BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A judge is giving Kyle Navin a little more time to decide whether to take a plea deal or go to trial on charges that he killed his Easton parents last year in an effort to get their money, according to the Connecticut Post.At a hearing Thursday, Superior Court Judge Robert Devlin continued the case to Jan. 12 to allow for further discussion about the unspecified ...

WEST REDDING, CONN. -- The Andromeda galaxy is one of the topics in a public-viewing event of the night sky on Dec. 3 at the New Pond Farm Observatory.Co-sponsored by the New Pond Farm and Ridgefield Discover Center, the event is open to all who want to get a closer look at stars, the moon and other wonders of the universe. It starts with an optional 6 p.m. mini-lesson for participants ...

Grant Tinker, Stamford native and former NBC executive who made his mark in television in the 1970s and '80s with "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," which he launched with his former wife, and "Hill Street Blues" among many others, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. according to multiple sources. He was 90.NBC announced his death Wednesday, though no cause was given. Tinker, who ...

GREENWICH, Conn. -- Greenwich's Linda McMahon, WWE founding executive and two-time Connecticut Senate hopeful, met with President-elect Donald Trump in Manhattan on Wednesday, fueling speculation that she is being considered for his administration, according to the Connecticut Post.The Connecticut Post attributed the information to an unnamed source, while a spokesman for McMahon, who ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- Tuesday's opening of a trial for a man accused of killing a construction worker in Bridgeport in March 2015 included chilling eyewitness testimony of the fatal shooting itself along with accounts from police at the scene, one of whom said the man was frustrated that there were no jobs for him at the Chopsey Road site, according to the CT Post.Gregory Weathers was in ...

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. -- The holiday season kicks-off in Poughkeepsie on Friday with the 23rd annual Celebration of Lights parade and fireworks followed by a showing of "It's A Wonderful Life," at The Barvadon 1869 Opera House.The annual event attracts thousands of people, organizers said, and is regularly voted as "Best Event" of the holiday season by Dutchess County ...

CHAPPAQUA, N. Y. -- Holiday shoppers can do some wine tasting while completing their gift-buying at several local downtown Chappaqua merchants Saturday for the second annual Wine Around Town event.Sponsored by the Chappaqua-Millwood Chamber of Commerce, the free event is co-sponsored by several other businesses and features themed wine tasting at more than two dozen downtown merchants. ...

ALLENDALE, N. J. -- Suffern singer-songwriter Grace VanderWaal, who shot to fame through "America's Got Talent," and concert violinist David Podles join the Allendale Church Community Combined Choir for a Community Christmas Concert Sunday at Archer United Methodist Church in Allendale.VanderWaal and Podles will accompany the choir in performances of choral anthems and ...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A 30-year-old Bridgeport man is facing sexual assault and unlawful restraint charges following a Bridgeport police investigation into a report from an 18-year-old neighbor that he assaulted her in July after returning her lost dog, according to the CT Post.Robert Rivera, of Pearl Harbor Street, is free on $250,000 bond on charges of first-degree sexual assault and ...

PORT CHESTER, N. Y. -- Eight students from Port Chester High School, which serves parts of Port Chester and Rye Brook, performed in the annual New York State School Music Association's Area All-State Music Festival Nov. 10 at Purchase College in Harrison.Vocalists Gisella McCallion, soprano; Taylor Masi, alto; and Robert Perrone, tenor; performed with the Area All-State Mixed Choir. ...