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Woman Accused of Keeping Stepson Captive Denies Charges

Kimberly Sullivan allowed back home but must wear a GPS monitor until trial

(Newser) - The Connecticut woman accused of keeping her 32-year-old stepson captive for 20 years has pleaded not guilty and been allowed to return home, reports CNN . However, Kimberly Sullivan, 56, must wear an electronic GPS monitoring device while out on bail awaiting trial. Sullivan was arraigned on Friday on charges including...

Cop Arrested for 4th Time in 4 Months

Julio Gil-Martinez, 29, has been detained for domestic violence incidents multiple times

(Newser) - A Connecticut cop is in hot water, again, racking up yet another arrest for domestic violence-related incidents. Brian Wright, chief of the New London Police Department, says Officer Julio Gil-Martinez was arrested by another law-enforcement agency on Wednesday, the fourth arrest to Gil-Martinez's name in about as many months,...

Man Allegedly Held Captive for Years: 'I Wanted My Freedom'

Stepmom Kimberly Sullivan has been charged in horrific case out of Connecticut

(Newser) - Video has emerged showing the moments when a Connecticut woman accused of holding her stepson captive for decades alerts first responders to his presence. "My stepson is in here!" Kimberly Sullivan says in Feb. 17 bodycam footage shown by CNN and released by local police after they'd...

Woman Accused of Holding Stepson Captive for Decades

Connecticut man says he set fire in a bid to escape

(Newser) - Connecticut authorities who responded to a house fire in Waterbury last month found something even more disturbing than the fire. An emaciated 32-year-old man with matted hair and rotting teeth told them he'd started the fire because he'd been held captive in the home for decades and wanted...

US Toddler Kidnapped 25 Years Ago Found Living in Mexico

Andrea Michelle Reyes was 2 years old when she was illegally taken by her mother

(Newser) - A quarter of a century after a 2-year-old vanished from Connecticut, authorities there have finally tracked her down: She's now 27 and alive and well in Mexico. The Guardian reports Andrea Michelle Reyes was abducted by her mother, Rosa Tenorio, in 1999. Police long suspected Tenorio, who didn't...

Sad Ending to Story of Baby Seal Rescued Off Street

Underweight baby seal found wandering the streets of New Haven has died

(Newser) - A baby seal found stranded on a street near Connecticut's Yale University last month has died from severe digestive issues, a local aquarium announced Monday. Mystic Aquarium said "Chappy," a nod to Chapel Street in New Haven where he was rescued, died while recovering at its Animal...

Plane Evacuated After Passenger's 'Stupid Comment'
Plane Evacuated After
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Feb 16, 2025 11:40 AM CST

Plane Evacuated After Passenger's 'Stupid Comment'

He made remarks about bombs, crashes after boarding aircraft in Connecticut

(Newser) - A passenger in Connecticut learned the hard way on Thursday that an aircraft is no place to be making remarks about bombs. Police say Jarret Tucker was placing his luggage in an overhead compartment on a plane at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport when he said, "I hope that'...

The Best States for Families
The Best States for Families
Feb 15, 2025 9:03 AM CST

The Best States for Families

Massachusetts tops WalletHub's list; New Mexico comes in last

(Newser) - Looking to start or expand your family? You've likely got a checklist in mind on schools, cost of living, recreation, and the like—and so does WalletHub , which looked at all 50 states across more than four dozen metrics in five main categories: family fun, health and safety, education...

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE
14 States Sue
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Feb 14, 2025 6:09 AM CST

14 States Sue Trump, Musk, DOGE

Coalition claims the president is violating the Constitution

(Newser) - Elon Musk's efforts to "delete" government agencies and fire thousands of workers is unconstitutional, a coalition of 14 states alleges in a lawsuit filed Thursday against Musk, his Department of Governmental Efficiency, and President Trump. New Mexico is leading the coalition of states, which claims the unelected billionaire'...

Judge Blocks Sandy Hook Families' Settlement Deal

Christopher Lopez says he doesn't have authority to carve up Infowars assets for victims' families

(Newser) - Sandy Hook families will have to wait a little longer to recoup anything from Alex Jones. On Wednesday, a federal bankruptcy judge froze a settlement deal between families who say the conspiracy theorist spewed false claims regarding the 2012 mass shooting at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School, per Reuters...

