Former Connecticut lawmaker to report to federal prison for stealing $1.2M in COVID funds Monday, December 4 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A former Connecticut lawmaker is expected to turn himself over to authorities on Monday to begin serving a federal prison sentence for COVID fraud.Michael DiMassa, 32, the former state representative who served West Haven -- just outside of New Haven --... Read More.
Connecticut attorney general presses 23andMe for data breach answers Tuesday, October 31 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A data breach at the genetic testing and ancestry company 23andMe resulted in the black market sale of at least one million data profiles of people with Ashkenazi Jewish heritage and hundreds of thousands of individuals with Chinese ancestry, authorities said... Read More.
Jason Aldean addresses Connecticut concert cancellation, cites dehydration and heat exhaustion Monday, July 17 by ABC NewsAfter abruptly canceling his concert in Hartford, Connecticut, on Saturday, July 15, Jason Aldean is addressing what really happened. While a rep cited heat stroke as the reason, the singer's clarifying that he doesn't think it's "quite that serious." "Just want to let you... Read More.
Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan speaks out about alleged assault at Eid prayer service Wednesday, July 5 by ABC News(CONNECTICUT) -- Connecticut state Rep. Maryam Khan has spoken out a week after she was allegedly assaulted by a man while attending a gathering for Eid al-Adha prayers with her family.The incident was reported at the XL Center in Hartford on the morning of... Read More.
One dead, two hurt in fuel tanker truck’s fiery rollover crash on Connecticut bridge Friday, April 21 by ABC News(GROTON, Conn.) -- A fuel tanker truck rolled over on the Gold Star Bridge in Groton, Connecticut, on Friday, sparking a massive fire and shutting down traffic on Interstate 95.The driver of the truck died at the scene and two people have been taken... Read More.
Connecticut elementary school teacher accused of putting students in chokehold Tuesday, March 7 by ABC News(NEW YORK) -- A Connecticut elementary school teacher has been arrested after she allegedly demonstrated a chokehold on her students, causing one of them to faint, authorities said.The alleged incident occurred last month at Brookside Elementary School in Norwalk, Connecticut. The Norwalk Police Department... Read More.
Indigenous tribe’s name to be restored to Connecticut river under proposed bill Friday, January 20 by ABC News(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- A state representative wants to restore a piece of Connecticut's pre-colonial history to one of its major water streams.State Rep. Anthony Nolan introduced a bill this week in the state that would restore the Thames River to the Pequot River, named... Read More.
Connecticut state legislator killed in wrong-way car crash: ‘Shocking and unfathomable’ Thursday, January 5 by ABC News(HARTFORD, Conn.) -- Connecticut state Rep. Quentin Williams was killed in a car crash after he was struck by a wrong-way driver, hours after he was sworn in for his third term on Wednesday, officials said.Williams, known as "Q," was 39 years old. The... Read More.
Investigation underway after man dies in Connecticut jail Thursday, December 29 by ABC News(SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn.) -- The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General announced it is launching an investigation into the death of a man in police custody in South Windsor.Kevin Doherty, 55, of Boston, was arrested by South Windsor police on Dec. 23 on family... Read More.
5 Connecticut cops charged over incident that left Black man paralyzed Monday, November 28 by ABC News(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) -- Five New Haven police officers were arrested and charged over their alleged involvement in an incident that left a Black man paralyzed earlier this year while in police custody, prosecutors announced Monday.Officers Oscar Diaz, Jocelyn Lavandier, Ronald Pressley, Luis Rivera... Read More.
Two Connecticut officers killed in AR-15 ambush after apparent phony 911 call: Sources Thursday, October 13 by ABC News(BRISTOL, Conn.) -- Two police officers were shot and killed and a third was injured after a gunman allegedly ambushed them at a Bristol, Connecticut, home, according to sources.The Bristol police officers were shot while responding to a 911 call reporting a possible domestic... Read More.
Two Connecticut officers killed after possible phony 911 call and ambush with AR-15: Sources Thursday, October 13 by ABC News(BRISTOL, Conn.) -- Two police officers were shot and killed and one is seriously injured after a gunman allegedly ambushed the officers at a Bristol, Connecticut, home, according to sources.The Bristol police officers were shot while responding to a domestic violence emergency call at... Read More.