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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Bridgeport, CT
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Woman Found Not Guilty Of Killing Ex-Boyfriend In Bridgeport Parking Lot Woman Found Not Guilty Of Killing Ex-Boyfriend In Bridgeport Parking Lot Woman Found Not Guilty Of Killing Ex-Boyfriend In Bridgeport Parking Lot
Woman Found Not Guilty Of Killing Ex-Boyfriend In Bridgeport Parking Lot BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A jury found a 36-year-old woman not guilty of murder and not guilty of manslaughter in the death of her boyfriend, even though an eyewitness to the fatal shooting testified at her trial, the Connecticut Post said.      Griselle Pizarro was found not guilty Friday in the death of Jacob Lopez, 33, who was shot to death outside the Jehovah’s Witness temple on Huntington Turnpike on Dec. 7, 2014, the Post said. Pizarro shot Lopez after years of domestic abuse, her lawyer told the Post. In his truck just before the fatal shooting, Lopez began to bang her head against the win…

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Darien, CT
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Overturned Car On I-95 Snarls Traffic Through Darien, Stamford Area Overturned Car On I-95 Snarls Traffic Through Darien, Stamford Area Overturned Car On I-95 Snarls Traffic Through Darien, Stamford Area
Overturned Car On I-95 Snarls Traffic Through Darien, Stamford Area DARIEN, Conn. — An overturned car blocked two lanes of I-95 northbound on Friday morning, causing traffic jams in the Darien-Stamford area, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.  The accident was between Exits 12 and 13 and blocked the left and center lanes for about an hour, DOT said. It was reported at about 10:30 a.m. The scene has been cleared, but the traffic backup continues for about 4 miles back to Exit 8 in Stamford, DOT said. 

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Bridgeport, CT
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Man Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport Reported In Critical Condition Man Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport Reported In Critical Condition Man Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport Reported In Critical Condition
Man Shot Multiple Times In Bridgeport Reported In Critical Condition BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 20-year-old man was in critical condition and undergoing surgery at Bridgeport Hospital after he was shot multiple times early Friday, the Connecticut Post reported.   The shooting of the unidentified man occurred at about 3 a.m. near Denver Avenue and Denver Court in Bridgeport, the Post said. Police are continuing to investigate, the story said.  Click here to read the story at the Connecticut Post website.

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Fairfield, CT
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Fairfield U. Kicks Off 75th Birthday With Flag-Raising, Bookstore Party Fairfield U. Kicks Off 75th Birthday With Flag-Raising, Bookstore Party Fairfield U. Kicks Off 75th Birthday With Flag-Raising, Bookstore Party
Fairfield U. Kicks Off 75th Birthday With Flag-Raising, Bookstore Party FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- Fairfield University will kick off its 75th anniversary celebration on its official birthday, Friday, March 17. On St. Patrick’s Day in 1942, with the backdrop of World War II, the Rev. John J. McEleney, S.J. and six of his Jesuit brothers created the articles of association and by-laws for a Jesuit high school and college, originally named The Fairfield College of St. Robert Bellarmine.  That was the beginning of both Fairfield College Preparatory School and Fairfield University.  Fairfield University became the third Jesuit college in New England, joining The College …

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Stratford, CT
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Dig In: Bridgeport Bishop Gives The OK For Corned Beef On St. Patrick's Day Dig In: Bridgeport Bishop Gives The OK For Corned Beef On St. Patrick's Day Dig In: Bridgeport Bishop Gives The OK For Corned Beef On St. Patrick's Day
Dig In: Bridgeport Bishop Gives The OK For Corned Beef On St. Patrick's Day BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Roman Catholics looking to indulge in corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's Day — which falls this year on a meatless Friday for the faithful — have been granted a reprieve in Fairfield County.  Bridgeport Bishop Frank J. Caggiano has joined other bishops across the country in granting a dispensation from the requirement to abstain from eating meat on Friday, March 17. But Caggiano also encouraged Catholics to make a difference sacrifice instead. In the decree he asks people who choose to eat meat on Saint Patrick’s Day “to abstain from meat on another day of Lent …

