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Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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Police & Fire
Baltic Woman Accused Of Stealing More Than $7K From Connecticut Medicaid Program Baltic Woman Accused Of Stealing More Than $7K From Connecticut Medicaid Program
Baltic Woman Accused Of Stealing More Than $7K From Connecticut Medicaid Program A Connecticut woman is accused of collecting thousands of dollars from Connecticut's Medicaid program for services investigators say she never provided. Ashley Chapman, 27, of Baltic, was arrested earlier this month and charged with one count of health insurance fraud and one count of larceny in the first degree by defrauding a public community, the Office of the Chief State's Attorney said.  Chapman worked as a personal care assistant in Connecticut's Medicaid-funded PCA program. The program pays caregivers to help people with permanent, severe, and chronic disabilities remain in…

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Police & Fire
Person Killed After Climbing Atop Metro-North Train, Touching Live Overhead Wire Person Killed After Climbing Atop Metro-North Train, Touching Live Overhead Wire
Person Killed After Climbing Atop Metro-North Train, Touching Live Overhead Wire A person died after climbing on top of a Metro-North train and coming into contact with electrified overhead wires at the Southport station, prompting a major emergency response and service disruptions for commuters. The incident happened around 1:29 p.m. Thursday, June 25, at the Southport Metro-North station, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Police Department.  Police said the operator of a train requested police and medical assistance after reporting a disorderly person on board. Investigators determined a confrontation had happened inside the train. The perso…

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Obituaries
Family Asks For Help After CT Mom Is Gunned Down In Front Of Loved Ones Family Asks For Help After CT Mom Is Gunned Down In Front Of Loved Ones
Family Asks For Help After CT Mom Is Gunned Down In Front Of Loved Ones Loved ones have launched a GoFundMe to support the family of a Connecticut woman who police say was fatally shot in Hartford as an 11-year-old relative watched from just feet away. Police say 46-year-old Diana Tirado, of New Britain, was sitting in the driver's seat of a parked car around 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 17, on Magnolia Street in Hartford when she was shot multiple times while family members looked on. Another woman was also shot, but she is expected to survive. Police identified 46-year-old Chad Petitpas as the suspect and tracked him to a hotel in Holyoke, Massachusetts. After refusi…

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News
That Wasn't Will Ferrell At CT's Travelers Championship — It Was Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins That Wasn't Will Ferrell At CT's Travelers Championship — It Was Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins
That Wasn't Will Ferrell At CT's Travelers Championship — It Was Lonnie 'The Hawk' Hawkins Connecticut golf fans got an unexpected celebrity sighting this week when an in-character Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance at the Travelers Championship in Cromwell. The actor arrived at the TPC River Highlands player clubhouse around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 24. He did not play in the pro-am. Instead, he stayed in character to promote his upcoming Netflix comedy series, "The Hawk. The show follows Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins, a washed-up golfer trying to rebuild his career. Ferrell greeted fans, spent several hours around the clubhouse, and mixed with some of the PGA Tour's bi…

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Police & Fire
Police ID Pregnant Woman Who Crashed Into Mass Hotel, Opened Fire Before Killing Herself Police ID Pregnant Woman Who Crashed Into Mass Hotel, Opened Fire Before Killing Herself
Police ID Pregnant Woman Who Crashed Into Mass Hotel, Opened Fire Before Killing Herself Authorities say they have identified the 27-year-old woman who crashed into a Central Massachusetts hotel, opened fire, and wounded an guest before killing herself. Olive Openshaw, a 27-year-old Belchertown resident who was eight months pregnant, crashed into the side of the Sturbridge Plaza Hotel in Sturbridge on June 18, according to the Worcester County District Attorney's Office. Investigators said Openshaw got out of the SUV, pulled out a gun, and began shooting into the hotel. A guest in the lobby was struck in the torso. The victim was taken to Harrington Hospital in Southbridg…

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Police & Fire
Officer Shoots Suspect In New Britain After Foot Chase, Gun Found; State Investigating Officer Shoots Suspect In New Britain After Foot Chase, Gun Found; State Investigating
Officer Shoots Suspect In New Britain After Foot Chase, Gun Found; State Investigating A Connecticut police search for suspects in an earlier shooting ended with an officer opening fire, leaving one person injured and another under arrest. The incident happened around 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, after New Britain officers received information about suspects connected to an earlier shots-fired call in the Union Street area, officials said. An officer spotted one of the suspects near the Red Roof Inn walking with another man. Detectives tried to stop them, but both men ran, according to officials. The chase ended in the parking lot of 1 Herald Square, where an officer repo…

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Police & Fire
Sterling Mom Crashes SUV Into Plainfield Home With 4 Kids Inside, Drives Away: Police Sterling Mom Crashes SUV Into Plainfield Home With 4 Kids Inside, Drives Away: Police
Sterling Mom Crashes SUV Into Plainfield Home With 4 Kids Inside, Drives Away: Police A Connecticut woman is accused of crashing an SUV into a home before driving away with four young children still inside the vehicle, police said. Amber Blanchette, 33, of Sterling, faces multiple charges after the Tuesday night, June 24, crash, which investigators said began with a reported domestic disturbance and ended with an SUV crashing into a house. Officers responded to a home on Snake Meadow Road in Plainfield around 8:10 p.m. after receiving a report of a possible domestic disturbance, according to police. While officers were investigating, they learned an SUV had crashed into a h…

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Police & Fire
Brothers Show Up Armed After Fight At Meriden Father's Day Party, Police Say Brothers Show Up Armed After Fight At Meriden Father's Day Party, Police Say
Brothers Show Up Armed After Fight At Meriden Father's Day Party, Police Say A Connecticut Father's Day celebration ended with two brothers facing criminal charges after police say one of them returned to the gathering armed following a fight. Miguel Roman, 37, became involved in an altercation with another man during a Father's Day gathering at 109½ West Main St. in Meriden on Sunday, June 21, 2026. The two were not related. Miguel suffered a non-life-threatening wound to his head. According to police, Miguel left but returned about 30 to 40 minutes later with his brother, Michael Roman. Investigators said the brothers were looking for the man involved in the earli…

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Police & Fire
CT Driver Had BAC More Than 3 Times Legal Limit At I-95 Crash: Police CT Driver Had BAC More Than 3 Times Legal Limit At I-95 Crash: Police
CT Driver Had BAC More Than 3 Times Legal Limit At I-95 Crash: Police A New London man is facing multiple charges after police said he drove drunk, parked in a travel lane on Interstate 95, and caused a crash that seriously endangered his passenger. Julio Osario Santos, 51, was charged with operating under the influence, unsafe parking on a highway, operating with a suspended license, reckless use of a highway by a pedestrian, and other motor vehicle offenses, according to Connecticut State Police. The charges stem from a crash on the night of Feb. 3 on I-95. According to an arrest warrant, first responders arrived to find a man lying in the roadway. Investi…

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Police & Fire
Police ID 2 Men Killed In New Haven Shooting Police ID 2 Men Killed In New Haven Shooting
Police ID 2 Men Killed In New Haven Shooting Authorities have identified two men who were killed earlier this week outside of a Connecticut condominium complex.  Jayden Martinez, 20, of Ansonia, and 18-year-old Malakai Caraballo of New Haven, were shot around 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 22, at Fort Hale Garden Condominiums in New Haven, police said.  Police later met the victims at Yale New Haven Hospital on York Street. Martinez was in a vehicle with a 24-year-old Waterbury man who also suffered a gunshot wound and another person who was not injured, according to police. Caraballo was taken to Smilow Cancer Hospital, wh…

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