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Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in Maine.

Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr. Prom? Westport 5/18/2013 Photo: Todd Tracy/ Hearst Connecticut Media Group Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr.

Bug off It might not be West Nile season yet, but here are precautions you can take just in case: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors -- specifically repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and para-menthan-diol. These repellents provide longer-lasting protection than some other products.

The Connecticut State Police confirmed Saturday, May 18, 2013, that the human remains discovered in a wooded area in Trumbull have been identified as missing student Alyssiah Marie Wiley.

Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday.

Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut.

Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut.

The human remains found in the woods in Trumbull Friday morning are that of missing Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Marie Wiley, State Police said Saturday morning.

After all, the 2013 legislative session is not going to be measured by the number of "studies" that will gather dust in the Legislative Library , or its bold initiative on the chicken crisis.

Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn.

For the 2013 Secretary of the State's annual poster contest, Secretary Merrill honored 40 students - selected from a field of more than 500 entrants from nearly 50 participating elementary schools - for their posters depicting acts of good citizenship happening in their community.

Sunday, May 26th at 2pm the Memorial Day parade in Ansonia will begin at Nolan Field.

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are attempting to secure federal funds to help Newtown build a new elementary school after last year's massacre - and they say senators owe the residents after failing to support legislation that would have expanded background checks for certain gun purchases.

A state police SUV is stuck in the mud while attempting to trailer out a state police dive boat following a search for missing ECSU student Alyssiah Marie Wiley in Bunnell's Pond in Bridgeport, Conn.

Music Theatre of Connecticut School of Performing Arts presents "Lucky Stiff," a zany, offbeat, and very funny murder mystery farce from the creators of "Ragtime" and "Once on This Island" on Friday, May 17 at 7:30pm and Saturday, May 18 at 2pm at the Theatre Artists Workshop, 5 Gregory Blvd in Norwalk, CT.

Many Connecticut residents and business operators have demanded information about how the state awards millions of dollars in tax breaks, grants and loans to companies, hoping to lure them to the state or dissuade them from leaving, and state Comptroller Kevin Lembo is optimistic that a bill in the General Assembly will quell their doubts.

Dozens of Registrars of Voters from across Connecticut are gathering at the state Capitol complex in Hartford to discuss proposed legislation affecting elections.

On 05/15/13, at approximately 10:01 p.m., Hartford Police Officers responded to a reported disturbance at 24 Heath Street in Hartford.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy stopped by City Hall Wednesday and held a closed-door strategy session on gun control with Mayor Bloomberg .

Just pick the golfers you think will finish 1st through 10th for each of the tournaments.