Copyright 2009 http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/top-stories en-us Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:03:11 -0500 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:03:11 -0500 NBC Local Integrated Media 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/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/weather/stories/Todays-Forecast.html Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:38:29 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/ctwx-icon-sun.jpg
Pleasant temps + sun = a good fall weekend!

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/Game-of-the-Week-wvit.html Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:53:50 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/gameoftheweek2.jpg
There are so many great high school teams it can be hard to pick. So we're turning to you to help decide which game we cover!

]]> 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.

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A church is hoping to rebuild after a criminal steals $6000 worth of equipment.

]]> 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.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Missing-5-Year-Old-Girl-from-Guilford-70654567.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:28 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/112009-CT-emily-witz.jpg
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.

]]> 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/local-beat/Train-Conductor-Assaulted-By-3-Women-70636392.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:49 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/112009-girls-train-assault.jpg
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.

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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/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/around-town/real-estate/Tommy-Hilfiger-Sells-CT-home-at-a-discount-70612537.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:21:58 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/080409+Baby+Boom+Tommy+Hilfiger.jpg
There's more to the fashion mogul's Greenwich pad that went for a steal.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/health/Good-Balance-in-Your-Body-70563297.html Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:00:07 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/meningitis.jpg
Adding good bacteria to your body can help ward off the bad bacteria.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/weird/Weird_News_Photos.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:55:55 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/sportsaddA2.jpg
From mermaids to flying pigs check out these pictures of off-beat, interesting happenings from around the world.

]]> 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/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.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Stink-in-the-Sink-70551937.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:55:08 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/faucet.jpg
An algae bloom is fouling up the tap water to have a foul oder.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/entertainment/television/NATL-Lou-Dobbs-Might-Run-for-Senate-White-House-70578182.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:43:20 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/loudobbsA.jpg
Ousted CNN host Lou Dobbs could be the next U.S. Senator from NJ.

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Police have been investigating for several weeks and Thursday arrested Timothy Riendeau, 29, of Groton.

]]> 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/Burnt-Mom-Ran-for-Help-to-Save-Daughter-70366127.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:09:11 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/Howard_stewart_640x480.jpg
Christina Lee, 35, was only thinking of her daughter when she ran, hurt and injured, for help.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local-beat/Wethersfield-Couple-Says-They-Were-Scammed-70429867.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:54:51 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/dollarsclosegeneric_448x336.jpg
A Wethersfield couple says a tree service hired to take down a large cedar never finished the job.

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Yale scientists say they may have the answer to preventing Lyme disease.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/weird/The-Grinch-Strikes-North-Pole-Forced-to-Stop-Replying-to-Childrens-Letters-70523362.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:49:03 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/christmas+letter.jpg
Letters addressed to Santa in the North Pole will go unanswered this year after Operation Santa sex offender scandal

]]> 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/politics/Psalm-109-8-obama-assassination-70459737.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:00:01 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*120/Psalm+t-shirts.jpg
“Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8” interpreted as hastening president's demise.

]]> http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/sports/Jayson-Williams-Faces-Jail-in-Plea-Deal-AP-70463577.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:32:49 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/jaysonwilliamssubA.jpg
Former New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams will cut a deal that could send him to prison for three years for the accidental shooting of his driver nearly eight years ago, according to a report.

]]> 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/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/news/archive/The_Obamas_Euro_trip.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:56:49 -0500 http://media.nbcconnecticut.com/images/120*90/obamawallA.jpg
First Lady Michelle Obama spent time in Copenhagen this week in hopes of convincing the International Olympic Committee that Chicago should host the 2016 Olympics. Check out these photos of the Obamas abroad.

]]> 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.

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