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LITCHFIELD — The state's breach-of-peace case against former Winsted Fire Chief Robert M. Asselin for his alleged complicity in the use of fireworks at a July 2 party at his home was continued Monday in Bantam Superior Court until Aug. 31.

WATERBURY -- An 18-year-old man was listed in stable condition at Saint Mary’s Hospital after he was jumped by three Hispanic men Monday night.

WATERBURY -- Police arrested several men Monday who they say carried out an armed home invasion on Ferrell Road late Sunday that left a father and daughter with head injuries.

SAN TAN VALLEY, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona couple have been accused of leaving their 2-year-old son alone for up to 90 minutes to go play the "Pokemon Go" smartphone game, in a case that a local sheriff called "beyond comprehension."

SOUTHBURY, Conn. (AP) — A high school teacher in Connecticut is facing charges after police say he let the air out of a student's tire after the student parked in his space.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States launched multiple airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Libya on Monday, opening a new, more persistent front against the group at the request of the United Nations-backed government, Libyan and U.S. officials said.

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TORRINGTON -- Police have warned residents to stay clear of the area around East Main and Willow streets as they investigate a call of a despondent man held up in a building.

WINSTED - Police have charged two town residents with a variety of drug charges after receiving complaints of suspicious activity near the Civil War monument on Crown Street.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Supreme Court says a woman who found her 77-year-old husband crushed to death under an all-terrain vehicle when she brought him lunch at work cannot sue his employer for emotional distress.

MIAMI (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott says there are 10 new infections of the Zika virus likely transmitted by mosquitoes, bringing the total in the state to 14.