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Autopsy of woman's body found in freezer...
An autopsy performed on the Groton woman found dead in a freezer Sunday night was inconclusive.The Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner performed...
'Fall River Gang' burglary-ring members found...
A New London jury deliberated less than two hours this afternoon before finding two career criminals from Fall River, Mass., guilty of breaking into a Stonington home in January 2009 and stealing...
Former Eastern Pequot official sentenced to 28...
A New London judge told Eastern Pequot tribal member Mark R. Sebastian that he was an "enigma" as he sentenced him today to 28 months in prison for seven gun crimes. <br...
UPDATED: Investigators focusing on 3rd floor unit...
New London — Fire investigators are focusing on a third floor unit in the Parkside West apartments, which burned Tuesday night, leaving up to 100 residents homeless.Fire Marshal...
Officials take down nest hoping to relocate...
Stonington - It's not often that police here have a chance to break out their riot helmets. But they did on Tuesday morning as animal control officers Rae-Jean Davis and Tanya Wescovich donned the...
Restaurant pulls request for music on deck
Stonington - A public hearing on three controversial zoning applications by the Dog Watch Cafe at Dodson's Boatyard in the borough began Tuesday night with restaurant attorney Frank Eppinger...
Otero arraigned in Groton slaying
Johnny Robinson was watching the morning news on Monday when he heard a report that caught his attention: A woman in Groton had been killed and stuffed in a freezer. And even before the television...
Nest of marauding Stonington hawk removed
UPDATED with video Late this morning animal control officers Rae-Jean Davis and Tanya Wescovich, with the assistance of Old Mystic firefighters and their ladder truck,...
Reward offered in arrest of man wanted in NL...
New London – A reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the man wanted for fatally shooting one person and injuring another last week in New London.<br...
Groton man arraigned in girlfriend's murder
A Groton man accused of murdering his girlfriend and then discarding her body in a freezer was arraigned today at G.A. 10 in New London. During the brief court hearing, Luis F. Otero, 49, was wearing...
Groton man is charged with murder
Groton - Town police have arrested a man who they say killed a woman and then stuffed her body in a freezer inside a house on Gold Star Highway. Luis F. Otero, 49, of 1184 Gold Star Highway was...
Stonington police station damaged by overflowing...
Stonington — A section of the police station was damaged early this morning after toilets on the second floor began overflowing when water was turned back on following a water main repair on...
UPDATED 10a.m.: Two arrested after high speed...
Ledyard — Two men were arrested today, including one who was wanted in Rhode Island and Connecticut, after they were spotted speeding and then attempted to elude police.<br...
Worker injured after fall at Dow plant
Ledyard – Emergency crews responded to Dow Chemical on Route 12 this morning after a contractor fell.Doug Meyer, an employee at Dow, said a...
Lawyers taking new look at Rasmussen's murder...
NEW LONDON — A group of public defenders that in recent years has helped free three men who were wrongly convicted of murder and rape is taking on the case of a Montville man sent to...
Waterford fire budget cut $79,363
Waterford -The Board of Finance Monday cleaved $79,363 from the Board of Fire Commissioners budget, but indicated there could be more cuts later on in the month.
Malloy gets backing for governor bid
New London - Labor and political figures from around greater New London endorsed former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy for governor Monday.
Police departments host watch meetings
Police departments from East Lyme and Montville are hosting a Neighborhood Watch meeting on Monday, March 22 at 6:30 p.m. at the Chesterfield Fire Department meeting room, 1606 Hartford-New London...

Norwich police make big drug bust
Norwich — Police early this morning arrested four people on numerous drug charges.Police said at 7 a.m. they executed two search-and-seizure warrants at 324 West Main St., Apt. 2 and 240...
Plainfield Xtramart robbed
Plainfield — Police are investigating an early morning armed robbery at the Xtramart gas station on Norwich Road.Police said they responded to the sceneat 12:25 a.m. The clerk told police...
Norwich police: shooting 'not random'
Norwich - A Monday evening shooting on Franklin Street was not a random incident, police said Tuesday.Police said the victim told them...
Preston nears goal of phasing in development at...
