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Federal lawsuit says ‘false’ land claim blocked St. John solar project

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Sheldon Marsh filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Virgin Islands attorney David Bornn and developer Christian Loranger of VIElectron orchestrated a false land claim against historic Marsh…

John McCarthy September 16, 2025

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Ex-Connecticut teacher pleads guilty to sex assaults

BRIDGEPORT – A former Connecticut high school teacher is facing up to three and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to having sexual relations with a female student.…

John McCarthy August 8, 2025

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Man gets stuck in chimney while trying to get his dog out of a locked building

BRISTOL, Connecticut (AP) — Firefighters had to rescue a man who got stuck in the chimney of a Connecticut parks building while trying to retrieve his dog from a bathroom…

John McCarthy June 24, 2025

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A bear is spotted in Connecticut playing on family’s backyard slide

SIMSBURY, Connecticut (AP) — Sarah Loving had just returned home from lunch last Saturday with her husband and two young children when she looked out the window and spotted two…

John McCarthy April 27, 2025

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Photos show inside of Connecticut house where man says he was held captive for 20 years

HARTFORD (AP) — Connecticut police have released more than 100 photos showing the inside of a home where a 32-year-old man said he started a fire in a desperate attempt…

John McCarthy April 1, 2025

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How a man used printer paper and hand sanitizer to escape an alleged 20 years of captivity by his stepmother

WATERBURY, Connecticut — Both sides of his door had been secured with plywood and a lock, the man would later say, to stop him from getting out. For years, he’d…

John McCarthy March 14, 2025

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Connecticut toddler allegedly kidnapped by own mom 25 years ago found alive in Mexico in shocking twist

NEW HAVEN — A Connecticut toddler who was abducted 25 years ago has been found alive in Mexico, with her identity confirmed by DNA testing, according to authorities. Andrea Michelle…

John McCarthy March 7, 2025

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Jeffrey Dahmer detective warns review board not to free Connecticut cannibal

HARTFORD — The lead detective in the infamous Jeffrey Dahmer case is issuing a warning to a psychiatric review board that granted conditional release to a Connecticut cannibal killer — Don't let…

John McCarthy February 25, 2025

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Screams lead police to dead 19-year-old and toddler in apartment, Connecticut cops say

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut — Screaming from an apartment led officers to two dead bodies, Connecticut police told news outlets. On February 15, West Haven officers responded to an apartment and…

John McCarthy February 19, 2025

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Puerto Rican man was owed $400 for SUV when mother and baby were killed

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — A man charged in a drive-by shooting that killed a woman and her 4-month-old baby in Connecticut was ordered held on $5 million bail Monday, as a newly…

John McCarthy December 31, 2024