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• President Obama heads to Connecticut today

  April 8, 2013 3:38 AM

  President Obama heads to Hartford, Connecticut today to push for new, stricter gun control legislation. He will visit the campus of the University of Hartford. The president is expected to call on the American people to join him in pressuring Congress to approve measures in reducing gun violence. The visit... more »

• Sheriffs criticize Colorado gun laws

  April 3, 2013 8:37 PM

  DENVER - Sheriffs from more than a dozen Colorado counties held a news conference Wednesday to highlight what they see as flaws with the state's new gun control laws. The event was held a short distance away from the Denver Police Academy where President Obama held up the gun laws... more »

• NRA Day controversy highlights political divide

  April 1, 2013 8:32 PM

  COLORADO SPRINGS - El Paso County Commissioners will vote this week whether to declare Thursday as Friends of the National Rifle Association Day . The resolution of appreciation is entirely symbolic. "They're fabulous community partners," said commissioner Peggy Littleton, who doesn't mind people knowing that she carries a concealed... more »

• Fatal storm: Deaths related to the Northeast snow

  February 10, 2013 11:49 AM

  Here's a look at the deaths related to the massive snowstorm that blanketed the Northeast in 1 to 3 feet of snow and battered the coastline with high winds and some flooding: CONNECTICUT: - A 73-year-old man fell while cleaning up in Danbury and later died. - 49-year-old man in... more »

• Condolences from the world pour in for Connecticut shooting victims

  December 15, 2012 1:02 PM

  LONDON (AP) - As the world joined Americans in mourning the school massacre in Connecticut, many urged U.S. politicians to honor the 27 victims - especially the children - by pushing for stronger gun control laws. Twitter users and media personalities in the U.K. immediately invoked Dunblane - a 1996... more »

• Power returning after Sandy but weariness grows

  November 3, 2012 11:54 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - More New Yorkers awoke Saturday to power being restored for the first time since Superstorm Sandy pummeled the region, but patience was wearing thin among those in the region who have been without power for most of the week. From storm-scarred New Jersey to parts of... more »

• Obama turns 51; plays golf, will go to Camp David

  August 4, 2012 11:07 AM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is playing a round of golf on his 51st birthday, kicking off a quiet birthday weekend away from re-election campaigning. Obama was playing golf at Andrews Air Force Base on Saturday before heading to Camp David, the private presidential retreat in Maryland's Catoctin Mountains.... more »

• Conn. police free sex shop customer from handcuffs

  March 29, 2012 10:02 PM

  ORANGE, Conn. (AP) - There's a new twist for police in Orange, Conn.: They've had to break a man out of handcuffs. Assistant Chief Ed Koether tells the Connecticut Post newspaper (http://bit.ly/HoMRcs ) officers were called Thursday afternoon to an adult entertainment store in Orange, a town just west of... more »

• Air Force beats UConn, 3-1

  November 26, 2011 12:01 AM

  U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Stephen Caple stopped 17 of 18 shots as Air Force defeated the University of Connecticut, 3-1, in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Friday night at the Academy's Cadet Ice Arena. Air Force, 6-4-2, 5-2-1 AHA, opened the scoring at the 10:19 mark of the... more »

• The NuVal Numbers testing the supermarket food scores Play Video

  November 18, 2011 6:29 PM

  Take a close look at the price tag during your next trip to the grocery store and you may notice another number. It's a nutrition tag called NuVal and, for now, you'll only find them at King Soopers. The score is a single number between 1 and 100 that... more »

• Loretta Lynn recovering at home from dehydration

  July 15, 2011 4:22 PM

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Loretta Lynn says she is recovering from heat exhaustion that forced her to cancel two weekend shows - and that she'll need to stay out of her garden in the stifling heat. The 76-year-old said in a statement Friday that "there ain't a... more »

