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Amtrak, Metro-North resuming today

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:09:58 GMT

Workers are finishing up repairs on the Metro-North railroad in Bridgeport following Friday’s train collision, and service on both the commuter rail and Amtrak is expected to resume on Wednesday.

Delays continue on Metro-North line

Ryan Walsh, 22News Investigative Reporter — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:17:49 GMT

Late Monday afternoon, 22News rode the Metro-North line from New Haven to Bridgeport and back to see first hand how bad the delays are.

Tough travel through Connecticut

Ryan Walsh, 22News Investigative Reporter — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:34:58 GMT

Friday’s train crash in Connecticut is making travel tricky for people trying to get between New England and New York.

7 lbs. of pot seized in I-91 stop

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:06:15 GMT

Vermont State Police have arrested a Connecticut man after they said they found seven pounds of marijuana in his car during a routine traffic stop, just north of the Massachusetts state line.

Slowed commute in CT due to train crash

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:57:54 GMT

Railroad officials in Connecticut say the morning commute is going as well as can be expected following Friday's train collision that that injured 72 people and has shut down service.

Student killed day before graduation

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:54:58 GMT

A 21-year-old Fairfield University student from Massachusetts has died after a car crash a day before he was to graduate.

Selectman recovering from downed tree

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:41:15 GMT

Preston First Selectman Robert Congdon is recovering after he said he was hit by a falling tree while clearing a road.

Train wreck investigation underway

Brian Steele — Sun, 19 May 2013 09:19:49 GMT

Investigators looking into the collision of two trains in Connecticut are studying a rail fracture on the tracks as they try to find the cause.

Hartford holds gun buyback program

Sun, 19 May 2013 02:18:27 GMT

Hartford police and the city's hospitals are teaming up to offer a day long gun buyback program, giving out gift cards in exchange for working weapons.

No bipartisan goodwill for Conn. budget

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:30:41 GMT

Connecticut legislators drew national attention for their bipartisan agreement on gun control, but that spirit of goodwill appears absent as they try to reach a final budget deal with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

Body found in woods

Sat, 18 May 2013 15:45:36 GMT

State police say DNA testing has shown that human remains founds in the woods near the Bridgeport-Trumbull line are those of the missing Eastern Connecticut State University student.

Fatal shooting in New Haven

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:45:27 GMT

Investigators are trying to identify the man who opened fire on several people in New Haven, killing one man and wounding two others as nightclubs were closing.

Mom, daughter charged with burning home

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:57:53 GMT

A mother and daughter have been charged with setting a fire that heavily damaged the mom's home in Stratford.

Woman charged with making bomb threats

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:42:45 GMT

A New Haven woman has been charged with making bomb threats against Connecticut courthouses.

CT commuter trains collide; 72 injured

Fri, 17 May 2013 23:16:58 GMT

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 70 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said.

Man guilty in Yankee Stadium fraud case

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:34:22 GMT

A British citizen living in Westport has been convicted in a fraud case that involved plans to sell dirt from the old Yankee Stadium in New York.

Senate passes bill for gay vets

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:02:59 GMT

A Connecticut bill that would restore state benefits to gay and lesbian veterans discharged under the U.S. military's former "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy is moving to the governor's desk.

Woman arrested for trespassing

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:51:00 GMT

Greenwich police say a Canadian woman who was on a watch list for trespassers was arrested Wednesday at a polo field where Britain's Prince Harry was preparing to play in a charity match.

Lawmakers consider indoor tanning ban

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:31:24 GMT

Young people in Connecticut could be banned from using indoor tanning services under a bill being considered.

Hartford PD shooting same day as Spfld

Anthony Fay — Thu, 16 May 2013 14:22:38 GMT

One person was shot and killed by Hartford police, less than 24 hours after a man was fatally shot by Springfield police officers.

Yale fined for not reporting sex crimes

Thu, 16 May 2013 13:03:13 GMT

Yale University has been fined $165,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to report four sex crimes that occurred on campus in 2001 and 2002.

Victim's tied up in armed home invasion

Wed, 15 May 2013 11:18:54 GMT

A frightening afternoon yesterday for a New Haven couple. Police say they were held at gun point, threatened, and watched the perpetrators steal their belongings.

1 charged for damaging casino sculpture

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:47:04 GMT

A Massachusetts man has been charged with damaging a glass sculpture at the Mohegan Sun casino.

Drugs sold out of UHart dorm room

Tue, 14 May 2013 11:41:48 GMT

Twenty two-year-old Tonia Wande of Lynn, Massachusetts, was arrested over the weekend and appeared in court Monday morning for allegedly selling drugs out of his dorm room.

Suspect: this time I'm not admitting it

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:37:28 GMT

A West Haven man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl, police said.

Hit and run in Springfield

Joyce Ogirri — Sun, 12 May 2013 10:22:03 GMT

54-year-old Robert Perales of Hartford, Connecticut was arrested after hitting a car and trying to hit a police cruiser in Springfield.

Panel: Tear down Sandy Hook, rebuild

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:55:16 GMT

A task force of elected officials in Newtown on Friday recommended tearing down Sandy Hook Elementary School, where 20 first-graders and six educators were killed in December, and rebuilding on the same site.

Tourism plan for southern New England

Elysia Rodriguez — Sat, 11 May 2013 01:51:08 GMT

Massachusetts officials are teaming up with Rhode Island and Connecticut for a regional tourism campaign.

Meteorite lands on Waterbury home

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:24:09 GMT

A small meteorite landed on a house in Waterbury on Wednesday.

CT bill would ban storm price gouging

Adam Strzempko — Thu, 09 May 2013 19:26:24 GMT

Over the last few years, New England has seen some of the worst weather in its history, and now, one state is trying to prevent people from being taken advantage of after big storms.