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Ridgefield, CT
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NTSB Cites ‘Aerodynamic Stall' In Plane Crash That Killed Ridgefield Teens NTSB Cites ‘Aerodynamic Stall' In Plane Crash That Killed Ridgefield Teens NTSB Cites ‘Aerodynamic Stall' In Plane Crash That Killed Ridgefield Teens
NTSB Cites ‘Aerodynamic Stall' In Plane Crash That Killed Ridgefield Teens RIDGEFIELD, Conn. — The NTSB cited an “aerodynamic stall” and “total loss of engine power” as the probable causes of an airplane crash that killed two college students from Ridgefield in September 2015 in upstate New York. Two teenagers died in the crash — Cathryn 'Carey' Depuy, the pilot, and Ryan Adams, the only passenger. Both were freshmen at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y. She was piloting a rented single-engine Cessna out of the Hamilton Municipal Airport on a pleasure flight. They crashed into a field in Morrisville at 12:51 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015.  The National Transporta…

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Bridgeport, CT
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Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin Out Of Bridgeport Deli Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin Out Of Bridgeport Deli Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin Out Of Bridgeport Deli
Man Gets 15 Years In Prison For Trafficking Heroin Out Of Bridgeport Deli BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A 40-year-old man who was trafficking heroin as part of a drug ring operating out of his family's deli in Bridgeport will serve 15 years in federal prison, prosecutors said Thursday.   Wilfredo Gutierrez, also known as “Bean” and “Big Pun,”  was committing the crimes all while living in a state halfway house, said U.S. Attorney Deirdre M. Daly. He was also sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to five years of supervised release after his prison term, Daly said.  From September 2015 to May 2016, Gutierrez and others, including his brother Bobby…

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Westport, CT
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Westport Police: Car Break-In Suspects Caught On Camera From Train Station Westport Police: Car Break-In Suspects Caught On Camera From Train Station Westport Police: Car Break-In Suspects Caught On Camera From Train Station
Westport Police: Car Break-In Suspects Caught On Camera From Train Station WESTPORT, Conn. — Westport police arrested three suspects in a number of car burglaries at the Greens Farms train station after catching them in the act via live-streaming video, police said.  The incident began at 11 a.m. Wednesday on a report of suspicious people attempting to gain entry into vehicles at the train station, police said.  As patrol officers responded to the scene, members of the Westport Police Detective Bureau began monitoring the live-streaming video from Greens Farms station.  Detectives located the suspects on camera, monitored their activities and updated the respondi…

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Brookfield, CT
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It's A Girl: Brookfield Police Celebrate Special Delivery It's A Girl: Brookfield Police Celebrate Special Delivery It's A Girl: Brookfield Police Celebrate Special Delivery
It's A Girl: Brookfield Police Celebrate Special Delivery BROOKFIELD, Conn. — Two Brookfield police officers made a very special delivery of a baby who "was simply not going to wait."Baby Natalie is now 1 month old, but Officers Eric Birdseye and Devin Quintard have known her since Day 1. Just over a month ago, on Feb. 12, the Brookfield Dispatch Center received a 911 call from an address in town.  When the caller reported that his wife had just gone into labor, Brookfield EMS was quickly dispatched. Brookfield Police Officers respond to all medical calls, so Birdseye and Quintard were also sent to assist.  The two officers arrived on…

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Norwalk, CT
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What To Do With Norwalk Snow? World's Largest Dairy Store Builds Mt. Stew What To Do With Norwalk Snow? World's Largest Dairy Store Builds Mt. Stew What To Do With Norwalk Snow? World's Largest Dairy Store Builds Mt. Stew
What To Do With Norwalk Snow? World's Largest Dairy Store Builds Mt. Stew NORWALK, Conn. — When it came time to clear the 10 inches of snow that fell in the huge parking lots at Stew Leonard's in Norwalk during Tuesday's storm, the folks at the world's largest dairy store came up with one of their signature big ideas.   President and CEO Stew Leonard Jr. had the snowplow drivers create Mt. Stew in the team member parking lot across the street from Stew Leonard's in Norwalk (next to Walgreens on Westport Avenue).  They used 1,200 tons of snow to create a "mountain" that is 100 feet long, 12 feet tall, and 40 feet wide, the store said in a statement. Che…

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