Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:22 -0500 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:44:22 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Abused_Horses_To_Be_Auctioned_To_Good_Homes_Hartford.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:20:52 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Still1121_00001_640x480.jpg
The State Animal Control will auction off animals seized from abusive homes.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Two-Teens-Dead-in-Shelton-Crash-70692177.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:31:26 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*86/Police+generic1.jpg
Two teenagers are dead after a late night crash in Shelton.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Demand-for-Change-in-Policy-70681242.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:57:24 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/cop+dashcam+still1.jpg
An attorney for one of the crash victims killed in a collision with a Milford Police officer wants a review of driver training for the department.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Guilford_Girl_Missing_Hartford.html Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:36:48 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/guilfordgirl_640x480.jpg
She was found with her father in Penn.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Un-holy-Act--70676352.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:46:50 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*66/bible.jpg
A church is hoping to rebuild after a criminal steals $6000 worth of equipment.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Horses-Up-For-Adoption-70657972.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:08:51 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/HORSEA.jpg
It’s been a long recovery process for dozens of horses and goats in Storrs.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/station/as-seen-on/Finally_a_Family_Hartford.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:46:46 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/nhbaby_640x480.jpg
Nick and Silvia sign the adoption papers to officially make Nicole their legal daughter.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/Huskies-Look-to-Fight-the-Irish-70653247.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:01 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*88/uconn+coming+out+of+tunnel+final.jpg
Saturday's game will be the first time UConn and Notre Dame meet on the football field.

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Her biological father took the girl Friday afternoon, said police. She was found later in the early evening.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/UConn-and-Hartford-Hospital-Break-Up-70644822.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:31 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*94/112009-uconn-health-center.jpg
The partnership would have helped rescue John Dempsey Hospital in Farmington - but alas, rescue attempts did not work.

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After being caught with tickets that appeared to be forged, the women got into a brawl with the conductor and took off running.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Feeling-The-Vibes-in-Bridgeport-Again-70630537.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:37:32 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/rsz_vibes.jpg
Organizers say The Gathering of the Vibes festival WILL be back in Bridgeport in 2010.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Cromwell-Schools-Locked-Down-Due-to-Police-Chase-70632992.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:11:11 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/policeline1.jpg
A burglary suspect took off on Rocky Hill police and crossed into Cromwell. Schools were locked down for a while.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Babysitter-Busted-for-Stealing-From-a-Family-70626162.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:15:56 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/video+game+joystick.jpg
Babysitters you trust them enough to bring them into your home to watch your most precious family members and homes. But one New Milford babysitter broke a family’s trust.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/DNA-Sets-Teen-Free-After-6-Months-Behind-Bars-70612417.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:25:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/generic+Jail+prison+bars.jpg
A 19-year-old is released from jail after DNA tests exonerate him of a home invasion in West Haven.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/events/Got-pets-70605922.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:39:26 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/cuteanimals.jpg
State's first pet-themed film festival.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/shopping/3-Dollar-Toasters-and-Other-Black-Friday-Deals-69961062.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:06:59 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/52908135.jpg
Stores are apparently trying to grab a piece of the shrinking holiday shopping budget.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Not-in-My-Back-Yard-70588887.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:29 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/bridgeport+juvy.jpg
Bridgeport residents are protesting a plan that would put a juvenile detention center on Virginia Avenue.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/weather/stories/Lightning-Blasts-Hole-in-Waterbury-Home-70607277.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:28:46 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*80/SMfLbPGfObxkaZmpMDbW-2-1253624315000.jpg
A Waterbury man had an unpleasant awakening on Friday morning.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/School-Survives-70593182.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:15:33 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/School+bus+shooting+bus.jpg
Split votes mean Region School District 11 will remain open.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Am-I-Gonna-Drown-SInkhole-Survivor-Tells-Her-Story-70591912.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:57:16 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Sinkhole_with_mom.jpg
An East Hartford woman tels of her dramatic run-in with a sinkhole.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Mourners-Say-Goodbye-to-Family-Fire-Victims-70591047.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:28:29 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*85/20091115cp1116bptfire004.jpg
Hundreds say a final goodbye to a young family killed in a fire.

