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NEWS ABOUT: Hartford

Hartford stories: 8 news summaries

 FBI Sifts Trash for Clues 
 to Missing Yalie 

Investigators hope for hints in lab garbage

Sep 13, 09 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The FBI began investigating today a Hartford trash facility for any clues to the disappearance of Yale student Annie Le, the Hartford Courant reports. A spokesman says the FBI is looking for evidence in garbage from a New Haven laboratory where Le was last seen. Investigators have also started reviewing... More »

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investigation • FBI • New Haven • Connecticut • disappearance • Yale • Hartford • Annie Le

(Newser) - A year after a hit-and-run accident in downtown Hartford, Conn., captured international attention, and just days after the victim died of his injuries, police have made an arrest, the Courant reports. “The defendant appeared to have remained in the area for at least the past year and never made... More »

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crime • Connecticut • hit-and-run • Hartford • society • apathy • morality • Angel Arce Torres

Hartford Mayor Arrested
on Bribery Charges

Eddie Perez traded $40K in home work for access to city contracts: prosecutors

Jan 27, 09 1:19 PM CST
(AP) - Hartford's mayor turned himself in today on charges of having a city contractor do $40,000 in work at his home and paying for it only after being confronted by investigators. Eddie Perez, a native of Puerto Rico and the first Hispanic mayor in the city's history, admitted "a... More »

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bribery • mayor • home renovation • political scandal • Hartford • Eddie Perez

 Nonprofits 
 May Be Future 
 of Muckraking 

Websites compete with city papers

Nov 18, 08 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Internet journalism has long been dominated by partisan commentary, gossip, and well-intentioned amateurs, but that’s all changing, the New York Times reports. Sites like VoiceofSanDiego or the St. Louis Beacon are doing serious, investigative journalism many a newspaper would envy at a fraction of the cost. Voice’s... More »

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media • newspaper • online media • journalism • St. Louis • San Diego • Seattle • Hartford • Minneapolis-St. Paul

ACLU Blasts Town's 9pm Teen Curfew

Wave of shootings prompts Hartford
to crack down

Aug 14, 08 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Connecticut ACLU officials are blasting a blanket 9pm teen curfew in Hartford and are considering challenging the crackdown in court, AP reports. The month-long curfew is due to begin tonight. The city announced the curfew after weekend shootings left one dead and 10 wounded. ACLU lawyers say the move violates... More »

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gangs • ACLU • American Civil Liberties Union • Connecticut • gang violence • curfew • Hartford

Hartford Tries 30-Day Curfew to Curb Violence

Mayor acts after
3 more shootings
over the weekend

Aug 11, 08 4:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mayor of Hartford, Conn. has declared a 30-day curfew to help police get a handle on spiraling violence, the Courant reports. Starting Thursday, anyone under 18 can't be on the streets after 9pm. The city also is creating a prosecution task force and developing a "most watched list"... More »

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curfew • gun violence • Hartford

 Hit-and-Run Sparks 
 Soul-Searching 

Police chief blasts city amid violent incidents

Jun 6, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A video of a 78-year-old hit-and-run victim lying paralyzed in the street has residents of Hartford, Conn., wondering what's wrong with their city, their society—and themselves. The police chief blasted Hartford this week after a wave of appalling, headline-grabbing incidents, including the savage beating of the deputy mayor and... More »

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crime • Connecticut • hit-and-run • Hartford • society • apathy • morality

march madness

Schaefer, Hartford Shock Syracuse

Tsidale's 26 leads Baylor win, Rutgers routs Robert Morris

Mar 22, 08 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - MaryLynne Schaefer hit a 3-pointer with 13 seconds left and then added two free throws to seal Hartford's 59-55 win over Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA women's tournament today, reports the Associated Press. Schaefer finished with 19 points for 10th-seeded Hartford. In other women's action: More »

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NCAA • NCAA basketball • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • Kia Vaughn • Fresno State Bulldogs • Baylor Bears • Syracuse Orange • Big East • Hartford • 2008 NCAA Women's Tournament • MaryLynne Schaefer • Angela Tisdale • Robert Morris

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