Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier started his reporting career in high school for his local newspaper. Many — many — years later, he’s still chasing leads for compelling stories. During his time writing for newspapers, magazines, and online publications, he’s covered everything from murderers to mommy bloggers, but his most interesting story is always the next one.


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Stamford, CT
Breaking News
CT Traffic Crisis: Stamford, Danbury Rank Among Most Congested In The World, New Report Finds CT Traffic Crisis: Stamford, Danbury Rank Among Most Congested In The World, New Report Finds
CT Traffic Crisis: Stamford, Danbury Rank Among Most Congested In The World, New Report Finds No one likes waiting in traffic, but for at least one Connecticut city, it's become a major problem that is only getting worse, and it is costing drivers nearly $1,000 a year.  A new report shows that Stamford drivers are losing more hours and money to traffic than anyone else in Connecticut. The analysis from Inrix, a Washington state-based traffic data company, reviewed more than 900 cities worldwide. It found that Stamford ranks as the 63rd most congested city in the world and 17th in the United States. But there's more bad news: traffic in Stamford is getting worse fast. The repo…

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by Josh Lanier
West Haven, CT
Breaking News
West Haven Cop Accused Of Hitting Man 18 Times During Arrest, Charged With Assault: Chief West Haven Cop Accused Of Hitting Man 18 Times During Arrest, Charged With Assault: Chief
West Haven Cop Accused Of Hitting Man 18 Times During Arrest, Charged With Assault: Chief A Connecticut police officer is on leave and accused of using excessive force after authorities say he viciously beat a suspect so badly that other officers had to intervene. West Haven Police Chief Joseph Perno held a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 3, to share new information in the case against Officer Richard Naccarato, who was arrested on a second-degree assault charge in October. He has been on administrative leave since July. It all began on July 1 outside JR’s Bar & Grill on Campbell Avenue, where police were called for an "unwanted person" outside the restaurant. Naccarato a…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Epstein Emails: Harvard's Larry Summers Kicked From Prestigious Group As Scandal Deepens Epstein Emails: Harvard's Larry Summers Kicked From Prestigious Group As Scandal Deepens
Epstein Emails: Harvard's Larry Summers Kicked From Prestigious Group As Scandal Deepens It's more bad news for Larry Summers, the Harvard professor and former top finance official for the White House, after emails showed his close and often cozy relationship with the late accused pedophile and notorious sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The prestigious American Economic Association issued a lifetime ban on Summers after he recently resigned from the group, the group said. “Effective immediately, the AEA has imposed a lifetime prohibition on Mr. Summers’ attending, speaking at, or otherwise participating in AEA-sponsored events or activities, including serving in any editorial or…

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by Josh Lanier
National Interest
Cuck Porn, Body Disposal: Brian Walshe's Internet History Scrutinized In Wife's Murder Trial Cuck Porn, Body Disposal: Brian Walshe's Internet History Scrutinized In Wife's Murder Trial
Cuck Porn, Body Disposal: Brian Walshe's Internet History Scrutinized In Wife's Murder Trial Prosecutors continue to make their case that Brian Walshe killed and dismembered his wife of eight years at their Massachusetts home. However, the body of Ana Walshe, the mother of Brian's three young boys, has never been recovered.  The testimony on Tuesday, Dec. 2, the second day of the trial, focused on what investigators found on Walshe’s laptop in the days leading up to her disappearance on Jan. 1, 2023, according to CNN.  Massachusetts State Police Trooper Nicholas Guarino told jurors that Walshe viewed a video about a “cheating wife” on his laptop, also called cuc…

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by Josh Lanier
Stamford, CT
Breaking News
Man Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Hours-Long Stamford Standoff: Police Man Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Hours-Long Stamford Standoff: Police
Man Dies Of Self-Inflicted Gunshot After Hours-Long Stamford Standoff: Police Update: Police have identified the man who died in the standoff. Officers also found explosives and a decomposing body inside the home. Click here for the updated story.  Police in Connecticut continue to investigate a standoff with officers that left one man dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Stamford police responded to a home on Oaklawn Avenue on Tuesday, where a lengthy standoff began. Authorities have not released why they were called to the house. As officers approached the home, the man inside began firing at their vehicle and later “exchanged gunfire” with officers, aut…