Deep-Fried Turkey Got a Little Crispy

Connecticut mansion goes up in flames, is destroyed, though nobody was injured

(Newser) - A $3 million home went up in flames in Connecticut, and authorities blame it on an attempt to deep-fry a Thanksgiving turkey in a garage, reports CT Insider . The blaze started on Thanksgiving Day in Weston, reports News12 . "There was a party going on at the house," says...

Dem Lawmakers Hit With Bomb Threats, a Day After GOPers

At least 5 members of Congress from Connecticut targeted, including Sen. Chris Murphy

(Newser) - At least five Democratic members of Congress from Connecticut were targeted by bomb threats on their homes Thursday, the lawmakers or their offices said. Sen. Chris Murphy and Reps. Jim Himes, Joe Courtney, John Larson, and Jahana Hayes all reported being the subject of such threats, per the AP . Police...

In a Minnesota Hotel Room, Suitcases Full of Lululemon

Couple charged in Minnesota with $1M retail theft crime spree across the country

(Newser) - An East Coast couple arrested for alleged theft at a Lululemon store in Minnesota are now at the center of a probe into a wider $1 million crime spree in multiple states. The Star Tribune reports that 44-year-old Jadion Richards and 45-year-old Akwele Lawes-Richards of Danbury, Connecticut, were detained on...

Cause of Death Established for Rapper Who Collapsed Onstage

Fatman Scoop's death at 56 was caused by heart disease

(Newser) - Hip-hop artist Fatman Scoop, who collapsed onstage while performing in Connecticut last month, died of heart disease, the state medical examiner's office has determined. The official cause of death for the 56-year-old performer, born Isaac Freeman III, was hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, a spokesperson for the Connecticut medical...

10 Happiest States in America
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Sep 14, 2024 5:30 AM CDT

These Are the Happiest US States

In WalletHub's ranking, the Aloha State takes the top spot for joy

(Newser) - Ever wonder where the happiest Americans live? According to WalletHub's ranking of the happiest states, Hawaii lives up to its reputation for rainbows and sunshine. In a new report, they used 30 metrics to assess joy in all 50 states. "The happiest states are those that provide above-average...

House-Hunting Couple Kidnapped in Connecticut

Suspects stole Connecticut couple's Lamborghini, police say

(Newser) - House-hunting in Danbury, Connecticut, turned into a terrifying ordeal for a couple in their 50s on Sunday, police say. WABC reports that when the husband and wife arrived at a home in a gated community to meet a real estate agent, their Lamborghini was rear-ended by a van and surrounded...

2 Women Swept to Their Deaths in Connecticut Floods

'Who would have thought the Little River would turn into a gushing torrent of destruction'

(Newser) - Torrential rains turned streets into raging rivers in parts of Connecticut and New York's Long Island, trapping people in cars and a restaurant, covering vehicles in mud, and sweeping two women to their deaths, authorities said. Dramatic rescues unfolded as a foot of rain fell on some parts...

Connecticut Deluged by '1,000-Year' Rain

Some areas got 10 inches

(Newser) - The technical definition for a 1,000-year rain event is one that has 0.1% probability of occurring in a given year, explains the Washington Post . On Sunday, multiple places in Connecticut experienced the not-so-technical reality of that. A swath of western Connecticut qualified with 3.5 inches in a...

Good Samaritan Stops to Help Snake, Winds Up in Coma

Joseph Ricciardella was bitten by a rattlesnake, which are rare in Connecticut

(Newser) - When Joseph Ricciardella saw the snake in the road, he stopped his car and tried to help it avoid getting run over. The attempted good deed landed him in a Connecticut hospital in a medically induced coma after the timber rattlesnake—rare in the Northeast—bit his hand when he...

Woman Found Dead Hours Before Sentencing

Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi killed husband in 2017, stashed body in basement for months

(Newser) - A Connecticut woman who admitted killing her husband and leaving his body in the basement of their Burlington home for months was found dead on Wednesday, hours before she was due to be sentenced. Linda Kosuda-Bigazzi, 76, pleaded guilty to manslaughter earlier this year in the 2017 death of 84-year-old...

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