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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New Haven, CT
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CT Teachers Turn To GoFundMe As Classroom Costs Soar CT Teachers Turn To GoFundMe As Classroom Costs Soar CT Teachers Turn To GoFundMe As Classroom Costs Soar
CT Teachers Turn To GoFundMe As Classroom Costs Soar School is in session for nearly every student in Connecticut.  While families have seen increased prices while back-to-school shopping, local teachers are also facing a big challenge — covering classroom expenses that keep rising. With budgets stretched thin, more educators are leaning on their own wallets and, increasingly, on community support. According to the Learning Policy Institute, 95 percent of teachers report spending their own money on supplies. The strain has pushed many to seek help online. Many have turned to fundraising sites like GoFundMe to help keep their classrooms s…

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by Josh Lanier
Danbury, CT
Breaking News
Ecuadorian National In Danbury Sentenced To Prison For Abusing Child; Faces Deportation, 9: DOJ Ecuadorian National In Danbury Sentenced To Prison For Abusing Child; Faces Deportation, 9: DOJ Ecuadorian National In Danbury Sentenced To Prison For Abusing Child; Faces Deportation, 9: DOJ
Ecuadorian National In Danbury Sentenced To Prison For Abusing Child; Faces Deportation, 9: DOJ A 34-year-old Ecuadorian national will spend the next 25 years in prison for abusing a child and creating child sexual abuse material, federal authorities said.  Enrique Paulo Pucha-Jimenez, who last lived in Danbury, had pleaded guilty to producing child pornography last year, the US Attorney for Connecticut announced on Tuesday, Sept. 2.  Federal prosecutors said that between November 2020 and August 2023, Pucha-Jimenez sexually abused a girl who was between the ages of 9 and 12 years old. He used his cellphone to take photographs and videos of the abuse. Police arrested him in…

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by Josh Lanier
Watertown, MA
Breaking News
Man Killed 2 Women, Himself In Watertown Murder-Suicide: Police Man Killed 2 Women, Himself In Watertown Murder-Suicide: Police Man Killed 2 Women, Himself In Watertown Murder-Suicide: Police
Man Killed 2 Women, Himself In Watertown Murder-Suicide: Police Police have identified the three people who were killed in an apparent murder-suicide in Massachusetts this weekend.  David Minasvand, 31, is believed to have shot 80-year-old Nadia Abrahamian and Karine Asatryan 35, before turning the gun on himself in a home on Boyd Street in Watertown, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office reported.  Investigators were called to the home around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, for a wellness check. They found David and Karine in a downstairs living area from Nadia. They were all living in the Boyd Street home.  Authorities said …

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by Josh Lanier
Middletown, CT
Breaking News
Man Dies Hours After Car Crashes Into Him In Middletown Parking Lot Man Dies Hours After Car Crashes Into Him In Middletown Parking Lot Man Dies Hours After Car Crashes Into Him In Middletown Parking Lot
Man Dies Hours After Car Crashes Into Him In Middletown Parking Lot A man who was hit while walking in a Middletown parking lot Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, has died from his injuries, police said. First responders were called to the rear of DaVita Dialysis at 100 Main St. around 3:30 a.m. to reports of a man being struck by a car, according to Middletown police. The man suffered severe head, arm, and leg injuries. Paramedics rushed him to Middlesex Hospital, where he died several hours later. Authorities have not yet released his name. Police said the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. The cause of the crash remains und…

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by Josh Lanier
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B
CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an eye-popping $1.3 billion after no one hit the top prize in the Labor Day drawing, but it was still a big day for several Connecticut gamblers.  The biggest Connecticut winner was in Simsbury. They walked away with $150,000 after correctly guessing four numbers and getting the Powerball right. Another person won $50,000. Those numbers were: 8-23-25-40-53, and the Powerball was 5. The next Powerball drawing will be on Wednesday, Sept. 3.  The $1.3 billion jackpot is the fifth-largest one in the nationwide game's history. Anyone who land…

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by Josh Lanier
Holyoke, MA
Obituaries
Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash
Father Of 3 ID'd As Motorcyclist Killed In Holyoke Crash Authorities in Western Massachusetts have identified the motorcyclist killed in a crash last week as a caring father of three.  William "Bill" Brunault Sr., 66, of South Hadley, was involved in a crash at the Lyman Street and N. Bridge Street intersection in Holyoke shortly before 3 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 25, the Hampden District Attorney's Office said.  Police found Brunault suffering severe injuries, and paramedics rushed him to Holyoke Medical Center, where he died of his injuries. Authorities did not disclose the cause of the crash or whether anyone else was injured.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Stonington-North Stonington, CT
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Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In Stonington Crash: Police Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In Stonington Crash: Police Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In Stonington Crash: Police
Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In Stonington Crash: Police A 75-year-old Connecticut man is accused of deliberately trying to run down pedestrians in Stonington after first striking one person and fleeing the scene, police said. Officers responded Saturday night, Aug. 30, to Mason Island Road at Glen Hill Road, where they found an injured pedestrian. Witnesses pointed police toward the suspect’s vehicle, which was stopped in traffic nearby, according to investigators. When officers approached, the driver, who is from Mystic, spoke with police before trying to crash into the victim a second time while they sat by a nearby stone wall with several oth…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says
Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says A grim murder-suicide in one of Connecticut’s wealthiest suburbs is fueling debate after a new report alleged that ChatGPT deepened the suspect’s delusions and may have driven him further into darkness in the days leading up to the killing. Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, and his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams, were found dead inside their Old Greenwich home on Aug. 5, police said. Investigators believe Soelberg killed Adams before killing himself.  Related: Strange Online Rants Preceded Greenwich Murder-Suicide In the months before the killing, Soelberg — who had a lifelong history of me…

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by Josh Lanier
Watertown, MA
Breaking News
3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home 3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home 3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home
3 Found Shot Dead Inside Watertown Home Authorities say they have found the bodies of three people "known to each other" inside a Watertown home.  The bodies of an elderly woman, a male, and a female were found inside the Boyd Street home around 10 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31. Police were called to the house for a wellness check, the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office said. The younger victims were found on the bottom floor of the house in a separate living space from the older woman, authorities said.  Officials did not release the names of the victims.  Authorities did not provide many details but sa…

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by Josh Lanier
Durham-Middlefield, CT
Breaking News
Bystanders Pull Driver From Burning Car In Deadly Middlefield Crash Bystanders Pull Driver From Burning Car In Deadly Middlefield Crash Bystanders Pull Driver From Burning Car In Deadly Middlefield Crash
Bystanders Pull Driver From Burning Car In Deadly Middlefield Crash A violent, fiery crash on Route 66 in Middlefield left one person dead and another with serious injuries late Friday night, Aug. 29. The two-vehicle crash happened just before midnight near Baileyville Road, when the cars collided head-on, Middlefield firefighters said. The impact caused one car to roll over and catch fire. Witnesses immediately called 911, but several didn’t wait for first responders. Instead, they rushed toward the burning, upside-down vehicle and pulled the driver out. Paramedics arrived shortly after and rushed the victim to Hartford Hospital with serious injuries. Th…

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