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by Josh Lanier
Hartford, CT
Obituaries
Hartford 6-Year-Old Dies After Brave Cancer Battle Hartford 6-Year-Old Dies After Brave Cancer Battle
Hartford 6-Year-Old Dies After Brave Cancer Battle Zemira spent her short life fighting for everything she had. The Connecticut 6-year-old died of cancer last week, and her mother wants to give her a funeral fit for a warrior. Zemira was born with a compromised immune system, her mother, Allieberry Pitter, said in a GoFundMe. Two years ago, she was diagnosed with cancer, and despite giving all she had, she succumbed to the disease on Nov. 29, 2024. "For almost two years, my baby fought with a strength far beyond her age," Pitter wrote in the fundraising campaign. "I slept by her bedside, held her through every procedure, wiped her tears, an…

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by Josh Lanier
Somers, CT
Breaking News
Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers
Prison Guard Seriously Hurt In Violent Attack At Osborn Prison In Somers A female correction officer was assaulted inside Osborn Correctional Institution in Somers. The attack happened during a routine security check at the all-male facility. Officials said an inmate began choking and punching the officer in the face without warning. Staff rushed in and restrained him. He was moved to the Restrictive Housing Unit at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution, state officials said.  Authorities have not released the inmate's name.  AFSCME Local 391 told NBC Connecticut that the attack was an attempted sexual assault. The union said the inmate was servi…

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by Josh Lanier
Newburyport, MA
Breaking News
'Stranger Things' Joe Keery Brings A Little Upside Down To Newburyport Coffee Shop 'Stranger Things' Joe Keery Brings A Little Upside Down To Newburyport Coffee Shop
'Stranger Things' Joe Keery Brings A Little Upside Down To Newburyport Coffee Shop Joe Keery, the breakout star from Netflix's "Stranger Things" and a musician, took a break from the Upside Down to visit a coffee shop in his Massachusetts hometown this week. The Newburyport native stopped by Olive’s Coffee and Bakehouse for a caffeine fix and took the time to snap photos with some starstruck employees and adoring fans, the shop posted on Facebook. “My staff have always been huge fans and Sunday I decided to give them a gift by asking if I could get a picture of them with him,” Olive's owner, Debra Ball, told MassLive. “He was happy to do it.” The shop later shared the…

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by Josh Lanier
Everett, MA
Breaking News
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Everett Woman Has Clever Idea Of How To Spend Payday $1M Lottery Jackpot: Everett Woman Has Clever Idea Of How To Spend Payday
$1M Lottery Jackpot: Everett Woman Has Clever Idea Of How To Spend Payday A Massachusetts woman had a very clever answer when asked how she would spend her $1 million lottery prize.  Achili Guardado Canales, of Everett, won the seven-figure payday playing "Triple 777," a state lottery's $5 scratch-off game. Guardado Canales chose to take the lump sum payment of $650,000 before taxes rather than the annuity.  When asked how she would use that money, she slyly replied, "wisely." She bought the winning ticket at Fernandez Brothers Liquors, 79 Williams St. in Chelsea. The store will get a $10,000 bonus for the sale. 

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by Josh Lanier
Gardner, MA
Breaking News
Gardner Man Gets Life In Prison For Bludgeoning Neighbor To Death With Pipe: DA Gardner Man Gets Life In Prison For Bludgeoning Neighbor To Death With Pipe: DA
Gardner Man Gets Life In Prison For Bludgeoning Neighbor To Death With Pipe: DA A 40-year-old Worcester County man who was found guilty of beating his former neighbor to death learned his fate on Tuesday, Dec. 2.  Matthew J. Vanier, of Gardner, was sentenced to life behind bars — 20 to 25 years in prison — for first-degree murder and armed robbery in the killing of Randy S. Vaillancourt at Vaillancourt's home in 2017, the Worcester County District Attorney said. Prosecutors said he beat the 56-year-old Gardner father to death.  “Our hope is that the family and loved ones of Mr. Vaillancourt can find some closure in this outcome," Worcester County Di…

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