Spring Storm Bringing Rain, Wind To Tri-State
It'll be wet and windy through Friday with rain heavy at times and possible thunderstorms in spots. A wind advisory is also in effect until 2 p.m. Friday in coastal Connecticut and Long Island.
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It'll be wet and windy through Friday with rain heavy at times and possible thunderstorms in spots. A wind advisory is also in effect until 2 p.m. Friday in coastal Connecticut and Long Island.
Gun control was on the floor of the U.S. Senate on Thursday after an attempt by conservatives to block the bills failed. But the real debate was just beginning.
Connecticut's Commissioner of Revenue Services Kevin Sullivan said these unscrupulous people set up shop at tax time to lure filers who are eligible for tax refunds under the Earned Income Tax Credit program.
A report of suspicious activity triggered a lockdown at Greenwich High School Thursday morning.
Hartford police say city officers and agents with the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration were involved in Thursday morning's raids on Zion Street and other locations.
A round of severe thunderstorms cut power, and brought lightning that struck a home and caused a fire in Queens on Wednesday evening.
After the FBI arrested four police officers, Mayor Joseph Maturo was asked what he would do for the local Latino community. He replied that he might "eat tacos."
The deal would expand the checks to cover all commercial sales, such as at gun shows and online. Private transactions that are not for profit, such as those between relatives, would be exempt.
Sen. Chris Murphy said when he was elected into office in Nov. he never imagined such a terrible tragedy taking place and dictating policy like the massacre in Newtown has. He said the fact that 26 lives were taken in five minutes at Sandy Hook Elementary School cannot be ignored and demand action.
The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down losses.
Fifty-nine-year-old Karen Lombardi was arrested Monday, but details of the allegations weren't released at the time.
The 22-year-old nephew, also named John Mara, entered the plea to charges of assault and breach of peace in Bridgeport Superior Court, said his attorney, William Dow III.
The foundation handling the largest charitable fund set up following the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre said Tuesday that it will begin distributing $4 million of that money right away, responding to criticism that it was moving too slowly.
Joseph Stravinskas was found in a wooded area on Monday, shooting at cans with a rifle, Bloomfield police said.
The president said "we can't forget" the tragedy of the Newtown massacre last December that left 26 dead. Obama also applauded parents of victims, who he said "used the grief to make a difference."
