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Biden to speak at Coast Guard Academy graduation

Vice President Joe Biden is returning to Connecticut this week to speak at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation in New London. Biden is scheduled to deliver the keynote address at the academy's 132nd commencement on Wednesday. The vice president was in the state in February to rally support for ...

How the Conn. train crash will affect commuters

Two commuter trains collided just outside Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening, damaging the tracks and snarling travel in the Northeast. Here's a look at what commuters can expect Monday, as the work week gets under way, and beyond: METRO-NORTH RAILROAD SERVICE PROBLEMS: Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says roads could ...

Metro-North Railroad officials tour the scene of the train derailment, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. (AP Photo/Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT

Weeklong traffic mess possible after CT derailment

Traffic in southwest Connecticut could be a mess for as much as a week until service is restored to the commuter rail line affected by a derailment that injured scores of passengers, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Sunday. Malloy used dire language to describe traffic troubles for the work week ...

One Jackpot Winner

One of the tickets sold in Florida for the Powerball game Saturday evening matched all six numbers drawn, which were: 10-13-14-22-52 Powerball: 11 (ten, thirteen, fourteen, twenty-two, fifty-two; Powerball: eleven) The player matching all five numbers and the Powerball won the $600 million jackpot. The prize goes to an estimated ...

Lime Rock hosts race for electric cars

Two flat tires didn't deflate the enthusiasm of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School team that competed in the Electrathon at Lime Rock Park. In the school's first entry into the electric car competition, drivers Wayne Purdy and Brian Saccardi managed to get their entry around the track nine times. ...

Injured passengers are transported from the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn. Bill Kaempffer, a spokesman for Bridgeport public safety, told The Associated Press approximately 49 people were injured, including four with serious injuries. About 250 people were on board the two trains, he said. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Christian Abraham) MANDATORY CREDIT: CONNECTICUT POST, CHRISTIAN ABRAHAM

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said Saturday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is connected to the accident. National Transportation Safety Board member Earl Weener said ...

Arrest made in death of missing ECSU student

Almost a month after Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley disappeared, authorities on Saturday identified her remains and charged a Bridgeport man in her death. Wiley's body was found Friday in a wooded area of Trumbull, near Bridgeport, after being discovered by a cadaver dog, authorities said. A few ...

Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash

Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash

Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor. (May 18)

Police: gunman kills 1, wounds 2 in New Haven

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. Police responding to the gunfire found two victims at the corner of Crown and College streets early Saturday. Twenty-one-year-old Tyrell Drew of New ...

NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash

NTSB Begins Investigation Into Conn. Train Crash

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, as well as officials are from the NTSB briefed reporters Saturday morning on a major train crash left dozens hurt. (May 18)

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