Hartford - The quest for permission to develop the former Norwich State Hospital in phases - and for the town of Preston to avoid being on the hook for millions of...
Preston closer to developing former state hospital...
Representatives of Preston and Norwich met with state elected and appointed officials this morning in Hartford to discuss a request to develop the 390-acre Preston portion of...
Norwich shooting victim was treated and released
Norwich - A Monday night shooting on Franklin Street was not a random incident, police said today. Police said the victim told them he was approached by the...
Nursing students to protest cuts
Several students about to graduate from the licensed practical nursing program at Norwich Technical High School have organized a demonstration for this morning at the state Capitol to...
Norwich police respond to reported gunshot
Norwich – A man with a gunshot wound to his arm was found near Norwich Superior Court this afternoon.The man, who has not been identified, was taken to The William W.
Wreaths Across America, Norwich honor veterans
Norwich - Small groups of military veterans, family members and city officials braved the cold Saturday to take part in a nationwide wreath-laying ceremony to honor those...
Norwich police searching for bank robber
Norwich — Police are searching tonight for a man who robbed the Chelsea Groton Bank Friday afternoon.About 4:45 p.m., the man walked in to...
Norwich police arrest city man on drug charges
Norwich — Police on Wednesday arrested a city man on numerous drug charges.Angel Rodriguez Castillo, 28, of 49 Union St., Apt. 1, was charged with possession of marijuana, possession of...
Letting it slide
Carlos Leon wipes out riding a wheelless skateboard down the snowy hillside at the Buckingham School playground Wednesday morning in Norwich. Leon and friends Alicia Kearney and Mathew, Andrew and...
Vacant Y seen as vibrant, profitable
Norwich - The city could lease the YMCA for $15,000 per year for three years, run programs, attract members and outside groups and make an annual profit of about $47,854,...
Norwich planners oppose purchase of 61-acre site
A sharply divided planning commission voted Tuesday to send a negative recommendation to the City Council on whether to acquire the former Norwich Hospital property.
Norwich officials to take part in 'Wreaths Across...
Norwich — Members of the City Council and the city manager will participate in "Wreaths Across America" in public ceremonies set to start...
Norwich planning commission recommends against...
Norwich -- The Commission on the City Plan believes the City Council should not acquire the former Norwich Hospital property, saying the city should not be in the business of...
Exit 81 ramp on I-395 SB opened
Norwich – The ramp at Exit 81 of Interstate 395 southbound in Norwich has reopened after a one-car crash there this afternoon.The ramp was closed...
Reward in '93 murder upped to $50,000
Norwich – The reward for an unsolved 1993 murder has been increased to the maximum allowed by state law.Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s office announced today that a $50,000 reward will...
Group asks for more time to market former 751 Club...
Norwich — A committee charged with marketing the long-vacant and possibly contaminated former 751 Club on North Main St. asked the City Council...
Attorneys lament loss of law library at Norwich...
The Judicial Branch's plan to close the law library at Superior Court in Norwich is disappointing to some local attorneys.The branch has announced it...
Closing of Norwich law library disappoints bar...
The Judicial Branch's plan to close the law library at the Superior courthouse in Norwich courthouse is disappointing to members of the local bar association. The branch has announced it...
Norwich parking ban in effect
Norwich — A city ordinance that prohibits parking on the odd side of all city streets during winter snowstorms and subsequent snow-removal efforts is in effect. <br...
Education secretary’s visit postponed
Norwich – Because of a possible vote on the health care bill in the Senate today, a planned visit by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., to Three...
New cold-case unit focuses on 1993 Norwich slaying
"We're just hoping we do get some answers here and we do get some closure on it," said James Reynolds, whose wife Bertha was found strangled and beaten in their Laurel Hill Avenue home.
Nystrom starts term with a bang - of gavel
Norwich - There was plenty of pomp and circumstance and little business Tuesday as new Mayor Peter Nystrom and the six aldermen on the City Council were sworn in before a...
Reward offered in 1993 murder
Norwich — Connecticut’s Cold Case Squad is turning its attention to Norwich, seeking to solve a1993 homicide. Bertha Reynolds...
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