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Kid, 13, Catches Error at the Met

Matt Cantor — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:14:56 CDT

There was a mistake in a map at the Metropolitan Museum of Art—but nobody noticed until 13-year-old Benjamin Lerman Coady visited with his mom. The Connecticut seventh-grader and history buff was checking out a permanent exhibit on the Byzantine Empire when he spotted the problem: A map that purported...

Husband Charged With Murder, 28 Years Later

Matt Cantor — Tue, 01 May 2012 17:45:33 CDT

A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty after being charged in his wife's murder of nearly three decades ago. The remains of Elizabeth Heath were discovered two years ago in a well below a barn that once belonged to her husband. John Heath, 68, who used an oxygen tank in...

Connecticut Kills Death Penalty

Rob Quinn — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:53:17 CDT

Life without the possibility of parole has replaced lethal injection as the harshest punishment Connecticut's courts can hand down. Gov. Dan Malloy signed a bill to repeal capital punishment, making the state the 17th to do so, and the fifth in the last five years, ABC reports. The new law...

Romney Wins Delaware, Gingrich's Last Hope

John Johnson — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 20:47:06 CDT

Is tonight the night that knocks out Newt Gingrich once and for all? Mitt Romney has won Delaware, billed as Gingrich's last-gasp chance, as part of a five-state sweep, according to the Wall Street Journal . In addition to Delaware, Romney won Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. He all...

Connecticut to Kill the Death Penalty

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:12:35 CDT

The death penalty is a dead man walking in Connecticut. The state is almost certain to become the 17th one to do away with capital punishment, following a 20-16 vote in the state Senate. That—the 10 hours of debate and the 2:05am vote—was the hard part, explains...

Katharine Hepburn Estate: Yours for $30M

John Johnson — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 07:11:27 CDT

Katharine Hepburn's former mansion on Long Island Sound in Connecticut has sat on the market for a year at $28 million. It's now available for ... $30 million, reports the Wall Street Journal . The current owners have jacked the price because they're building a fancy new gatehouse. The home in Old...

Conn. Police Chief Quits in Profiling Scandal

Matt Cantor — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 11:09:18 CST

The police chief of a Connecticut town has resigned after four officers were indicted by the FBI in a racial-profiling case. East Haven chief Leonard Gallo was an unnamed co-conspirator in the indictment, the Hartford Courant reports. Last week, the governor's criminal policy head condemned Gallo's department for failing to...

In Protest, 2K Tacos Delivered to Connecticut Mayor

Dustin Lushing — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:48:05 CST

When asked what he would do in response to a racial profiling scandal targeting Latinos in the town of East Haven, Connecticut, Mayor Joseph Maturo quipped that he might eat some tacos , and now he can: More than 2,000 tacos were delivered to the mayor's office yesterday. The taco...

Mom Who Lost Girls in Fire Attempts Suicide

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:34:00 CST

The Connecticut executive who lost her parents and three daughters in a devastating Christmas Day fire has tried to commit suicide, according to a relative. Madonna Badger was hospitalized last week, reports the New York Daily News . “She is OK. She is out and somewhere safe,” said the relative, who...