The deserters: Awol crisis hits the US forces

JE McNeil, who heads the Centre for Conscience and War in Washington DC, a Christian group whose members also staff the GI Rights Hotline, said many troops she spoke with had been lied to by recruiters. "I had an 18-year-old who was told he did not have to serve in...

All-Navy, Groton Is Stunned at Plans to Close Its Sub Base

The closing of the Connecticut base would represent the single biggest loss of military jobs at any base on the Pentagon's list.

Reputed mobster: Stamford bar owner pressured him into drug sales (The Stamfo...

NEW HAVEN -- While working undercover with the FBI, Stamford bar owner Harry "Oil Can" Farrington made two large purchases of cocaine from a reputed mobster, according to court testimony.

Blast of Winter Strikes Across Northeast

From the AP: Whipping wind, plunging temperatures and a coating of snow and ice caused power outages and whiteout conditions, ending the Northeast's brief flirtation with spring.

Recontamination feared for river getting cleanup

A stretch of the polluted Housatonic River that is being scrubbed clean with the help of more than $45 million in taxpayer money is in danger of becoming recontaminated.

Northeast Braces for Major Snowstorm (AP)

AP - A storm building along the East Coast piled snow 8 inches deep and closed schools Monday morning in the central Appalachians and storm warnings were posted as far north as Maine.

Winter Storm Blankets Northeast in Snow (AP)

AP - A winter storm blanketed the Northeast on Thursday, forcing the federal government and schools around the region to close early and triggering a spate of accidents during the afternoon rush hour.

Flu causing overcrowded emergency rooms (WFSB 3)

NEW HAVEN -- People sick with cold and flu symptoms are keeping emergency room doctors particularly busy in New Haven county.

Engine trouble spurs emergency landing (New Haven Register)

NEW HAVEN — A US Airways plane carrying 30 people made an emergency landing at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport Wednesday evening after experiencing engine trouble while en route from New York to Portland, Maine, authorities said.

Flight From LaGuardia Makes Emergency Landing In New Haven (wnbc.com)

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Engine trouble forced a US Airways plane to make an emergency landing at Tweed-New Haven Airport Wednesday night, authorities said.