Karen Tensa

Managing Editor, Connecticut

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Karen has lived and worked in Connecticut for more than two decades. Her professional experience includes more than a decade of work as the news editor at The Advocate in Stamford and reporting and editing stints on the staff of The Hartford Courant, among others. She is dedicated to writing local news, enjoying winter sports and reading nonfiction books. 

Karen was formerly a managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Man, 56, Charged With Assault, Strangulation In New Canaan Man, 56, Charged With Assault, Strangulation In New Canaan Man, 56, Charged With Assault, Strangulation In New Canaan
Man, 56, Charged With Assault, Strangulation In New Canaan A 56-year-old local man knocked a person to the ground, then strangled and punched the victim in the head, New Canaan police said.  The incident was reported at 2:30 p.m. Thursday but occurred earlier in the day at a local home, police said.  Officers arrested Andrew O'Malley at his home on Deacons Way and charged him with third-degree assault and second-degree strangulation, police said.  O'Malley was freed on $10,000 bond and was due to appear in court on Friday. 
Newtown Man, 61, Arrested With Gun In Carry-On At LaGuardia Airport Newtown Man, 61, Arrested With Gun In Carry-On At LaGuardia Airport Newtown Man, 61, Arrested With Gun In Carry-On At LaGuardia Airport
Newtown Man, 61, Arrested With Gun In Carry-On At LaGuardia Airport Updated: NEWTOWN, Conn. – A Newtown man got his Independence Day holiday weekend off to a bad start after Transportation Security Administration officers found a handgun in his carry-on bag Friday morning at LaGuardia Airport. The pistol — a Smith & Wesson revolver in a holster — was not loaded, TSA said in a statement.  TSA officers detected the gun as the man entered the TSA checkpoint in Terminal B and placed his carry-on items on the X-ray conveyor belt at about 6:45 a.m. Friday, one of the busiest travel days of the whole summer.  TSA officers contacted the Port Authority Police o…
Two Sent To Hospital After Slashing/Stabbing At Danbury Hotel Two Sent To Hospital After Slashing/Stabbing At Danbury Hotel Two Sent To Hospital After Slashing/Stabbing At Danbury Hotel
Two Sent To Hospital After Slashing/Stabbing At Danbury Hotel DANBURY, Conn. — Two people were sent to Danbury Hospital after a reported stabbing late Thursday at La Quinta Inn & Suites in Danbury, police said.  Several officers responded at about 11:30 p.m. Thursday, police said.  Witnesses said the incident appeared to be a mutual fight between two people, police said.  Both had been slashed and/or stabbed and were sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.  The case remains under investigation, police said. The hotel is located at 116 Newtown Road just off Exit 8 of I-84.
Cops: 2 Bridgeport Teens Stole Computer, Credit Cards From Cars In Trumbull Cops: 2 Bridgeport Teens Stole Computer, Credit Cards From Cars In Trumbull Cops: 2 Bridgeport Teens Stole Computer, Credit Cards From Cars In Trumbull
Cops: 2 Bridgeport Teens Stole Computer, Credit Cards From Cars In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. — Two Bridgeport teens found driving around a Trumbull neighborhood overnight with no headlights on were stealing items out of parked cars, Trumbull police said.  A Trumbull officer spotted the car at 3:04 a.m. Friday as it traveled slowly on Brewster Place with its headlights off, police said.     When stopped by the officer, the two occupants said they were visiting a friend who lives nearby, police said.  But upon further investigation, officers found items that had been stolen from four vehicles that were parked at homes in the area, including a laptop computer, credit …
Pair Of Norwalk Rowers Cap Off Youth Career By Winning Gold Pair Of Norwalk Rowers Cap Off Youth Career By Winning Gold Pair Of Norwalk Rowers Cap Off Youth Career By Winning Gold
Pair Of Norwalk Rowers Cap Off Youth Career By Winning Gold FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — A pair of rowers from the Connecticut Boat Club in Norwalk capped off their high school careers by winning gold at 2017 USRowing Youth National Championships. And now the two women will head to Stanford University in the fall to compete on the women's crew team there.  Julia Cornacchia of Darien and Kaitlyn Kynast of Ridgefield won gold in the pair division earlier this month at the youth national championships in in Sarasota, Fla. It was their second year in a row to win gold in the event, the first time that repeat has ever happened.    They won by over 20 secon…
