Hartford News

'Cosby Show' comes back to Connecticut

By theGrio

1:17 PM on 01/13/2012

CONNECTICUT - He will appear in Hartford on Friday night to help a magnet high school raise $100,000 for college scholarships for its students...
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Young, decorated soldier killed in Afghanistan

By theGrio

5:00 PM on 08/15/2011

NEW YORK - The 26-year-old soldier is survived by his wife, three children, father and mother...
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Connecitcut mother leads police on fatal chase

By theGrio

12:12 PM on 07/18/2011

NBC HARTFORD - Asilin Dorsey, 31, is dead after police say she lost control and crashed into a tree during a police pursuit...
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Woman accused of sex chat harassment

By theGrio

1:40 PM on 07/06/2011

CONNECTICUT - Kinciata Smith, 29, accused of posting another woman's personal information on a sex chat website is apologizing...
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Suspects sought in West Hartford bank robbery

By theGrio

1:36 PM on 07/05/2011

CONNECTICUT - Police are looking for two men who robbed a West Hartford bank and assaulted a security guard on Thursday...
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Conn. teen arrested for slain 74-year-old man, store clerk

By theGrio

2:23 PM on 06/17/2011

CONNECTICUT - A Hartford teenager arrested Tuesday for the murder of a 74-year-old man is also a suspect in a May 22 Manchester shooting that killed a convenience store clerk...
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Suspect named in drive-by shooting of Hartford mother

By theGrio

9:20 AM on 04/06/2011

HARTFORD - The mother of two was killed while standing outside of her home...
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Muslims ask for equality from Hartford council

By theGrio

6:04 PM on 09/14/2010

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) - The decision to replace a scheduled Islamic prayer with an interfaith moment of silence before its meeting sends the wrong message to Connecticut's Islamic community...
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Caught on tape: Taxi cab shoot out

By theGrio

9:51 AM on 12/17/2009

Dash cam video from a state trooper's car in Connecticut caught a dramatic shootout between the officer and a suspected gang member. The tape of the January 10th incident was just released today...
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NAACP seeks federal review of Conn. teen's shooting

By theGrio

4:11 PM on 12/14/2009

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- The NAACP's Connecticut branch wants a federal review of the case in which an all-white jury exonerated a white Hartford detective who fatally shot an unarmed black teenager...
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Activists allege racism in Connecticut child welfare agency

By theGrio

11:45 AM on 11/09/2009

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - Commissioner Susan Hamilton said she is concerned there is "a collective effort to interfere" with some of the child protection functions of [the Department of Children and Families]."
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Grandma gets surprise delivery

By theGrio

11:30 AM on 10/22/2009

Cheryl called 9-1-1 and 6-year veteran dispatcher Melissa Duncan helped the family deliver the baby.
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