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Gary Hess
August 20, 2019 - 5:23 pm

New Suits Over Immigration Rule

By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state, New York City, Connecticut and Vermont sued the federal government Tuesday over new Trump administration rules blocking green cards for many immigrants who use public assistance including Medicaid, food stamps and housing...
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Jeff Katz
July 11, 2019 - 12:10 pm

Hockey Coach: Respect The Anthem Or Get The F*** Out

A hockey coach in Connecticut gave his players a talk in the locker room in which he told them if they don't respect the American and Canadian national anthems, they can "get the f**k out." The coach, Dan Krupinsky, is a police officer in Danbury, Connecticut and made it a point of telling his...
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Jeff Katz
May 14, 2019 - 11:13 am

Attorney General Launches Investigation Into Spying On Trump Campaign

Attorney General William Barr has appointed a U.S. attorney to examine the origins of the Russia investigation and determine if intelligence collection efforts targeting the Trump campaign were "lawful and appropriate." John Durham, the U.S. attorney in Connecticut, will conduct the investigation...
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September 03, 2018 - 10:30 am

Misinformation Master Alex Jones Sued for Defamation

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' request to dismiss a lawsuit surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that he has called a hoax. The Infowars host is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20...
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(Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)
August 31, 2018 - 12:59 pm

Legal Blow For Alex Jones

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A judge has denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' request to dismiss a lawsuit surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that he has called a hoax. The Infowars host is being sued for defamation in Texas by the parents of a 6-year-old who was among the 20...
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News Radio 1140 WRVA
August 01, 2018 - 3:59 pm

Suspect, State Police Dog Killed

Sussex, Va. (wrva.com) - New Haven, Connecticut, Police says a man shot and killed following a Virginia State Police pursuit may be a murder suspect from their city. Tremaine Poole, 42, was wanted for the killing of a 28-year old mother in front of her kids in May. Poole was also a suspect in the...
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July 31, 2018 - 1:55 pm

Elected Official Kneels During Pledge of Allegiance

HADDAM, Conn. (AP) — A town official opposed to President Donald Trump's policies took a knee during the Pledge of Allegiance at a tense meeting packed with more than 100 people, dividing community residents and furthering an intense debate over protests and the First Amendment. Haddam Selectwoman...
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May 07, 2018 - 5:27 pm

Super Bowl Seal Gone

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) - A harbor seal that gained some fame by making annual Super Bowl picks usually incorrectly has died at a Connecticut aquarium. The 35-year-old seal was named Orange and had been at the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk since 2005. The aquarium said Monday that Orange had been...
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May 03, 2018 - 11:29 am

Explosive End To Standoff

By DAVE COLLINS , Associated Press NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut woman's call to police to report domestic violence led to a standoff and explosion in a barn behind her home that left one person dead and nine officers injured, officials said Thursday. The officers were being treated for...
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