May 3, 2016 No longer seen as pranks, school threats prompt proposals for tougher penalties across US Lawmakers in states around the U.S. are proposing stiffer penalties for people who make threats on schools at a time of fears over terrorism and mass shootings.
May 3, 2016 Connecticut judge rules police can't order phone companies to track locations of suspects A Connecticut judge says police have been improperly using data from cellphones to track the location of suspects.
May 3, 2016 In remembrance of victims of Newtown massacre 3 years ago, 26 acts of kindness Some schools in Connecticut and elsewhere around the country are performing 26 acts of kindness as a way to honor the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
May 3, 2016 Ex-NFL player Hugh Douglas settles suit by ex-girlfriend over alleged assault in Connecticut Former NFL defensive end Hugh Douglas has settled a lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend over an alleged assault at a Connecticut hotel in 2013.
May 3, 2016 Police: Santeria priest accused of stealing human remains from cemetery to be arraigned A Connecticut man described by police as a Santeria priest who stole skeletal remains from a Massachusetts cemetery for religious ceremonies is scheduled to face a judge.
May 3, 2016 Man whose case led to ruling against Connecticut death penalty resentenced to life in prison A former death row inmate whose appeal resulted in capital punishment being eliminated in Connecticut has been resentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
May 3, 2016 University of Bridgeport denies re-entry to school for White House fence jumper The attorney for the Connecticut man charged after he leapt over the White House fence with a rewritten national constitution in hand says his client has been refused re-entry to the University of Bridgeport.
May 3, 2016 Police: Man says he took skeletal remains from Massachusetts cemetery for religious reasons Police say a Connecticut man accused of stealing skeletal remains from a Massachusetts cemetery told them he took the bones for religious reasons.
May 3, 2016 Former Connecticut police officer who reported racist letter charged with planting it himself A former police officer in Connecticut who reported finding a letter disparaging black officers has been arrested on charges he planted the note himself.
May 3, 2016 Ex-Wesleyan student linked to on-campus drug overdoses pleads guilty A former Wesleyan University student has pleaded guilty to distributing drugs involved in a rash of overdoses on the campus of the Connecticut school earlier this year.