School closings, delayed openings for Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Schools in the New York City region are reporting closures and delayed openings.
Christmas tree prices rise 2 years in a row
It takes as long as 10 years to grow a Christmas tree, so any change in how many trees a supplier might plant won't affect supply for nearly a decade. Christmas tree growers planted fewer trees after the Great Recession. That is why the prices of Christmas trees rose about 4% in 2018 and are likely up about the same amount in 2019.
Study: NY among most charitable states, but does little volunteering
When it comes to being charitable, New Yorkers are willing to give money, but not so much of their time.
Ex-coach accused of sexually assaulting students avoids prison
A 26-year-old former track and football coach for a high school in Connecticut who was accused of second-degree sexual assault will avoid time behind bars. He pleaded no contest to lesser charges.
Amber Alert for missing 1-year-old from Connecticut
Police in Connecticut have issued an Amber Alert for a missing 1-year-old girl after her mother was found dead inside their home.
Amber Alert: Girl, 1, missing in Connecticut after mother was reportedly found dead inside home
Authorities in Connecticut are searching for a 1-year-old girl after her mother was found dead inside their home.
3 dead in apparent murder-suicide
Two teenagers and their mother’s boyfriend are dead in what appears to be a murder-suicide in a Connecticut home.
Winter weather forecast for New York, 2019–2020
Nick Gregory has this outlook on the 2019-'20 winter season in New York. Coming up with a long-term winter forecast provides many challenges based on various weather and climate phenomena that occur around the globe.
Civil trial begins for estranged husband of missing Conn. woman
The estranged husband of a missing Connecticut mother of five has gone on trial in a civil lawsuit filed by his wife’s mother, who claims he owes her about $3 million in unpaid loans.
Icy conditions persist while dig out begins
The last of the snow was falling over parts of the Tristate Region Tuesday.
Snowstorm hits New York City region
Some parts of New York could see as much as a foot of snow as a powerful winter storm slams the northeast.
Man yells ‘chemical warfare’ and waves towel in hospital
A Connecticut hospital’s emergency room was evacuated when a man took a towel out of a backpack and started yelling “chemical warfare.”
Tuna King frozen tuna medallions recalled
Frozen tuna medallions are being recalled due to elevated levels of histimine. The brand Tuna King is affected by this recall.
Harvard-Yale game delayed at halftime by student protest
Protesters wearing the colors of both Harvard and Yale staged a sit-in at midfield of Yale Bowl during halftime of the 136th edition of the annual football rivalry known as The Game.
Junzi Kitchen seeks to redefine Chinese cuisine in America
While the majority of Chinese-American food draws from a version of southern Chinese cuisine imported to this country 30-plus years ago, Junzi Kitchen offers more northern, modern flavors while also rebranding how we think of Chinese takeout.
Police call disappearance of bar owner suspicious
Police are calling the disappearance of a Connecticut bar owner “suspicious,” and want to question her boyfriend after his car was found at a New Jersey airport.
Yale student fighting to have ICE-detained mother released
A Yale University graduate student is constantly watching his phone as he waits for news on his mother, who is detained and could be deported to Honduras, a country where he says she won’t get the medical treatment she needs as a survivor of stage-four cancer.
UConn student applies to have racist slur charge erased
A University of Connecticut student accused of saying a racist slur outside a campus apartment complex applied Wednesday for a probation program that could result in the charge being erased.
Gymnast, 20, dies after 'freak' training accident at university
A 20-year-old gymnast at Southern Connecticut State University died Sunday after she suffered an injury during a training “accident,” the university said.
Supreme Court allows families of Sandy Hook victims to sue maker of rifle used in shooting
The lawsuit says Remington Arms should never have sold a weapon as dangerous as the Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle to the public, which gunman Adam Lanza used to kill 20 first graders and six educators.