Richard Weizel

‘Amistad’ replica lends a touch of drama to Connecticut tall ships fest

May 14, 2019 at 6:15 a.m.

NEW LONDON Ct. (Reuters) - A top draw for some of the hundreds of thousands of visitors to New England's weekend Sailfest was surely the Freedom Schooner Amistad, replica of...

U.S. judge declines to dismiss charges against ex-Connecticut governor

May 23, 2019 at 9:41 p.m.

MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss charges that former Connecticut Governor John Rowland violated campaign finance laws while working as an adviser to congressional...

More than $28 million donated to Newtown shooting victims: report

August 22, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

More than $28 million has been donated to support people affected by the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, and more than half the money has been distributed, a Connecticut...

Acclaimed U.S. poet Wallace Stevens’ Connecticut home up for sale

May 14, 2019 at 6:11 a.m.

MILFORD Conn. (Reuters) - The former Connecticut home of the late American poet Wallace Stevens is up for sale in Hartford's west end, and devotees of the Pulitzer Prize winner's...

Connecticut man who lived with mother’s corpse charged with murder

August 25, 2021 at 5:14 a.m.

MILFORD, Connecticut - A Connecticut man who authorities believe was living for months under the same roof with his mother's decomposing corpse has been charged with the woman's murder, police...

Killer of three may be last to get death penalty in Connecticut

August 25, 2021 at 5:13 a.m.

BRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - A Connecticut man found guilty of a 2006 triple murder was sentenced to death on Thursday in what was likely to be the last capital punishment...

Police find Connecticut man in house with mother’s corpse

August 25, 2021 at 5:07 a.m.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A suburban Connecticut man is believed to have been living with the corpse of his mother for weeks, possibly months, before his brother called police to...

People gather at Jonathan Law High School during a vigil for slain student Maren Sanchez in Milford, Connecticut

Teen accused of murder before Connecticut prom makes court appearance

November 4, 2021 at 1:41 a.m.

MILFORD, Connecticut (Reuters) - A 16-year-old Connecticut boy accused of murdering a female classmate hours before their high school's junior prom made his first public appearance in court on Friday,...

Teen accused of murder before Connecticut prom makes court appearance

December 23, 2018 at 11:34 p.m.

Connecticut house tied to aviation pioneer meets wrecking ball

November 4, 2021 at 1:42 a.m.

FAIRFIELD, Connecticut (Reuters) - Gustave Whitehead is not a household name in the United States, but fans of the aviation pioneer who contend he conducted a manned flight with a...

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