leadership in Arctic
U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton has told 240 new Coast Guard Academy graduates they will help lead the way in “reasserting American leadership in the Arctic.”
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Former Caretaker Arrested in ‘Nightmare' Desecration of Graves at Connecticut Cemetery
A former cemetery caretaker has been arrested in connection with the desecration of dozens of graves at the Connecticut burial ground she and her husband oversaw for decades, tossing bones into the woods like trash.
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Family Sues Sacred Heart University After Student Dies From Pancake-Eating Contest
The family of a college student who died after choking during a pancake-eating contest at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield has filed a lawsuit against the school.
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Tracking Bobcats: Researchers Need Help Finding GPS Collars
GPS collars on 50 bobcats across Connecticut are programmed to fall off Aug. 1, and state officials are asking the public for help finding them.
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Many Home-Schooled Kids in Families Accused of Abuse
Connecticut’s child advocate says many children being home-schooled in the state are in families that have been accused of child abuse or neglect, and there are no state regulations to protect them.
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Image Problem? Some Cities End Their Role in A&E's ‘Live PD'
Some law enforcement agencies have ended their agreements to be on A&E Network’s real-time police show “Live PD” as local government leaders concluded the program was making their communities look bad.
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Evidence Shows Sandy Hook Shooter Had Sex Interest in Kids: FBI
There was evidence the Newtown school shooter had an interest in children that could be categorized as pedophilia, but there was no proof he acted on it, according to FBI documents released Tuesday.
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State Supreme Court Issues Updated Skakel Ruling
The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Monday that Michael Skakel’s 2002 murder conviction will stand in the killing of a girl in 1975 when they were teenage neighbors in a wealthy Greenwich neighborhood.
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Sacred Heart Junior Dies After Choking During Pancake-Eating Contest
A 20-year-old Connecticut college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks has died after choking during a pancake-eating contest.
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Police Departments Need Mental Health Programs: Report
A U.S. Justice Department report prompted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre urges police chiefs around the country to put mental health programs in place to help officers cope with on-the-job trauma, including the aftermath of mass shootings.