Author: Dave Collins
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Dogs in courtrooms provide no comfort for defenders, judges
HARTFORD, Conn. — As dogs and other animals are increasingly used in courts to comfort and calm prosecution witnesses, a few voices are calling for keeping the practice on a short leash, saying they could bias juries. The use of dogs in courts has spread quickly across the U.S. amid a growing number of laws…
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Blizzard rolls up the East Coast, with cold blast to follow
HARTFORD, Conn. — A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, threatening to dump as much as 18 inches of snow from the Carolinas to Maine and unleashing hurricane-force winds and flooding that closed schools and offices and halted transportation systems. Forecasters expected the storm to be followed immediately by a blast…
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FBI: Newtown shooter had pedophilic interest in kids
HARTFORD, Conn. — There was evidence the Newtown school shooter had an interest in children that could be categorized as pedophilia, but there was no proof he ever acted on it, according to FBI documents released Tuesday. The records were among more than 1,500 pages of documents released by the FBI in connection with its investigation of…
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Aaron Hernandez suicide notes ordered released ahead of funeral
BRISTOL, Conn. — Aaron Hernandez’s family turned out Monday for a private funeral to say their farewells to the former NFL star, and a judge ordered that three suicide notes he left be turned over by the time he is buried. Hernandez’s mother, brother, fiancee and at least one defense attorney were among the dozens…
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Smoked pot? No college? The police still might hire you
HARTFORD, Conn. — Police departments are relaxing age-old standards for accepting recruits, from lowering educational requirements to forgiving some prior drug use, to try to attract more people to their ranks. The changes are designed to deal with decreased interest in a job that offers low pay, rigorous physical demands and the possibility of getting…
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Mayor: Pilot tells police that plane crash was intentional
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — A flight instructor and a student pilot had an altercation inside the cockpit of a small plane and the instructor was unable to regain control from the trainee before it crashed near the Connecticut headquarters of a military jet engine manufacturer, killing the student, a U.S. official familiar with the investigation…
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Man allegedly shot by Aaron Hernandez shot again
HARTFORD, Conn. — A man who alleges he was shot in the face by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in Florida was shot again, this time outside a Connecticut nightclub, where he then opened fire, police said Monday. Alexander Bradley was part of a disturbance involving money Sunday that spilled outside of…
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Guys who like ‘My Little Pony’ gather for ‘BronyCon’
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Dale Fjordbotten is a proud “My Little Pony” fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it. Like many “Bronies” — boys and men who like the cartoon “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”— the 25-year-old college student turned out over the weekend for “BronyCon…
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Guys who like ‘My Little Pony’ gather for ‘BronyCon’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Dale Fjordbotten is a proud “My Little Pony” fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it. Like many “Bronies” — boys and…
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Guys who like ‘My Little Pony’ gather for ‘BronyCon’
SECAUCUS, N.J. (AP) — Dale Fjordbotten is a proud “My Little Pony” fan, with the shiny blue body suit and yellow lightning bolt, blue wings and blue tail to prove it. Like many “Bronies” — boys and men who like the cartoon “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic”— the 25-year-old college student turned out over the weekend for “BronyCon…