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An algae bloom is fouling up the tap water to have a foul oder.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Goat-Decision-Baaack-To-The-Board-70565337.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:21 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*77/goat4.jpg
A Southington man is still waiting to hear whether his goats will get to stay on his property.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Lunch-Lady-Feeds-Her-Gambling-Habit-by-Allegedly-Stealing-70508397.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:25:54 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/slot+machine.jpg
Debt from the one-armed bandits leads to alleged embezzlement from a school lunch program.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Groton-Teacher-Accused-of-Sex-Assault-70535437.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:13:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/handcuffs7.jpg
Police have been investigating for several weeks and Thursday arrested Timothy Riendeau, 29, of Groton.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Fighting-Lyme-Disease-With-Tick-Spit-70521762.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:52:13 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/936144.jpg
Yale scientists say they may have the answer to preventing Lyme disease.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Aetna-Hartford-Hospital-Agree-to-Contract--70522487.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:54:38 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/71205638.jpg
If you have Aetna insurance, Hartford Hospital will still take you.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Hartford-Courant-Sued-by-Another-Paper-for-Plagiarism-70521472.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:53:53 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/111909-hartford-courant-rsz.jpg
The suit by the Journal Inquirer could send shockwaves through the newspaper industry and the state's media world.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Empty-Space-Becomes-Fine-Art-Gallery-70285417.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:35:42 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/vacant+storefront3.jpg
Where there's empty space in Blue Back, let there be art.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Molding-Young-Professionals-70360422.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:53:19 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/briefcase.jpg
One high school in Enfield is helping students become young professionals.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Teens-Were-Playing-Beer-Pong-Before-Fatal-Crash-Warrant---70460217.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:27:52 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/milford_640x480.jpg
Before two Orange teens were killed in a crash with police, they were drinking at a party, a warrant states.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/around-town/shopping/Posh-Place-to-Shop-for-Pooches-70373867.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:59:26 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Dog-Shade-blurb.jpg
Just in time for the holiday season, one store in Southeastern Connecticut is opening up a pet boutique, barking on the fact that dog owners are willing to splurge on their beloved four-legged friends.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/station/as-seen-on/911_Call_From_Woman_Set_On_Fire_by_her_Fiancee_Hartford.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:52:50 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/momonfirestill_640x480.jpg
911 call from woman who was set on fire by her fiancee.

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A Wethersfield couple says a tree service hired to take down a large cedar never finished the job.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Graduation-Gripes-Pit-School-Board-Against-A-C-L-U-70427967.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:56:47 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*85/grad.jpg
The ACLU is threatening to sue the Enfield School Board over where they hold graduation ceremonies.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/Theyre-Coming-to-Connecticut-70429347.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:41:46 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Holiday-Inn-Express.jpg
Starwood Hotels & Resorts plans to relocate from White Plains, New York to Stamford.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Texting-The-Future-Of-911-70406532.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:39:53 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/telltext_640x480.jpg
Can't call 4 help? U may be soon be able to txt msg 9-1-1.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/State_Budget_Woes_Hartford.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:06:53 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Still1118_00000_640x480.jpg
Legislators hold hearings with state budget chiefs.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Lawmaker-Becomes-Lawbreaker---Finally-Buys-Hands-Free-Device-70404742.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:20:41 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*75/20091113CELLPHONE.jpg
A state lawmaker was arrested after driving while talking. It turns out his license was suspended for not paying a ticket for driving while talking before.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/station/as-seen-on/Red_Wagon_Food_Drive_Hartford.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:48:48 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Wagon_640x480.jpg
Morely Elementary in west Hartford 2nd graders food drive.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/politics/Violence-Lingerie-and-Linda-McMahon-70380787.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:45:17 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/linda+mcmahon.jpg
Former wrestler Billy Graham wants Connecticut voters to know about Linda McMahon's World Wrestling Entertainment past.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Health-Net-Loses-Information-for-450000-AG-70383172.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:35:00 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/doctor-generic.jpg
Six months ago, a health care provider lost personal information belonging to almost 500,000 people. The AG wants answers.

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