Coral E. Whitney|Loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother
WATERBURY — Coral E. Whitney, 85, passed away Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Saint Mary's Hospital after a brief illness. She was born July 25, 1926, in Coral Gables, Fla., daughter of the late Russell C....
View ArticleTerps football coach Edsall poised for turnaround
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Randy Edsall's office at the University of Maryland provides him with a panoramic view of the construction site that used to be the football field at Byrd Stadium. Glancing...
View ArticleObama faces growing GOP super PAC financial power
WASHINGTON (AP) — Major donors supportive of President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney spent millions of dollars last month to get their candidate elected. But outside political...
View ArticleFlorida widow convicted in hotel heir's killing
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A Florida woman and her brother were found guilty Wednesday of orchestrating the killings of the woman's millionaire husband and his mother in a grab for the family estate. A...
View Article3 U.S. soldiers killed in suicide attack
KABUL, Afghanistan — A suicide bomber killed 21 people including three U.S. soldiers at a checkpoint in a packed market in eastern Afghanistan on Wednesday — the third assault targeting Americans in as...
View ArticleImmigration suddenly roiling presidential contest
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — No longer a backburner issue, immigration is roiling the presidential contest as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney seek to court the nation's swelling Hispanic...
View ArticleSummer and the theaters
In a word association test, what would you say to the prompt "Peter Pan"? Most people are likely to respond in one of two ways. Some would say "the boy who never grew up" and some would say "peanut...
View ArticleBlack bear hit by car on I-91 has died
WINDSOR — State police say a bear has died after being hit by a car on Interstate 91 in Windsor. Troopers say the bear wandered from some woods into the northbound lanes between exits 39 and 41 and was...
View ArticlePriest at center of attack trial denies molesting his attacker
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The priest at the heart of an assault trial testified Wednesday that he never molested the man accused of assaulting him. Lawyers say the Rev. Jerold Lindner was called to the...
View ArticleDivided jury returns today to debate fate of 2 priests
PHILADELPHIA — A stubbornly divided jury will have a day off to dwell on clergy-abuse charges pending against two Roman Catholic priests before returning for a 13th day of talks Friday. Jurors...
View ArticleFIFA president: Goal-line technology a 'necessity'
WARSAW, Poland — The most powerful man in soccer called goal-line technology a "necessity" Wednesday, only hours after Ukraine was denied what appeared to be a legitimate goal in its must-win match...
View ArticleGala party opens antiques show
The weekend Litchfield County Antiques and Mid-Century Show will begin with a gala preview party on Friday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Springs Center at Kent School, 1 Macedonia Road. Tickets are $125...
View ArticleState grants to help small businesses in Plymouth, Prospect, and Waterbury
An information technology company in Prospect, a Plymouth company that develops fire-resistant materials, and a dip-coating company that is moving from North Haven to Waterbury are among the five...
View ArticleState Capitol paying more on electric bills than it needs to
HARTFORD — The legislature appears to be paying too much for electricity, according to an audit of its operations. If the General Assembly changes its electricity supplier, the legislature's Auditors...
View ArticleZoo animals drown in flood
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Jeb, the black and brown dwarfed goat at Lake Superior Zoo, sought out Brad Jago every day for a little love, attention and a gentle scratch on the forehead where his horns once...
View ArticleWaterbury police blotter
POLICE BLOTTER WATERBURY Waterbury police recently filed the following charges: GREGORY WILLIAMS, 42, of 30 Bellevue St., sixth-degree larceny. COURTNEY QUARLES, 18, of 505 Candee Road, Naugatuck,...
View ArticleRuling due in fall on man's innocence
ROCKVILLE — A state judge is expected to rule in the fall on the appeal of a man who was freed from prison in 2010 but returned to custody last year after his murder conviction was reinstated....
View ArticleOlympic Gymnastics: The Brothers Gluckstein|Sibling rivalry to determine US...
Loretta Gluckstein can sense the mood the moment sons Steven and Jeffrey walk through the door. If there's an ounce of tension in the air, she does whatever she can to defuse it. Maybe she'll bring up...
View ArticleDavid Ortiz hits grand slam as Red Sox top Marlins 15-5
BOSTON (AP) — David Ortiz hit a grand slam for one of the Red Sox's four homers as they set a season high in runs, beating the Miami Marlins 15-5 Wednesday night on the hottest day of the year in...
View ArticleOlympic volleyball preview: U.S. women look to finally claim volleyball gold
Four years ago in Beijing, coach Hugh McCutcheon led the U.S. men to an emotionally charged gold-medal victory over defending champion Brazil. The U.S. women are his project in London. The women have...
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