• Student banned from prom gets to go after all

  June 5, 2011 7:27 PM

  SHELTON, Conn. (AP) - A Connecticut teen who was briefly barred from prom for his over the-top invitation to his date finally got to go. Shelton High School senior James Tate attended the prom Saturday, nearly a month after he was prohibited for posting his invitation to Sonali Rodrigues... more »

• Air Force beats UConn, 2-1; Lamoureux nets game-winner

  January 21, 2011 11:20 PM

  STORRS, Conn. - Power-play goals by Paul Weisgarber and Jacques Lamoureux and 24 saves by Jason Torf led Air Force to a 2-1 win over UConn in an Atlantic Hockey Association game Friday at the Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum in Storrs, Conn. With the win, Air Force improved to... more »

• Conn. shooter was stealing beer, selling it

  August 5, 2010 3:24 PM

  The president of a beer distribution company says the employee who went on a shooting rampage there had been systematically stealing beer and selling it to a third party. Ross Hollander, president of Hartford Distributors in Manchester, said the investigation into thefts by warehouse driver Omar Thornton led to... more »

• Priest charged with using church money for male escorts

  July 6, 2010 3:31 PM

  NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - A Roman Catholic priest in Connecticut has been arrested on charges he stole $1.3 million in church money over seven years to use for male escorts, expensive clothing, and luxury hotels and restaurants. Waterbury police say the 64-year-old Rev. Kevin J. Gray was charged... more »

• Passengers stuck on plane for 4 hours

  June 24, 2010 1:15 PM

  WASHINGTON (AP) - Virgin Atlantic says its pilot asked for permission to unload passengers stranded on a grounded plane in Connecticut but a customs official threatened to have them arrested if they got off the plane. Greg Dawson, a London spokesman for the airline, said in an e-mail Thursday... more »

• Energy company donates new furnace to amputee

  June 14, 2010 6:11 PM

  An energy company has donated a new furnace to a Connecticut man who cut off most of his left arm after it got stuck in his home's boiler. Reginald Duby, a manager at Automatic TLC Energy, says workers installed the furnace Monday at Jonathan Metz's home in West Hartford.... more »

• Man stuck in his own furnace for three days

  June 10, 2010 12:37 PM

  Authorities say a Connecticut man's arm has been amputated after it was stuck for at least three days in his furnace. Police found 31-year-old Jonathan Metz in his West Hartford basement Wednesday night after friends grew worried when he missed work, did not answer calls and failed to show up... more »

• Colorado city makes a 'Best' list

  May 26, 2010 3:54 PM

  Kiplinger's Personal Finance has named its 10 Best Cities for the Next Decade-with a focus on innovative thinking. The list includes Boulder, at #4. Kiplinger's teamed with Martin Prosperity Institute, a think tank that studies economic prosperity. "New ideas generate new businesses," says Stolarick, who this year evaluated U.S.... more »

• Woman tried to use 911 as taxi service

  April 26, 2010 9:59 AM

  Police in one Connecticut city have a warning for nightclub patrons: Don't call 911 for a ride home. New Haven police say that's what 28-year-old Quandria Bailey did, calling the emergency line six times to request a ride from a nightclub back to her Meriden home. Bailey was charged with... more »

• UCONN women cap off unbeaten season with National Championship

  April 7, 2010 1:37 AM

  SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Maya Moore scored 23 points and helped Connecticut rally Tuesday night from a horrible first half to beat Stanford 53-47 for its second straight undefeated championship season. Held to only five points through the first 12 minutes and trailing 20-12 at the break, coach Geno Auriemma's... more »

• Judge to free men for murder they did not commit

  April 1, 2010 12:00 PM

  Two Connecticut men imprisoned for 16 years in a murder that a judge says they did not commit have been ordered freed. Ronald Taylor and George Gould were joined by their wives, families and other supporters in Rockville Superior Court, where Judge Stanley Fuger ordered their release. Fuger said... more »

• Police: Robbers called bank for money to go

  March 24, 2010 11:33 AM

  Police in Connecticut say they had ample warning of a bank robbery because the two suspects called the bank ahead of time and told an employee to get a bag of money ready. Police arrested 27-year-old Albert Bailey and an unidentified 16-year-old boy on robbery and threatening charges Tuesday afternoon... more »

