Stamford News

The Connecticut woman left mauled and blinded after being attacked by a friend's 200-pound chimpanzee last February will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show this week, Harpo Productions said in a statement Monday.

STAMFORDBy NINA SENHour CorrespondentWhen movie theaters were picture houses and Hollywood damsels in distress swooned while dashing, mustachioed men battled for their love against evil villains, Fairfield County residents went to the Avon.

Himes touts health-care bill to Stamford seniors By CHASE WRIGHT Times Staff Writer STAMFORD -- While the House awaits a decision on Saturday's passage of a historic health-care overhaul bill, Congressman Jim Himes is making his way through the district to tout its potential impact.

A Connecticut woman who was mauled and blinded after a 200-pound chimpanzee attacked her in February is set to appear on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." Chicago-based Harpo Productions said in a Monday statement that Charla Nash will appear on Wednesday's episode of Winfrey's talk show.

An Alabama man has been charged with assaulting a fellow guest on "The Jerry Springer Show" in a Connecticut hotel lobby.

State Republicans are claiming victory in yesterday's municipal elections. WNPR's Ray Hardman has more.

Two accused drug dealers have each being held on $10 million bond after police seized nearly $1 million in cash and 37 kilos of cocaine at a suspected stash house in Stamford.

Some people may consider a bubble bath, a hike in the woods or a day at the beach as a sort of therapy, but for Lynn Carroll's clients, it's a renovated barn from 1794 in the Sandy Hook section of Newtown.

Former House Speaker James Amann is blaming Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy because a Republican mayor was elected this week in the city for the first time in 14 years.

The Federal Reserve's planned cutback in agency debt purchases may be a move to reassure financial markets it won't make sudden shifts as it unwinds its massive support, analysts said.

Ned Lamont 's formation Wednesday of a committee to explore a run for governor next year could profoundly change the dynamics of that race.

Stamford Police, along with State Police, say to expect delays in the area of I-95S in Westport and Norwalk, near exits 16 and 17, as they search for evidence in connection to a shooting-homicide. The shooting happened shortly before 6:00 p.m., Wednesday evening, on the city's West Side.

The Eastern Greenwich Civic Center will be the site of a glittering panorama this weekend when the Stamford Mineral Society hosts its 22nd Annual Gem, Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Connecticut's attorney general says a notice seeking to sue the state for $150 million for a chimpanzee attack in February "seems unprecedented in size." Richard Blumenthal says his office is reviewing a claim filed Wednesday by the family of Charla Nash, who was mauled by a 200-pound chimpanzee outside a Stamford home Feb.

Republican officials claimed victory in Tuesday's municipal elections in Connecticut, picking up seats in Stamford and Norwich while holding onto some in Democratic-heavy towns.

Harry Weinroth of Stamford is a survivor. The native of Sosnowiec, Poland, in 1949 opened Harry's Jewelers at 518 Main St.

Before breaking into homes, they form game plans at meeting places. They wear gloves and have tool kits.

Nestle Waters North America may be considering a move to Stamford as it looks at possible locations for its headquarters, which has been at 777 W. Putnam Ave.

Police in Connecticut say a 12-year-old boy shot a younger child with a BB gun in Stamford while trying to rob the victim and a friend of their Halloween candy.

The mother of a young Greenwich woman, stabbed to death in the lobby of a Stamford hotel two years ago, claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that her death could have been prevented if the hotel staff had forbidden underage parties there.