Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier has spent years chasing leads wherever they take him — from presidential campaigns and murderers to mommy bloggers. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and online publications. His favorite story is still the next one.

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New Britain, CT
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1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing
1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing Connecticut police are investigating after a stabbing left one man dead and sent another to the hospital.  Police were called to the 100 block of Columbus Boulevard in New Britain around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, for reports of a stabbing.  Officers arrived to find two men both suffering from multiple stab wounds.  Responders took the men to an area hospital for treatment. One died from his injuries, but the other survived and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, New Britain police said.  Authorities have identified the man who died.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Enfield, CT
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Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many'
Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' A 44-year-old Connecticut man killed in an Interstate 91 crash is being remembered for his talent as a musician and for the lives he touched. Matthew Bennett, of Enfield, was fatally injured in a crash Thursday evening, Oct. 1, near Exit 36 in Windsor. He was driving south when his car and another vehicle collided, sending him into a guardrail and rolling across the interstate, according to Connecticut State Police. Emergency crews took Bennett to Hartford Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash. Bennett played bass fo…

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by Josh Lanier
Marblehead, MA
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Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People
Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People A Massachusetts community is mourning a teenage football captain whose final gift will help save five lives, his family said.  Owen Coyne, 17, a senior at Marblehead High School, died Thursday, Oct. 1, after a sudden brain hemorrhage. The school district announced his death the next day. His mother, Angela Paradise, told the Boston Globe that Coyne started experiencing excruciating headaches after Marblehead's first game of the season against Lynn English on Sept. 10. The following week, the pain was worse, and he began vomiting.  His parents took him to Salem Hospital, wher…

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by Josh Lanier
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home
Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home Authorities have identified a couple who were found dead inside a Connecticut home last week and ruled the deaths a murder-suicide.  Jo Ann Karales, 66, and William Karales, 71, were found dead inside their Orchard Road home in Woodbridge shortly before noon Friday, Oct. 2, police said. Officers were called to the home for a welfare check after an employee told police they had not arrived for work and were not answering their phones.  Woodbridge police officers discovered their bodies after climbing through a window at the back of the house, authorities said. Authorities took the…

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by Josh Lanier
Easthampton-Southampton, MA
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21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile' 21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile' 21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile'
21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile' Authorities have identified a 21-year-old Western Massachusetts woman who was killed when the car she was riding in struck a guardrail and came to rest in a backyard last week. Lexani Velazquez, of Westfield, was killed in the crash Friday, Oct. 2, around 1:15 a.m. near the rotary at Park Street and South Street in Easthampton, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.  Velazquez was a passenger in the vehicle, which was traveling on Park Street when it struck the guardrail before coming to rest in a home's backyard, according to the preliminary investigation. The driv…

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by Josh Lanier
Tyngsborough, MA
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Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail
Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Authorities have identified a 64-year-old Massachusetts man who died on a West Rattlesnake Mountain hiking trail in New Hampshire over the weekend.  Richard Chateauneuf, of Tyngsboro, was found unconscious on the mountain’s Old Bridle Path in Holderness, New Hampshire, according to a news release issued Monday by New Hampshire Fish and Game. Emergency crews responded at 11:22 a.m. Saturday. First responders found Chateauneuf about three-quarters of a mile from the trailhead, where other hikers were performing CPR. Despite efforts by hikers and first responders, Chateauneuf c…

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by Josh Lanier
Naugatuck, CT
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Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off
Police Break Window To Reach Unconscious Driver After Naugatuck Elementary School Drop-Off Police smashed open a car window to reach an unresponsive driver near a Connecticut elementary school after morning drop-off, authorities said.  Aidon Young, 37, of Naugatuck, was arrested after officers responded at 9 a.m. to the intersection of Spencer Street and Andrew Avenue outside Andrew Avenue Elementary School in Naugatuck for reports of an unresponsive driver, police said.  Officers found Young in the driver’s seat. The car was in park, but his foot remained on the brake, police said. Young was taken to Waterbury Hospital for evaluation. Witnesses reported seeing Young …

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by Josh Lanier
Naugatuck, CT
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Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer
Dead Puppy, Fake Sex Ad: Naugatuck Woman Accused Of Targeting Animal Control Officer A 35-year-old Connecticut woman who is facing animal cruelty charges is now accused of targeting an animal control officer who investigated her by using a fake online ad offering sex, police said. Melissa Mae Ahlgren, 35, of Naugatuck, was arrested on Thursday, Oct. 1, on three outstanding warrants. She is being held on $110,000 in bonds, police said.  The animal cruelty case began Aug. 6 after animal control learned that a 5-week-old puppy in Ahlgren’s care was seriously ill, police said. Prospect Animal Control helped get the puppy to an emergency veterinary hospital, but its c…

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by Josh Lanier
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm 2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm 2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm
2 Found Dead Inside Woodbridge Home After Employee Raises Alarm Police found two people dead inside a Connecticut home on Friday, Oct. 2, during a welfare check.  An employee who worked for the two called police around 11:50 a.m. to report they could not reach the homeowners inside the Orchard Road Home in Woodbridge.  Police entered through one of the home's back windows. Inside, they found two people dead. Authorities have not identified either person or whether the deaths were suspicious.  Woodbridge police are investigating. The Connecticut State Police Major Crimes Unit also responded to process the scene. Police believe the incid…

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
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Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness
Former Yale Football Coach Tony Reno Dies At 52 After Lengthy Illness Tony Reno, the coach who guided Yale football to five Ivy League championships, has died at 52, the university’s athletic director announced on Friday, Oct. 2.  Reno stepped down for health reasons in February. He had been living with a neurodegenerative disease since August 2025.  Even as his health declined, Reno coached the Bulldogs through every game of the 2025 season. Yale won another Ivy League title and reached the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. His loss reaches beyond the sidelines in New Haven. His son, Dante, serves as Yale’s starting quarterback. Re…

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