• Something foul is afoot in girl's sneakers

  March 24, 2010 11:18 AM

  An 11-year-old from Connecticut has the most disgusting shoes in America. Trinette Robinson of Bristol, Conn., was crowned the winner of the 35th annual National Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneaker contest Tuesday in Montpelier, Vt. Her sneakers were judged the most vile on the basis of their condition and odor. She says... more »

• Judge plans to unseal Yale killing search warrant

  March 9, 2010 5:33 PM

  A judge has ruled that part of a search warrant can be unsealed in the case of an animal research technician charged with killing a Yale University graduate student. Raymond Clark III is accused of strangling 24-year-old Annie Le in September. Le was from Placerville, Calif. Her body... more »

• Investigators interview survivors of Connecticut blast

  February 9, 2010 12:42 PM

  Investigators looking into the cause of an explosion that killed five people at a Connecticut power plant under construction are interviewing survivors, while crews work to ensure the badly damaged building is safe. Deputy Fire Marshal Al Santostefano says crews are slowly and carefully removing more than 100 gas... more »

• Connecticut governor calls for safety review after blast

  February 8, 2010 4:57 PM

  Connecticut's governor is calling for a review of state safety codes following a deadly explosion at a power plant in Middletown. Rell announced Monday that she is creating two panels - one to identify the cause and origin of Sunday's explosion at the Kleen Energy Systems plant and any... more »

• Man builds huge castle entirely out of popsicle sticks

  December 16, 2009 9:45 AM

  Inside a Waterbury, Connecticut museum, there is an elaborate medieval castle. It's 12-foot tall and made entirely of Popsicle sticks. Some hope that it's made of enough Popsicle sticks to make a world record - the tallest Popsicle stick structure in the world. For the last year and... more »

• Promotion day arrives for white Connecticut firefighters

  December 10, 2009 9:37 AM

  White Connecticut firefighters who were wrongly denied promotions are getting lieutenant and captain badges Thursday. Fourteen firefighters sued the city of New Haven when officials looked at 2003 test results, saw that no blacks did well enough to be promoted and threw out the results. The U.S. Supreme Court... more »

• Colorado tops nation in Do Not Call registry

  December 9, 2009 1:04 PM

  Colorado tops the nation in participation in the Do Not Call Registry. Attorney General John Suthers says that a new report by the Federal Trade Commission shows Colorado has the highest participation rate. More than 3.8 million people in Colorado has registered their phone numbers with the program as of... more »

• Northeast learns lessons from '08 ice storm

  November 4, 2009 12:27 PM

  One of the huge pine trees that surrounded Sieglinde Poegel's home of 42 years crashed through the roof and landed in her living room during the ice storm that crippled much of the Northeast last December. "It sounded like I was in a war again. I lived through World... more »

• Pipe bombs, rifles found in car stopped in Connecticut

  October 7, 2009 12:50 PM

  Police in Connecticut say they have arrested a man after stopping a car full of explosives in a New Haven residential neighborhood. Authorities have not released the man's name. Officers say they stopped the car Tuesday night and found pipe bombs, rifles and a propane tank. It wasn't clear if... more »

• Memorial date set in NY for slain Yale student

  September 21, 2009 1:16 PM

  A date has been set for a memorial service for slain Yale student Annie Le at her fiance's New York synagogue. Synagogue member Rich Pilatsky says the service will be Wednesday night at Temple Beth El in Huntington on Long Island. Temple leaders were to officiate at Le's wedding to... more »

• Police: Student is suspect in Yale killing

  September 14, 2009 1:45 PM

  Police have identified a suspect in the killing of Annie Le, whose body was found stuffed behind a wall in a high-security laboratory building at Yale University, law enforcement sources told NBC News on Monday. The suspect, a student, has defensive wounds, and failed a polygraph test, the sources... more »