Dave Altimari

Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza was evaluated by Robert King, a professor of child psychiatry at the Yale Child Study Center in 2006. The report was seized from Lanza's Newtown home by Connecticut State Police.

Courant exclusive: More than 1,000 pages of documents reveal Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza’s dark descent into depravity

August 22, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The extent of Adam Lanza’s abject loneliness, the intensity of his scorn for the world, his interest in pedophilia, his astounding list of daily grievances, the reach of his obsession...

Katherine Berman, wife of ESPN personality Chris Berman, had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when she crashed her Lexus into the back of a Waterbury man's car last year, killing them both, a state police report obtained by The Courant concludes.

State Police: Katherine Berman, Wife Of ESPN’s Chris Berman, Was Drunk, Caused Deadly Crash

December 6, 2018 at 2:28 p.m.

Katherine Berman, wife of ESPN personality Chris Berman, had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit when she crashed her Lexus into the back of a Waterbury man’s car...

From a neighbor's home looking at the remains of the home on Quinnipiac Ave

Nine officers hurt in Connecticut building explosion; remains found inside

August 22, 2019 at 8:45 a.m.

Authorities made a gruesome discovery early Thursday when they found human remains in a structure that burned following an explosion that capped an hours-long attempt by officers to coax a...

Two Sandy Hook Families File Lawsuit Against Alex Jones, Infowars

December 6, 2018 at 1:40 p.m.

Families of two children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School have filed lawsuits in Texas against controversial radio talk show host Alex Jones for continually claiming the massacre never happened....

"Infowars" host Alex Jones arrives at a courthouse in Austin, Texas in April 2017.

Two Sandy Hook families file lawsuit against Alex Jones, Infowars

August 22, 2019 at 8:33 a.m.

Connecticut’s NBC station won’t air Megyn Kelly interview with Alex Jones

December 17, 2018 at 11:00 p.m.

Connecticut's NBC station will not air the controversial Megyn Kelly interview Sandy Hook denier Alex Jones Sunday, according to an internal memo obtained by The Courant. Officials at WVIT and...

State Supreme Court To Hear Sandy Hook Parents’ Appeal In Gun Lawsuit

August 22, 2019 at 4:27 p.m.

The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal from the families of nine victims and one survivor of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting against the maker and...

It appears that a utility pole was struck by a plane as it lost power and crashed on Main Street in East Hartford on Tuesday afternoon. A student pilot was killed and the pilot survived the crash.

Cops: Despite address, man killed in Conn. plane crash had ‘no connection’ to Orland Hills

August 22, 2019 at 1:29 a.m.

A student pilot and instructor were arguing shortly before a small plane they were in crashed near Pratt & Whitney on Tuesday, killing the student, a high-ranking local law enforcement...

Sandy Hook victims settle lawsuits against Nancy Lanza estate for $1.5 million

June 23, 2019 at 9:45 p.m.

The families of 16 victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting will receive about $94,000 each to settle a pair of lawsuits against the estate of the shooter's mother, Nancy...

Newtown, police chief Michael Kehoe testifies before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee in Providence, R.I., on May 1, 2013. Kehoe encouraged Rhode Island to ban semi-automatic assault weapons Wednesday as state lawmakers reviewed several gun control ideas prompted by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting.

Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe To Retire

June 25, 2019 at 12:28 a.m.

Newtown Police Chief Michael Kehoe, who was in charge of the department's response to the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, announced Tuesday night that he intends to retire after...

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