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Mom Drove As Son Fatally Shot CT 16-Year-Old On Bike; Both Sentenced Mom Drove As Son Fatally Shot CT 16-Year-Old On Bike; Both Sentenced
Mom Drove As Son Fatally Shot CT 16-Year-Old On Bike; Both Sentenced A Connecticut man will spend nearly three decades in prison after he admitted to gunning down a 16-year-old riding his bicycle as he fired from a car that his mom was driving, authorities said. His mom is also headed to a cell.  Angelo Gibson Jr., 21, was sentenced to 28 years in prison for shooting Joshua Vazquez near 562 Valley Street in New Haven on Dec. 19, 2022, the State Division of Criminal Justice announced Tuesday, Aug. 25. He must serve 10 years of special parole once released.  Vazquez was riding his bike when Gibson, riding in a car with his mom, Latasha…

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by Josh Lanier
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Threats, Evacuation: 3 Arrested After Hour-Long Standoff At CT Hotel, Police Say Threats, Evacuation: 3 Arrested After Hour-Long Standoff At CT Hotel, Police Say
Threats, Evacuation: 3 Arrested After Hour-Long Standoff At CT Hotel, Police Say Three people surrendered after an hour-long standoff led authorities to evacuate part of a Connecticut hotel, police said. Trumbull police and U.S. marshals arrived at the Trumbull Marriott on Hawley Lane just after 11:15 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 25, to serve an arrest warrant for 34-year-old Bryce Laister of North Haven, authorities said. Investigators learned that Laister and 32-year-old Tyler Paolini of Trumbull had checked in the previous evening. Police said the men threatened to shoot officers and marshals as authorities arrived. Officials evacuated parts of the hotel and locked down its p…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Journalist's Courtroom Wink Cost Her Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report CT Journalist's Courtroom Wink Cost Her Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report
CT Journalist's Courtroom Wink Cost Her Credentials At Lindsay Clancy Trial: Report A New York City journalist who says she grew up with Lindsay Clancy is going viral after cameras caught her smiling and winking from the courtroom during the Massachusetts mother's triple-murder trial. Brittany Romano, a Wallingford, CT, native, was seated in the courtroom gallery wearing a green dress and Vanity Fair media credentials on Monday, Aug. 24, when a live Court TV camera panned toward her. The moment quickly spread across social media, drawing backlash from viewers. Romano later said she was laughing because of her personal connection to Clancy and that the two had looked at eac…

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by Cecilia Levine
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3rd DUI Sends CT Woman To Prison After Crashing Into Occupied Home Days After Christmas 3rd DUI Sends CT Woman To Prison After Crashing Into Occupied Home Days After Christmas
3rd DUI Sends CT Woman To Prison After Crashing Into Occupied Home Days After Christmas A Connecticut woman convicted of her third DUI after she crashed into someone's home will spend 16 months in prison, authorities said. Melissa Page, 45, of Willington, received a three-year prison sentence on Aug. 18, 2026, Tolland Judicial District State’s Attorney Craig P. Nowak announced Tuesday, Aug. 25. The judge suspended the sentence after she serves 16 months. Judge Tejas Bhatt also ordered Page to serve three years of probation after her release.  A Superior Court jury in Rockville found Page guilty of operating under the influence on May 21. Trial evidence showed that Page …

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by Josh Lanier
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Former-CT Teacher Charged After Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Student Former-CT Teacher Charged After Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Student
Former-CT Teacher Charged After Alleged Inappropriate Contact With Student A former Connecticut school teacher faces charges after police accused him of having inappropriate contact with a student.  Simon Edgett, 50, of Milford, turned himself in to New Haven police last week and was charged with risk of injury to a minor and harmful communication with a minor, authorities said.  The investigation began after the New Haven Board of Education contacted police on April 20 after the South School student’s parents reported the allegations.  Investigators allege Edgett met the student outside school without the parents’ knowledge or consent. P…

