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The job of local law enforcement officers has never been easy. Each day an officer steps onto the street and into the unknown.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation and Metro-North Railroad today released the following information regarding service on the New Haven commuter rail line, in the wake of the May 17 derailment in Bridgeport.

Nine people remained in the hospital -- one in critical condition -- two days after a commuter train derailed and struck another train on one of the busiest tracks in the country, officials said Sunday.

Hartford Courant May 16, 2013 Thursday STATEWIDE EDITION ARMEN'S ARMENIAN MUSE Pianist/composer Armen Donelian, a veteran of the international jazz scene who incorporates his Armenian heritage into his compositions, leads his trio Friday at 8:30 and 10 p.m. at New Haven's Firehouse 12, 45 Crown St.

On May 17, 2013, State Troopers assigned to K-9 duty were conducting a search in the town of Trumbull in a wooded area off of Quarry Road.

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in Maine.

Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr. Prom? Westport 5/18/2013 Photo: Todd Tracy/ Hearst Connecticut Media Group Were you SEEN at the Staples High School Jr.

Bug off It might not be West Nile season yet, but here are precautions you can take just in case: Use insect repellents when you go outdoors -- specifically repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and para-menthan-diol. These repellents provide longer-lasting protection than some other products.

The Connecticut State Police confirmed Saturday, May 18, 2013, that the human remains discovered in a wooded area in Trumbull have been identified as missing student Alyssiah Marie Wiley.

Train service in the busy New York-to-New Haven corridor may be restricted for days as officials investigate Friday's rush-hour collision of two trains in Connecticut -- an incident that sent dozens to hospitals -- officials said Saturday.

Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut.

Officials are describing a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut.

The human remains found in the woods in Trumbull Friday morning are that of missing Eastern Connecticut State University student Alyssiah Marie Wiley, State Police said Saturday morning.

After all, the 2013 legislative session is not going to be measured by the number of "studies" that will gather dust in the Legislative Library , or its bold initiative on the chicken crisis.

Emergency workers arrive the scene of a train collision, Friday, may 17, 2013 in Fairfield, Conn.

For the 2013 Secretary of the State's annual poster contest, Secretary Merrill honored 40 students - selected from a field of more than 500 entrants from nearly 50 participating elementary schools - for their posters depicting acts of good citizenship happening in their community.

Sunday, May 26th at 2pm the Memorial Day parade in Ansonia will begin at Nolan Field.

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are attempting to secure federal funds to help Newtown build a new elementary school after last year's massacre - and they say senators owe the residents after failing to support legislation that would have expanded background checks for certain gun purchases.

A state police SUV is stuck in the mud while attempting to trailer out a state police dive boat following a search for missing ECSU student Alyssiah Marie Wiley in Bunnell's Pond in Bridgeport, Conn.