A registered sex offender in Connecticut is facing decades behind bars after being busted with thousands of images of child pornography, violating the terms of his supervised release from a previous federal conviction.Brian Herndon, 45, of New Britain, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to one count of possession of child pornography and admitted to violating the terms of his ...

More than 55,000 pounds of ready-to-eat chicken sausage products are being recalled due to an undeclared allergen, the  U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.BrucePac, an Oregon-based company, announced it is recalling approximately 55,550 pounds of products that contain a pork casing, which is not declared on the label.According to FSIS, ...

An area company is recalling nearly 100,000 pounds of salad products that may be contaminated with E. coli.Missa Bay, LLC, a Swedesboro, New Jersey, company, is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...

There has been a nationwide recall of Cheese Nips that may have small pieces of plastic inside the product.Mondelēz Global LLC announced a recall of 11-ounce boxes of Cheese Nips due to the potential presence of small food-grade yellow plastic pieces from a dough scraper that was incorporated into the production process. The company was made aware of the issue when yellow plastic pieces ...

Citing safety concerns following a string of racist incidents and hate crimes, some Syracuse University students are leaving campus early before the official start of the Thanksgiving holiday break.This month, there have been at least a dozen incidents reported on campus, including racist graffiti, the shouting of racial slurs, swastikas posted and a white supremacist manifesto that was ...

The former CEO of a Connecticut credit union will avoid much time in prison after being sentenced for defrauding the New Haven County Credit Union out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.James Farrell, 55, of East Haven, was sentenced this week to one day in prison, time already served, and two years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to one count of bank fraud. He was also ...

At least 18 People’s Bank branches in Connecticut - including one in Fairfield County - will close within the next year, the company announced following its merger with United Banks earlier this year.Last week, United Bank logos were replaced by the People's United Bank moniker as a continuation of its $759 million buyout, which was announced in July.The closures are ...

A former teacher already accused of having sexual contact with a student in Westchester during school hours has turned himself in to police in White Plains to face new charges that he raped a minor. John Fraioli, 35, of White Plains, a former teacher at New Rochelle High School, was arrested last month and charged with a felony count of third-degree criminal sexual act after allegedly ...

A Fairfield County man with a lengthy rap sheet will spend a decade in prison after being sentenced for committing multiple robberies at Subway and several bank branches in Connecticut.Alvin Robertson, 56, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced to 120 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, after robbing three banks and two Subway stores last year. Last year, ...

Some New Rochelle residents were temporarily left without power when a truck struck a utility pole in Westchester.A truck driver struck a utility pole in New Rochelle near 94 Lockwood Avenue at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 21, police said. After striking the pole, power lines were taken down, causing a temporary power outage in the immediate area, which is near ...