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by Josh Lanier
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Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims
Snapchat Addicts Kids, Lies About Sex, Drug Content, Lawsuit Claims Snapchat was designed to hook children with disappearing messages, endless scrolling, late-night alerts, and friendship streaks — then marketed as safe for 13-year-olds while sexual, drug-related, and suicide content remained easy to find, Pennsylvania’s attorney general alleges. Attorney General Dave Sunday announced a lawsuit against Snapchat owner Snap Inc. on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Daily Voice obtained the redacted 49-page complaint, which was filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas under Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law. You can read the complaint in…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Inmate Attack At CT Jail Leaves 3 Workers Injured; Fourth Such Attack This Year Inmate Attack At CT Jail Leaves 3 Workers Injured; Fourth Such Attack This Year
Inmate Attack At CT Jail Leaves 3 Workers Injured; Fourth Such Attack This Year Three workers were injured after an inmate attacked a healthcare employee inside New Haven Correctional Center, state authorities said. The violence began around 11:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 24,  according to state Department of Correction spokesperson Andrius Banevicius. The inmate ran toward the healthcare worker and struck them in the back of the head, Banevicius said. The blow knocked the worker to the ground. An ambulance took the employee to a local hospital for treatment. “Despite the individual continuing his assaultive behavior, responding correctional staff were able to qui…

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by Josh Lanier
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Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star
Family Speaks Out After BF Says ‘Demon’ Made Him Kill College Soccer Star The family of a soccer player stabbed to death by her boyfriend after he claimed a “demon” told him to do it is speaking out, calling the 18-year-old's killing a “parent’s worst nightmare” as nearly $60,000 has poured in to build a legacy in her name. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare. It has been devastating for family, friends, and the whole community,” Karoline Heintz's family said in a statement released through Pennsylvania State Police. “Karoline was loved by all. She was a kind, smart, beautiful girl. We want justice for our ‘sweet’ Karoline.” The family asked for privacy as they …

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by Jillian Pikora
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73-Year-Old CT Man Found Dead After Extensive 10-Day Search 73-Year-Old CT Man Found Dead After Extensive 10-Day Search
73-Year-Old CT Man Found Dead After Extensive 10-Day Search A 73-year-old Connecticut man missing for more than 10 days was found dead following an extensive, multi-agency search. Christopher Taylor, of Shelton, was last seen on Thursday, Aug. 14. Police issued a Silver Alert after he was reported missing two days later.  Searchers found Taylor's body on Monday, Aug. 24, Shelton police said. They did not disclose where he was located or how he died.  The Chief Medical Examiner and Shelton police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death. Several Connecticut agencies and volunteers are assisting. “Shelton Police Detectives…

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by Josh Lanier
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3 Bodies Found In Sleeping Bags At Burlington Home Were 'Markedly Decomposed' 3 Bodies Found In Sleeping Bags At Burlington Home Were 'Markedly Decomposed'
3 Bodies Found In Sleeping Bags At Burlington Home Were 'Markedly Decomposed' Three people found dead months ago inside a Connecticut home in foreclosure were each inside sleeping bags, newly disclosed state police records reveal. The remains were discovered at 7 Stanwich Lane in Burlington on June 14. A Connecticut State Police search warrant application now provides new details about what officers found inside. The remains belonged to Paul Graham Cash, Sally Ann Cash, and Sally’s son, Brian Cash, according to the Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. All three were “markedly decomposed,” the medical examiner’s office said. The buyer discovered the rem…

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First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported
First US Measles Deaths Of 2026 Reported The first measles deaths reported in the US this year have been confirmed, officials announced Tuesday, Aug. 25. Both people who died were unvaccinated Lancaster County residents, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Health. They are the state's first measles-associated deaths since 1991. Officials declined to release their ages, sexes, or other identifying details, citing confidentiality. "We hope and we pray that those deaths will be the last," Gov. Josh Shapiro said during a Tuesday afternoon press conference at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health. The Commonwealth is battli…

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by Jillian Pikora
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'Jersey Shore' 2.0? Viral TikTok Shows New Reality Show Filming In Seaside Heights 'Jersey Shore' 2.0? Viral TikTok Shows New Reality Show Filming In Seaside Heights
'Jersey Shore' 2.0? Viral TikTok Shows New Reality Show Filming In Seaside Heights A new Netflix reality show from a producer behind MTV's "Jersey Shore" appears to be filming in the place that made the original series famous. A TikTok shared by user @mtlchlo shows a film crew in Seaside Heights, with the video claiming a "new younger cast" was filming a new Jersey Shore show. The clip had racked up 1.2 million views. According to Deadline, Netflix is working with "Jersey Shore" producer SallyAnn Salsano on a new reality show called "The Leftovers," which is being filmed across New Jersey. Deadline says the series centers on a group of friends coming together for the fir…

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by Cecilia Levine