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CT Man Living In Home Where Marlborough Woman Was Found Dead Faces New Strangulation Charge
A Connecticut man who lives in the home where a woman was found dead earlier this year has turned himself in to police after being charged with strangling and threatening a woman he met on a dating app.
Cole Werhan, 28, of Burlington, turned himself in to police on Wednesday, June 25, and was charged with disorderly conduct, second-degree threatening, and second-degree strangulation/suffocation, according to Connecticut State Police. His bond was initially set at $100,000 before a judge raised it to $750,000.
This is Werhan's third domestic violence case since 2024, according to authorities…
Mass-Native Runner Qualifies For Olympic Trials After Easily Winning His First-Ever Marathon
A Connecticut native stunned the field in his first-ever marathon, smashing a long-standing course record and securing a spot in the 2028 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.
Ryan Smith, from Westport, crossed the finish line first at the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington on May 24, posting a time of 2 hours, 15 minutes, and 52 seconds. His performance broke the 24-year-old course record by 1 minute and 10 seconds.
He led the field of 1,834 runners for the entire 26.2 miles and earned $2,400 for the win.
"I mean, holy cow! What? I don't know. I'm, ah, I have no words. That excee…
Massachusetts Men Used Drug 40x Stronger Than Fentanyl In Fake Oxy Ring, Feds Say
A counterfeit pill ring flooding the streets with fake Oxy, Xanax, and Adderall across the country landed four Massachusetts men in federal prison after causing more than a dozen overdose deaths, prosecutors in Virginia said.
What was inside the pills was more dangerous than what was advertised.
Investigators said Daniel John Blaney, 28, Kenneth Emmanuel Lora, 27, David Robert Kable Jr., 27, and Javier Alexander Bermudez, 31, all from Lynn, Massachusetts, manufactured counterfeit pills using industrial pill presses before shipping them across the United States.
Federal authorities say the …