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    Sarah Palin resigning as Alaska governor

    WASILLA, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin said Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, raising speculation that she would focus on a run for the White House in the 2012 race. The former Republican vice presidential candidate made the surprise announcement from her home in suburban Wasilla on Friday morning.


    Woman faces sex charges with underage teen

    STRATFORD -- A 26-year-old woman and mother of two faces a sex-assault charge after police caught her in bed with a 15-year-old boy. Kristen Blanco, of Freeman Avenue, admitted she had sex with the teen, but claimed she loves him, police said. Blanco was charged Tuesday with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.


    <span style='color:darkred;font-weight:bold;'>Update: </span>Police: Teens mishear sex screams, beat man

    HARTFORD (AP) - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt.

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    Flood watch in effect for region

    The National Weather Service has posted a flash flood watch and a hazardous weather outlook for the region that will remain in effect through this evening. Motorists are urged not to drive on roads on which ponding has occurred, and caution is urged near rivers and streams, which may become fast moving and dangerous, particularly for children.


    <span style='color:darkred;font-weight:bold;'>Video: </span>Truck rollover snarls I-84 in Danbury

    DANBURY -- A tractor-trailer truck loaded with building material rolled over on Interstate 84 East just shy of Exit 4 on Thursday, completely closing the highway until early evening. State police said the accident, which occurred about 1 p.m., was triggered when a red sports utility vehicle cut off the truck, forcing the tractor-trailer driver to veer left to avoid a collision.

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    <span style='color:darkred;font-weight:bold;'>Update: </span>Police: Teens mishear sex screams, beat man

    HARTFORD (AP) - A 16-year-old girl thought she heard her mother being assaulted by her boyfriend and rounded up some friends who beat him up, only to learn later that the couple actually were having sex, the woman and police said. The girl misinterpreted the woman's amorous screams, and she and four other teens went to the woman's bedroom in the Torrington home on June 6, police Lt.

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    Woman faces sex charges with underage teen

    STRATFORD -- A 26-year-old woman and mother of two faces a sex-assault charge after police caught her in bed with a 15-year-old boy. Kristen Blanco, of Freeman Avenue, admitted she had sex with the teen, but claimed she loves him, police said. Blanco was charged Tuesday with second-degree sexual assault and risk of injury to a minor.


    Aspiring lawyer passed the bar, rejected because of student loan debt <span style='color:darkred;font-weight:bold;'>(New York Times)</span>

    From New York Times: Robert Bowman overcame a troubled childhood and two debilitating accidents in his quest to become a lawyer. He borrowed money to put himself through college, graduate school, and law school. Now, having passed the New York bar exam, he thought he'd be able to get to work paying back his loans.

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    Lez Zeppelin plays Danbury

    With apologies to "American Idol's" Adam Lambert, if you want to hear a Led Zeppelin cover done right go see Lez Zeppelin. The New York City-based all-girl quartet has toured the States and Europe extensively since 2004, performing such authentic covers of the band they almost make you forget about Plant and Page.


    Danbury mourns Police Officer Robert DiNardo

    DANBURY -- The distant beat of drums and plaintive wail of bagpipes grew louder as the Danbury Police Department marched down Main Street in front of a hearse bearing their colleague, Officer Robert DiNardo. In Tuesday morning sunlight, uniformed officers lined both sides of the stairs into St.


    Hopes of a resurgence along Ives Street

    DANBURY -- Ives Street may be ready for a resurgence. While Danbury's dining district has several empty buildings where bustling restaurants once stood, one new establishment is under way and another is in the works. Solmar, a restaurant that serves Portuguese and American fare, opened its doors last month in the space once occupied by Mannequins nightclub.


    Big Foot is big fake in Fairfield

    FAIRFIELD -- It goes by many names: Big Foot, Sasquatch -- the legendary half-human, half-ape creature that, according to legend, prowls the great northern woods of the U.S. and Canada. Some insist, however, that the hairy beast is real. Sasquatch "sightings" have primarily been reported in the Northwest.


    Tomato Blight threatens state gardens

    In an ordinary season, John Holbrook would have all his tomato plants in the ground at Holbrook Farm in Bethel. This year, he started moving them out in mid-June. It was too cold and rainy to expose them to the elements before then. "It just kept up,'' he said of the seemingly endless string of rainy days we've had through June and now, into July.


    New Fairfield man arrested after driving erratically

    NEW FAIRFIELD -- A 41-year-old New Fairfield man was arrested Thursday evening after he failed police sobriety tests, police said. James Duffy, of Oak Tree Lane, is charged with operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and failure to drive in proper lane on a multiple-lane road, police said.