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Two Metro-North trains collided in Bridgeport, Conn., on May 17, 2013. (credit: CBS 2)

Wrecked Metro-North Trains Removed From Connecticut Tracks

Drawing Held, But No Winning Tickets Sold; Powerball Jackpot Soars To $475 Mil

One Tank Trips: Visit The Aquarium In Mystic, Conn.

Surveillance image released by police of suspects wanted in connection with a jewelry store robbery in Fairfield, Conn. (credit: Fairfield Police Department)

Police Release Surveillance Images In Fairfield Jewelry Store Robbery

Anyone with information is asked to call the Fairfield Police Department’s Investigative Bureau at 203-254-4840.

2013/04/29

Nicole Graham, 16, spent her junior year of high school battling Leukemia. (Credit CBS 2)

From Intensive Care To The Prom, Teen Faced Death Several Times During Battle With Leukemia

At the beginning of the school year Nicole was diagnosed with leukemia and suffered several near fatal medical setbacks including a run in with sepsis, two strokes, organ failure, and paralysis.

2013/04/27

FILE - Flight Status Board At LaGuardia Airport (credit: Ginny Kosola/WCBS 880)

FAA Officially Suspends Employee Furloughs

The Federal Aviation Administration has suspended all employee furloughs, officially ending the flight delays that have plagued the nation all week.

2013/04/27

Local Teen Cancer Survivor Inspiring Others After ‘Miracle’ Recovery

A 16-year-old is celebrating her stunning recovery from cancer, chemotherapy, two strokes and that’s not all.

2013/04/26

LaGuardia Airport (Photo by MEHDI TAAMALLAH/AFP/Getty Images)

Congress Approves Bill To End Furloughs Of Air Traffic Controllers

The House approved the measure Friday on a 361-41 vote, one day after the Senate agreed to the bill. The action came with lawmakers streaming toward the doors for a week-long spring recess.

2013/04/26

Am empty station at an airport control tower (credit: JIM WATSON/AFP/Getty Images)

Fact Check Friday: The Politics Of The FAA Furloughs

We couldn’t let today’s news about the FAA furloughs soon coming to an end go by without some fact checking on some things we’ve heard.

2013/04/26

Sen. Richard Blumenthal as Sandy Hook victim Dawn Hochsprung's daughter Erica Lafferty (3rd L) kisses Sandy Hook victim Vicki Soto's sister Carlee Soto (2nd L) following the Senate vote on gun control - Washington, D.C. - April 17, 2013 (credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Eye On Politics: Blumenthal Says Gun Debate Not Dead In Washington

After the failure to pass gun control reform in the U.S. Senate last week, you might think the issue is dead on Capitol Hill. Sen. Richard Blumenthal says you should think again.

2013/04/26

Alyssiah Wiley (credit: Conn. State Police)

Police To Resume Search For Missing EASTCONN Student

Authorities say they plan to resume the search for 20-year-old Alyssiah Wiley on Friday morning. Police have been searching the campus area in Willimantic with dogs and interviewing people who know her.

2013/04/26

Cars in traffic on the ramp to the Henry Hudson Parkway at the George Washington Bridge (file / credit: STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)

Study: New Yorkers Lost 50 Hours In Traffic In 2012

New York is among the most congested cities in America and one of its highways the worst road for traffic in the country, according to a new study.

2013/04/25

American Lung Association State of the Air 2013 (credit: American Lung Association)

Survey: New Jersey Among Worst States For Air Quality; Suffolk Ranks Last In NY

The American Lung Association is out with its “State of the Air” survey, which grades every county in the nation on its air quality and ozone levels.

2013/04/24

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (credit:blumenthal.senate.gov) /LaGuardia flight delays (file/credit: Ginny Kosola/WCBS 880)

Blumenthal: FAA Furloughs ‘Enhance Risk’ At Nation’s Airports

The FAA announced all of its 47,000 employees, including 15,000 air traffic controllers, will be furloughed one day every two weeks through September.

2013/04/24

Authorities say this meteorite damaged a home in Wolcott on Friday. (credit: CBS 2)

Authorities Confirm Meteorite Ripped Through Connecticut Roof

The space rock damaged a home in Wolcott, when just before 10:30 a.m. Friday, a piece came crashing through the ceiling.

2013/04/24

Children return to school on December 18, 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut. (credit: John Moore/Getty Images)

Newtown Residents Reject $72M School Budget That Included Extra Police, Guards

Voters on Tuesday turned down the $72 million school budget by 482 votes and rejected the $39 million town government budget by 62 votes.

2013/04/24

Chicken Wings (credit: Clipart.com, FILE)

Conn. Man Charged With Stealing $10K Worth Of Chicken Wings, Other Meat

Forty-three-year-old Boris Delisser was charged Tuesday with first-degree larceny in connection with the reported thefts last year at County Distributors, a wholesale meat company off Route 5.

2013/04/24