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2010 cold case murder of Farmington man in Hartford is finally resolved
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (351+ words) HARTFORD, Conn " It took more than 15 years, but justice has been served following a homicide that took place in Hartford on Dec. 1, 2010. A Superior Court jury in the city found 35-year-old Hartford man Shawn Milner guilty last week of killing…...
Connecticut snow removal ongoing after last week's major winter storm
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (55+ words) Connecticut snow removal ongoing after last week's major winter storm'fox61.com Connecticut snow removal ongoing after last week's major winter storm To stream FOX61 on your phone, you need the FOX61 app. Download the FOX61 app Next up in 5 Example video title will…...
Manhunt ends after Brown University shooting suspect found dead in NH storage unit
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (568+ words) PROVIDENCE, R.I. " The manhunt for the man police say is responsible for last Saturday's Brown University shooting and the murder of an MIT professor is over." Forty-eight-year-old Claudio Neves Valente was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a storage…...
Hope for justice remains 27 years after Yale student's cold case murder
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (485+ words) NEW HAVEN, Conn. " What happened to Suzanne Jovin? Why was she killed? And, most importantly, who killed her? Those are questions investigators have been trying to answer for the past 27 years. On Dec. 4, 1998, the Yale University senior from West Germany…...
1,000 more early childhood care spaces to become available to CT families
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (198+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. " Connecticut's largest expansion of early childhood care is taking shape. Gov. Ned Lamont announced earlier Thursday that the state will be adding more childhood education spaces. Parents are going to have 1,000 new options for early childhood education, and…...
Connecticut farmers race against time to save crops during freeze warning
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (266+ words) WOODSTOCK, Conn. " A freeze warning was issued early Monday morning as temperatures dropped as low as 31 degrees overnight in some parts of Connecticut. While an average person's life isn't affected by a freeze warning, for farmers, it means they may…...
80-year-old North Haven resident dies after 3-vehicle crash, police say
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (123+ words) NORTH HAVEN, Conn. " An 80-year-old North Haven resident died after a three-vehicle collision in the town Monday. In a post on Facebook at 3:41 p.m., North Haven police said they were at the intersection of Middletown Avenue at Rimmon Road, with members…...
What's next for the Connecticut funeral home director who allegedly stole from his clients?
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (451+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. " As former Connecticut'funeral home director Philip Pietras faces charges in Coventry, East Windsor and Vernon, warrants show more evidence stacking up against him.' Pietras is accused of stealing prepaid funeral funds from up to 100 clients. Police departments in…...
Waterbury parents fatally shot at home by son, police say
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (249+ words) WATERBURY, Conn. " A man has been arrested for killing his parents in a Waterbury home earlier this week, in what local police call a "tragic incident" involving domestic violence. Waterbury police announced in a press conference Wednesday the arrest of…...
DEEP reinstates alcohol ban at 9 Connecticut recreation areas
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (344+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. " A temporary alcohol ban has been issued at nine Connecticut recreation areas beginning next Tuesday. The ban will be in effect through Sunday, Nov. 16, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, or DEEP. DEEP officials…...