Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier has spent years chasing leads wherever they take him — from presidential campaigns and murderers to mommy bloggers. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and online publications. His favorite story is still the next one.

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National Interest
'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House' 'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House' 'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House'
'Ghost Hunters' Jason Hawes Launches Campaign To Save Famed 'Conjuring House' Jason Hawes, star of Syfy’s Ghost Hunters, is leading an effort to save one of the most famous haunted locations in the country — the "Conjuring House," the real-life home that launched a dozen horror movies.  Hawes launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise $1.5 million to buy the home at auction later this month to preserve the Rhode Island property and save it from being sold to developers.  “I have been contacted by past owners, employees, residents, all begging me to step in and try to save this property from being exploited and priced out of the range of the majority of peop…

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by Josh Lanier
Meriden, CT
Breaking News
Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police
Teen Charged With Pistol-Whipping Meriden Child, Multiple Gun Offenses: Police A Connecticut teenager is facing serious charges after police say he pistol-whipped a child and was later caught with an illegal ghost gun, authorities said.  Meriden police said officers received multiple reports in September about a male with an illegal firearm. Authorities later identified that as 18-year-old Jhoan Alejandro Almeida-Cando, police said on Friday, Oct. 10. Police said Almeida-Cando confronted a juvenile victim on a city sidewalk and “struck the juvenile in the head with a firearm, causing physical injury.” On Oct. 2, detectives found Almeida-Cando as he got out of a …

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by Josh Lanier
New Haven, CT
Breaking News
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven 13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven
13-Year-Old Charged With Murder Of 15-Year-Old Kaiden Phillips In New Haven Police have arrested a 13-year-old in connection with the shooting death of 15-year-old Kaiden Phillips in New Haven, officials announced Friday, Oct. 10.  Officers found Phillips unresponsive near Lincoln Bassett Community School after reports of gunfire around Bassett and Butler Streets. He was rushed to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he died. Investigators believe the deadly shooting followed a series of earlier fights. Detectives arrested the teenage suspect at a New Haven home. They face a murder charge, New Haven police said. Officials did not release their name because of their…

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by Josh Lanier
Hamden, CT
Breaking News
Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops
Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops A Connecticut woman was arrested after police said she stole a state Department of Transportation service truck following a crash before leading police on a chase earlier this week, authorities said.  Dominique Dancy, 45, faces multiple charges following the incident, which began just before 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, according to Connecticut State Police. It all began when a CTDOT worker spotted a wreck on Route 15 and pulled over to help and protect the victims and oncoming vehicles. However, after he stepped out of the truck, Dancy, who was involved in the wreck, climbed into the driv…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired' Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired' Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired'
Celtics Legend Paul Pierce Calls DUI Arrest Misunderstanding: 'I'm Old, I'm Tired' NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce said his arrest this week on suspicion of driving under the influence was a misunderstanding after police found him asleep behind the wheel of his Range Rover in Los Angeles. The former Boston Celtics All-Star was arrested around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 7, on U.S. Highway 101 in Los Angeles, the California Highway Patrol said in a press release. Pierce and hundreds of others had been stopped on the highway because of an earlier unrelated crash, but when troopers reopened traffic, the 47-year-old’s SUV did not move, authorities said. “When officers approached, …

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by Josh Lanier
Chicopee, MA
Obituaries
Chicopee Man Killed In Drunk Driving Crash Leaves Behind 3-Year-Old Child; Community Rallies Chicopee Man Killed In Drunk Driving Crash Leaves Behind 3-Year-Old Child; Community Rallies Chicopee Man Killed In Drunk Driving Crash Leaves Behind 3-Year-Old Child; Community Rallies
Chicopee Man Killed In Drunk Driving Crash Leaves Behind 3-Year-Old Child; Community Rallies The community is coming together for the family of a 21-year-old man killed as a passenger in a drunk driving crash, who leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter. A fundraiser for his family is nearing its goal.  Edwin Guzman, of Chicopee, and another man were killed when the Infiniti they were in crashed and rolled over on Route 5/15 North near Exit 85 in Wethersfield on Friday, Oct. 3. The car veered off the road, hit a guardrail, and tumbled down a steep embankment, Connecticut State Police said.  Related: 2 Killed In Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Wethersfield, Police Say F…

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by Josh Lanier
Meriden, CT
Breaking News
Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street
Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street A 62-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after police say she was struck by a teen driver while crossing the street in Meriden on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 9.  Police said the woman was walking west across Swain Avenue in the crosswalk when she was hit around 1:15 p.m. The walk signal was not active at the time. According to investigators, a 17-year-old boy driving a Kia Sorento was stopped at a red light on Swain Avenue, waiting to turn right onto East Main Street. As he began his turn, “he failed to notice the pedestrian in his path and struck her with his vehicle, knocking her t…

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by Josh Lanier
Waterbury, CT
Breaking News
2 Found Living With Live, Dead Animals In Waterbury Storage Trailer Face 31 Cruelty Charges 2 Found Living With Live, Dead Animals In Waterbury Storage Trailer Face 31 Cruelty Charges 2 Found Living With Live, Dead Animals In Waterbury Storage Trailer Face 31 Cruelty Charges
2 Found Living With Live, Dead Animals In Waterbury Storage Trailer Face 31 Cruelty Charges Waterbury police say two people were found living in a storage trailer filled with live and dead animals inside a local storage facility. Officers were called to Storage Rentals of America on West Main Street after an anonymous complaint about a woman living in a trailer with many animals. When officers arrived, they say they found two people, Courtney Beardsley, 26, and Johann Delgado-Lopez, 37, both of Waterbury. Police said the pair were living inside the trailer among the animals. Investigators say several animals were dead while others were still alive. Beardsley and Delgado-Lopez wer…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Circumcised Boys Twice As Likely To Be Autistic, Robert Kennedy Claims Circumcised Boys Twice As Likely To Be Autistic, Robert Kennedy Claims Circumcised Boys Twice As Likely To Be Autistic, Robert Kennedy Claims
Circumcised Boys Twice As Likely To Be Autistic, Robert Kennedy Claims Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is renewing his attacks on Tylenol, claiming that boys who are circumcised are twice as likely to develop autism because they are often given the painkiller. Kennedy made the claim during a televised Cabinet meeting on Thursday, Oct. 9. "There are two studies that show children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism," Kennedy told President Donald Trump. "It’s highly likely because they’re given Tylenol." Kennedy did not cite a source for the claim, but it appears to reference a 2015 study in the Journal of the Roy…

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by Josh Lanier
Ellington, CT
Breaking News
Ellington Man ID’d As Motorcyclist Killed In New York Crash With Porsche Ellington Man ID’d As Motorcyclist Killed In New York Crash With Porsche Ellington Man ID’d As Motorcyclist Killed In New York Crash With Porsche
Ellington Man ID’d As Motorcyclist Killed In New York Crash With Porsche A Connecticut motorcyclist has died following a crash with a Porsche in New York earlier this week, authorities said.  Michael J. Landry, 65, of Ellington, was riding north on Route 22 in Canaan shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, when the sports car heading the opposite direction turned into his path, New York State Police said. The impact threw Landry from the bike and onto the asphalt.  Paramedics airlifted Landry to Albany Medical Center, where he died of his wounds.  The Porsche driver, an 85-year-old man from Niskayuna, New York, was taken to B…

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