Your Electric Bill Will Shrink: United Illuminating Rates To Drop On July 1 Your Electric Bill Will Shrink: United Illuminating Rates To Drop On July 1 Your Electric Bill Will Shrink: United Illuminating Rates To Drop On July 1
Your Electric Bill Will Shrink: United Illuminating Rates To Drop On July 1 FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — United Illuminating customers who choose UI as their generation supplier will see their rates drop slightly as of July 1. It's complicated: UI’s default Standard Service generation rate for residential Rate R customers will fall from 9.2641 cents per kilowatt-hour to 7.5998 cents per kilowatt-hour.  For a typical UI residential customer using 700 kilowatt-hours a month, that means a savings of about $11.65 per month. UI also offers a “time-of-use” rate, Rate RT, which provides a discount for electricity consumed during off-peak hours — 8 p.m. to midnight, and 24 h…
Where To Watch: Fireworks Displays Will Sizzle In Danbury Where To Watch: Fireworks Displays Will Sizzle In Danbury Where To Watch: Fireworks Displays Will Sizzle In Danbury
Where To Watch: Fireworks Displays Will Sizzle In Danbury FAIRFIELD County, Conn. — Nothing says Independence Day like fireworks. And displays are planned in many Fairfield County from Friday through July 4th.  Here is a schedule — be sure to mark the date:  Friday, June 30th Danbury: Danbury Fair Mall, 7 Backus Ave., dusk (Rain date is July 3.) Ridgefield: The Ridgefield Volunteer Fire Department's display at sundown at East Ridge Middle School. Stamford: Cummings Park at 9 p.m. (Rain date is July 1.) Stratford: Short Beach Park at 9 p.m. (Rain date is July 5.) Saturday, July 1st Darien: Darien High School, gates open at 6:30 p.m. (Rain da…
First GE, Now Aetna: Connecticut Loses Another Corporation First GE, Now Aetna: Connecticut Loses Another Corporation First GE, Now Aetna: Connecticut Loses Another Corporation
First GE, Now Aetna: Connecticut Loses Another Corporation After months of rumors, Aetna announced Thursday it will move its corporate headquarters out of Hartford and to New York City late next year.  The insurance industry leader had been in Connecticut's capital city since 1853.    "The decision is a meaningful investment in Aetna’s future, and a key step in evolving from an insurer to a health company focused on consumers and their communities," Aetna said in a statement Thursday. “New York City is a knowledge economy hub, and a driver of the innovations that will play a significant part in our ongoing transformation,” said Aetna Cha…
Have You Seen Them? Norwalk Police Seek Info On Purse-Snatching Have You Seen Them? Norwalk Police Seek Info On Purse-Snatching Have You Seen Them? Norwalk Police Seek Info On Purse-Snatching
Have You Seen Them? Norwalk Police Seek Info On Purse-Snatching NORWALK, Conn. — Police are searching for information on two possible suspects in a purse-snatching at the Pulse Point bus station on Burnell Boulevard in Norwalk, police said Thursday. Norwalk police released photos in the incident, which occurred at 3:30 p.m. June 18.  A light-skinned black male wearing a gray-hooded sweatshirt snatched the purse off the arm of the victim, police said.  The suspect fled on foot into the parking garage at Riverview Plaza, police said.  A second male in the immediate area is also a person of interest in this theft.  Anyone with information on the identit…
Cops: Bridgeport Woman Slams Stolen Bread Delivery Van Into Police Cruisers Cops: Bridgeport Woman Slams Stolen Bread Delivery Van Into Police Cruisers Cops: Bridgeport Woman Slams Stolen Bread Delivery Van Into Police Cruisers
Cops: Bridgeport Woman Slams Stolen Bread Delivery Van Into Police Cruisers BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 27-year-old Bridgeport woman stole a delivery van filled with bread and led police on a miles-long pursuit, striking four police cars in the process, before she crashed on I-91 in New Haven, state police said.  State police were told at 7:05 a.m. Thursday that a stolen white van that had rammed a Bridgeport police cruiser earlier, was headed north on I-95 near Exit 39.  Troopers attempted to stop the 2008 Freightliner truck with Pennsylvania plates, but the driver would not stop and a pursuit began, state police said.  The van then rammed a state police cruiser north …
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