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NEW YORK (AP) >> Police in New York City say the man wanted for stealing a rare tortoise from an environmental center has turned himself in.The Daily News reports a 36-year-old Queens man surrendered to police Tuesday. Police have charged the man with grand larceny and other offenses.

NEW HAVEN >> Uncertainty in Washington is causing uncertainty with many elected officials in Connecticut who are trying to determine the best course to shore up programs and funding amid potential federal budget cuts.U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, D-3, met with mayors and first selectmen from the 3rd District municipalities Tuesday to discuss the impact of the federal budget on Connecticut towns.

NEW HAVEN >> For many students, the thought of working in a group is a stomach-churning experience. But in the Southern Connecticut State University summer course Fundamentals of Social Communication, it's enriching in a way a textbook could not provide.Through a partnership between SCSU and

NEW HAVEN >> This city's commemoration of the annual National Night Out Tuesday in Edgewood Park carried a special meaning for a community mourning the recent shooting death of one of their own and reeling over other shooting victims that followed.The friends of Tyriek Keyes, 14, were among those who gathered in the park on a beautiful summer's evening.

The latest SAT results show modest improvement in Fairfield County and across the state, although urban school systems such as Bridgeport and New Haven continue to lag behind.

State health officials have fined a Norwalk residential care home $1,000 and ordered it to hire an independent consultant after uncovering safety violations there earlier this year. Carlson Place was ordered to hire a consultant within four weeks of the consent order, which was signed June 26 by state

NEW HAVEN >> After preparing the stage for this year's edition of a youth basketball tournament, the city went looking for its star performer.They didn't have to look too far. New Haven's own Tremont Waters seemed up to the challenge. The highly-touted graduate of Notre Dame-West Haven

WILTON >> Growing up in Wilton, Bill Lucey spent most of his time around Long Island Sound. He caught flounder in Rowayton, fished for blue snappers in the Saugatuck River and dug for clams in Stamford Harbor.Those experiences sparked his career in biology and conservation, which has spanned 30 years and taken him across the nation and in Central America.

BRIDGEPORT >> Police rescued three young children from a roach-infested apartment on Saturday.Five people, including the children's mother, were arrested.On Saturday, police said they responded to a Kossuth Street apartment on a complaint that the children, a 1-year-old girl, a 6-year-old boy and an 8-year-old girl, were being mistreated.

BRIDGEPORT >> The federal court system stalled his political career.Now Mayor Joe Ganim is appealing to a U.S. District court to help him to finally realize his goal of being elected governor.