11+ hour, 19+ min ago   (138+ words) SHELTON — The “significant hoarding conditions” made it difficult for firefighters to battle a fire at a residence on Daybreak Lane, officials said. Everyone inside the single-story ranch was able to escape uninjured after the blaze broke out around 9:20 a.m.,…...

16+ hour, 39+ min ago   (166+ words) BRIDGEPORT — Police said a shooting victim suffered a gunshot wound to the back after 17 shots rang out on Harral Avenue overnight. The victim was alert when they were located, and taken to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (255+ words) A federal judge on Friday extended a deadline to formally indict defendant David J. Rush until Oct. 8, giving time for federal prosecutors and his attorney to finalize the plea deal and avoid a public trial that the parties said could involve…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (683+ words) Mississippi police said Saturday they were still investigating the death of Tasia Fortune, a Black woman found hanging from a tree last month, a day after a man was arrested in connection with the killing. Loved ones also painted a…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (238+ words) THOMPSON — First responders found two people dead at the Orchard Drive home where a large fire broke out Sept. 1, state police said Saturday. The bodies, believed to be those of adults, were discovered that night, according to Connecticut State Police....

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (692+ words) Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. after receiving a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He had been sentenced to die for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery, whose mutilated body was found…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (211+ words) Qianlin Zheng, 28, of New York, is facing charges in connection with a $100,000 courier scam, Stamford police said. STAMFORD — A 82-year-old Stamford resident lost more than $100,000 in a courier scam, according to police, and a New York man is facing charges…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (94+ words) stamfordadvocate.com Reports said that at least $150,000 in merchandise was stolen on Aug 26, the day before the Steelers visited Buffalo for a preseason game The Steelers took Iheanachor out of Arizona State with the 21st selection in this year's NFL draft…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (334+ words) Barry Morphew had been free on a $3 million surety bond until the Aug. 26 crash in Denver led prosecutors to argue that Barry Morphew wasn't honoring the terms of his release. His release terms included not traveling away from home except…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (272+ words) Stamford Advocate Zion Mitchell, 21, was arrested earlier this month and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm while committing a crime of violence or dangerous crime — both felonies — in connection with an Aug…...