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A broken gravestone and grisly death: A nearly 200-year-old CT mystery is finally settled.
It was the inscription on a toppled and broken gravestone that started the talk about what happened to Asa Havens. Beside being broken, the flat marble slab was partly buried, covered in lichens and blasted by 173 years of New England weather in an East Haddam cemetery. But dug up and brushed off, the inscription was still legible: Asa H. Havens MATE OF BARQUE GLEN Was murdered by mutineers ...
Middletown man convicted of shooting person at Traverse Square
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (WTNH) — A Middletown man shot and seriously wounded another person in 2021 at Traverse Square, a jury ruled last week. Antwan Rufus was found guilty of two counts of first-degree assault, one count of carrying a pistol without a permit and one count of having a weapon in a motor vehicle. On […]
Man Accused Of Selling Drugs, Fleeing Police Nabbed On Outstanding Warrants In Putnam
Hartford County resident Luis Flores of New Britain was arrested at Connecticut's Derby Superior Court and extradited back to Putnam County on Tuesday, Oct. 22, the Putnam County Sheriff's Office announced on Monday, Oct. 28. According to the Sheriff's Office, Flores had an outstanding bench warrant in the Town of...
19-year-old Waterbury man arrested for reckless driving, eluding police
WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — A Waterbury man was arrested and charged after speeding, driving recklessly, and fleeing police when attempting a traffic stop in Southington. Tajuan Londell Washington, 19, was arrested and charged with failure to display lights, reckless driving, disobeying a signal of an officer, engaging police in pursuit, and failure to drive in […]
Hartford Marathon Foundation hosts ‘Medal Day’ for students
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Students from schools across Connecticut ran to the finish line at Walnut Hill Park in New Britain as part of Medal Day, an annual event hosted by the Hartford Marathon Foundation. The goal is to help kids live a healthier, more active lifestyle. This year, kids in grades 4 to 8 […]
Lawsuit: NJ hospital misplaced stillborn baby, performing unauthorized autopsy
A New Jersey hospital is being sued for performing an unauthorized autopsy on a stillborn baby lost in a morgue for several months. The lawsuit against Hackensack University Medical Center was filed by a 34-year-old Jewish woman from Connecticut who claims she and her husband signed off on an exam of her baby’s remains, but objected to an autopsy based largely on religious grounds, according ...
Halloween forecast shows possible record highs around Tri-State
NEW YORK -- The Halloween weather forecast can be a mixed bag, with some years seeing the perfect trick-or-treating conditions and others an early taste of winter. As we head into this year's festivities, we have two words for you: Warm and spook-tacular.In fact, several records are in jeopardy, with highs approaching, if not exceeding, 80 degrees. As for trick-or treating Thursday, temperatures will be in the upper 70s to near 80 in the afternoon, then low 70s as the night comes to an end. 2nd longest dry spellAs of Tuesday, we've observed 29 consecutive days without rain. But believe it or not, the streak...
Early voting underway across the Tri-State
Early voting is underway across the Tri-State.Early voting began Saturday in both New York and New Jersey. Connecticut began voting earlier in the week.All three states will offer early voting until Sunday, November 3.New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams was among early voters in Brooklyn early Saturday."This is awesome. I'm very impressed to see this and I've ben watching the news and it looks like there's lines all over the city," he told Eyewitness News.New York City broke early voting records over the weekend with more than 250,000 people casting ballots.Manhattan: 71,321Bronx: 27,581Brooklyn: 77,033Queens: 58,078Staten Island: 23,8472-day citywide...
Local Hartford middle school opens new gaming lab for students
HARTFORD, Conn. — Most schools are equipped with a science lab or computer lab. Now one local middle school has a lab dedicated to gaming. The new e-sports team at the Annie Fisher Magnet School is kicking off the first season in the new e-sports lab, the goal is to introduce students to a future in technology.
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