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'Horrific' tornado flattens area south of Oklahoma City

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:26:00 EDT

MOORE, Okla. - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people as winds of up to 200 miles per hour flattened entire tracts of homes, two elementary schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Metro-North To Resume Full Service Wednesday; One More Day Of Tough Commuting

By DAVID OWENS, NICHOLAS RONDINONE and JENNY WILSON, dowens@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 21:37:00 EDT

— Full train service will be restored by Wednesday morning, five days after a Metro-North commuter train derailed and sideswiped another, injuring more than 70 and tearing up 2,000 feet of track, the railroad said Monday evening.

Boyfriend In ECSU Student's Death Held On $1 Million Bail; Tensions Between Families Erupt In Court

By JOSH KOVNER, jkovner@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:13:50 EDT

Defendant Jermaine Richards Was A Licensed Practical Nurse

State police had zeroed in on Jermaine Richards as a person of interest early on in the disappearance of Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Wiley, but the circumstances leading up to Wiley's death and the murder charges against Richards are being kept under wraps.

Kevin Hunt: Bloomfield Lawyer To Comcast: What Are These Charges?

Kevin Hunt - The Bottom Line — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:04:00 EDT

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Today's secret word is "Xfinity." That was supposed to be the password for a Bloomfield resident's Comcast wireless service until he found out otherwise after his computer crashed in January and he couldn't rejoin the home network.

Accused East Hartford Doctor Fires Attorney As Jury Selection Is To Begin

By DAVID OWENS, dowens@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:24:00 EDT

Dr. Edwin Njoku, accused of sexually assaulting patients in his office, has been eager to have his case go to trial with the hope that he'd be acquitted and his medical license restored.

Yale Surgeon Recounts Moments After Train Crash

By WILLIAM WEIR, wweir@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 18:36:00 EDT

Dr. Daniel Solomon, a chief resident in general surgery at Yale-New Haven Hospital, was on the first car of the train heading toward New Haven for his 7 p.m. shift last Friday when the train started to shake.

Police: Drunken Driver Had 12 Previous DUI Convictions

BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 11:53:27 EDT

A 57-year-old man who has been convicted of drunken driving 12 times over the last 12 years was charged again on May 12 with driving under the influence, a police report states.

N.Y. Man Charged With Threatening State Official

Staff reports — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:21:00 EDT

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A New York man was arrested Monday on charges that he made threatening phone calls to a state official related to the investigation of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Two Face Arson And Insurance Fraud Charges

By STEPHEN BUSEMEYER, sbusemeyer@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:48:33 EDT

Two women who allegedly set their home on fire in 2011 and between them collected more than $337,000 in insurance payments were arrested on Wednesday, according to a release from Stratford police.

Police: Witnesses Saw Man Punch Woman In South Windsor

BY HILDA MUÑOZ, hmunoz@courant.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:01:00 EDT

A 48-year-old man was arrested Friday night after allegedly punching a woman outside Revolution Bowling on Bidwell Road.