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Fallen New Haven firefighter died a hero     NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — The city of New Haven is remembering a hero. Ricardo Torres Jr., a firefighter who lost his life while battling a fire early Wednesday morning, always wanted to be a firefighter, according to those who knew him. “Today, we lost one of our own Ricardo Torres who was doing the job he always dreamed of doing,” said Patrick Cannon, IAFF Local 825. An emotional news conference on Wednesday afternoon began with a ...

A New Haven firefighter has died after a fire at a home in New Haven early Wednesday morning, another is in critical condition and two others sustained injuries. Officials have identified the firefighter who died as 30-year-old Ricardo Torres, Jr. He joined the fire department in July 2019 and served at Engine 6. “Firefighter Torres is a son, he’s a...

Courtesy of Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre William DeMeritt plays Nathan Wolfe in “The Catastrophist,” City Theatre’s co-production with Marin Theatre Company and Round House Theatre.   TribLIVEs Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. Spring virtual offerings from Pittsburgh’s City Theatre Company include collaborations with local artists and theater groups in other cities. The season will open with th...

Plastic Globes ask: Was there a lighter side in 2020? Rich Williams Oh, 2020. What will you think of next? A pandemic, murder hornets, Supreme Court battles, civil unrest and a disputed election. It was a year where everyone learned to use Zoom, Skype, Teams or Slack. Or maybe all of the above. Heaven help the non-tech-savvy among us. This is our 33rd edition of the Plastic Globe awards, our annual irreverent tribute to the plastics industrys newsmakers. Usually my rule is that Plastic Globes h...

Conference yesterday. in a tweet later, kerry called it "just a really long blink." . like it. cant say the president isnt pumped up to be overseas. check him out working out with dumbbells inside of his hotel in warsaw. today mr. obama will travel to brussels. to north carolina where the former mayor of charlotte could face 20 years in prison on corruption charges. patrick cannon pled guilty in federal court. hes accused of accepting thousands of dollars in cash and airline tickets from under...

Democratic mayor of charlotte, north carolina, ensnared in an fbi sting. cannon faces federal corruption charges alleging he accepted more than 48,000 in cash, airline tickets, hotel rooms and luxury apartment from under cover fbi agents posing as real estate developers and investors. neither of the embattled officials entered a plea. neither. tainted democrat as federal level which could complicate republicans and advocacy groups to exploit the advantage in the midterm election year. >> i think...

Charlotte, north carolina, and arresting a california state senator. first to san francisco, california. democrat leland gee of san francisco now facing multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy. money laundering and influence pedaling. he is accused among other things of putting an undercover fbi agent in touch with an arms dealer who could get rocket launchers in muslim rebel group. all of this gun control and good government. >> it gets more ridiculous the state senator showing up to court alon...

Saudi arabia. jenna: some high-profile raids raising new questions about the future of the balance of power in congress. the fbi arresting or raiding the offices of four lawmakers this week, all democrats. our chief washington correspondent james rosen is live from d.c. with more on this james? >> reporter: good afternoon. the idea of politicians winding up in trouble with the law or under the proverbial ethical cloud is certainly not new nor by any means confined to a particular party but this ...

Ethnic as in these cases. china town boss in san francisco and black mayor of charlotte. there is another politically correct reason to step over the real identification as democrats. >> reporter: if republicans do try to turn the tables and tout a democratic culture of corruption you hear talk intensified talk of democrats of new jerseys republican governor chris christie and "bridgegate" scandal that consumed his administration and perhaps congressman trey radel dill, the freshman florida repu...

Californias majority party in damage control mode. >> theres only one answer for democrats. they got to get rid of these guys, but we shouldnt kid ourselves. the damage is done, and its damage not only to democrats but to peoples faith in politics. >> reporter: senator yee whose office is in the state building behind me has not been seen publiclied today, though he is free on bail. his lawyer says hell plead not guilty to seven counts of corruption and conspiracy, charges that could spend the 65...