Former Danbury Hospital CFO is indicted

An indictment has been returned against 54-year old William Roe, the former Chief Financial Officer of Danbury Hospital. US Attorney spokesman Tom Carson says the Wilton resident will be in court on Tuesday for a bond revocation hearing. At that time he will also likely be arraigned....More

-Putnam County child safety zones, similar to Danbury's 2006 law, ruled unconstitutional

-New Milford man, family members get suspended sentences for pot growing

Danbury Schools open today

School is now underway in Danbury. There are 19 new curriculum guides for the school year. Deputy Superintendent of Schools Dr Bill Glass says some students are also in new schools because of a recent consolidation of Mill Ridge and King Street Intermediate schools. Glass says they are starting the school year almost fully staffed....More

-Conn. state colleges award more than 7,000 degrees

-Paving delays students getting to Brookfield schools

Tropical storm watch for Southern Ct.  

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Weather forecasters says Connecticut residents can expect rain, tropical storm-force winds and possible coastal flooding tomorrow night from Hurricane Earl. The National Weather Service has issued a tropical storm watch for southern Connecticut.

Pregnant woman shot in Conn. loses unborn baby

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Hartford police are asking for the public's help in finding the suspects who shot two women last weekend. Police say one of the injured women was five months pregnant and lost her unborn baby.  More...

-Prosecutors: home invasion deaths especially cruel

-New Haven police threatening no-confidence vote

State comptroller Nancy Wyman says state has 450 million dollar budget

HARTFORD, Conn (AP) Connecticut comptroller Nancy Wyman says the state ended the last fiscal year with a budget surplus of almost $450 million. Wyman, the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, announced Wednesday that the state closed the 2010 fiscal year with a $449.4 million budget surplus....More

-Letterman blackmail plot man freed from NYC jail

-Yale apologizes for foamy chemical discharge

Many take wait and see attitude about Hurricane Earl  

BUXTON, N.C. (AP) As Hurricane Earl blows toward the Eastern Seabord, many people along North Carolina's Outer Banks are taking a wait-and-see approach. They are taking simple steps like stocking up on food or attaching hurricane shutters to their houses.Officials expect planning to shift into high gear today when the likelihood of the storm's ultimate path becomes clear....More 

-6 Oregon men settle Boy Scout sex abuse cases

-Mass. man accused of killing kin to face a judge

Police: Hostage taker had four explosive devices

SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) Montgomery County police say a man who was shot to death after taking hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters in Maryland was carrying a handgun, propane tanks and pipe bombs.  More...

-Sick and dead animals found in Long Island home

-Judge punishes Michigan juror for Facebook post

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