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The first phase of the plan would cost $6M and address HVAC-related system breakdowns. The board of education will vote on it on Oct. 18.
The pantry is raffling off Blanton's Single Barrel Bourbon, and the "Will & Grace" star and Glen Ellyn native will draw the winning ticket.
She pleaded guilty after she remained too close to a grizzly bear and continued taking pictures as it charged her at Yellowstone.
A Westmont man is accused of beating a police officer and attempting to take his taser after the officer attempted a traffic stop on him.
Though the Smyrna City Council approved a roughly $6.5M plan, a design team found that the upgrades could only cost around $5.7M.
Michael Shane Kilgore, who first pleaded guilty to child molestation in 1998, denied abusing six victims but was found guilty on all counts.
Axle joined the department on Jan. 6, 2014. He served as a patrol narcotics K9 alongside his handler, Officer Johnson.
Lawyers are claiming officials knew of existing problems with the elevator that crushed JauMarcus McFarland in an Atlanta apartment complex.
Dig into the restaurant inspection scores for dozens of Cobb County eateries inspected in the last week.
Check out this week's restaurant inspections for 13 Douglasville, Lithia Springs and Winston eateries, including local schools and hotels.
Here are the latest inspection scores for six Dallas-Hiram and Paulding County operations, including schools and early learning centers.
The field has been a staple in town since 1959. Now, the nonprofit responsible for its care is raising money to repair its bridge.
The Office of Violence Prevention will identify evidence-based practices aimed at reducing gun violence and implement them in New Haven.
Service between New Haven and Bridgeport was temporarily suspended Monday afternoon.
The store closed on Saturday so owner Rena Mulrain could retire. It was one of the last bead stores in Connecticut, CT Insider reported.
Branford Professional Firefighters are raising money for the Dan Cosgrove Animal Shelter, which is undergoing an expansion.
Community members will give out treats from their decorated car trunks on Halloween. The event is run by the East Haven Rotary Club.
After decades of service, the airline's final flight from New Haven was on Thursday. Tweed will have no commercial flights in October.
The noose was found on Friday at a bathroom in Nathan Hale School. Superintendent Iline Tracey said the incident is being investigated.
The East Haven lawmakers are urging their city to opt out of a law that would change parking laws and in-law apartment regulations.
