January 4 / 6:30 pm
Bradley Packed with Stranded Passengers
 (Windsor Locks-WTNH) _ It hasn't been a Happy New Year for people trying to travel home following the holiday weekend. Sunday's bad weather delayed and cancelled flights in and out of Bradley International Airport for hours. The lines at ticket counters seemed like they stretched for miles as people try to get where they're going.
All weekend ticketholders were told to cool their heels as they fight long lines.
So what's a paying ticket holder to do?
 News Channel 8's Jayne Saffer reports.
Winter Storm Leaves A Lot to Clean Up
(WTNH) _ After a weekend of rotten weather, much of Connecticut is cleaning up today. A torrential downpour combined with some freezing weather made a big mess in many areas. In Hartford, there is 8 feet of water in the basement of the State Supreme Court building. A pipe burst inside, and the building is shut down while the water is pumped out. Justices are working on their cases in the nearby Superior Court building. In other parts of the state, some people are still waiting to get back into their homes.
News Channel 8's Ned Berkowitz reports.
Burst Pipe Floods Out Supreme Court
(WTNH) _ The State Supreme Court building in Hartford was shut down today after a pipe burst. Officials say 8 feet of water flooded the basement by the time the leak was discovered between 5:00 and 6:00 am. The building also houses the state library and museum. No damage was reported in either of those areas. The building will remain closed Tuesday.
Police Meet with FBI to Go Over Murder of Yale Student
(New Haven-WTNH) _ New Haven police will meet with the FBI this week to look at the murder of a Yale student. 21 year old Suzanne Jovin was stabbed repeatedly in the exclusive East Rock neighborhood one month ago. New Haven homicide investigators want help with a psychological profile of the case - including the crime location and the type of murder. The profiling will take several days.
Man Found Innocent in Sword Attack on Father
(Middletown-AP) _ A judge this afternoon found Stephen Guild innocent of assault and attempted murder in the 1997 sword attack on his father at their Portland home. The judge ordered 22-year-old Guild sent to a state hospital for evaluation. Guild's father, who was seriously injured in the attack but recovered, had asked the court to be lenient because his son suffers from mental illness.
The judge said he would make a final determination on commitment of Guild after a 45-day examination. Guild's father, Roy, declined to comment as he left the courtroom, but during last month's trial, he testified that his son seemed "to be in a trance" during the attack. He said he did not believe his son was trying to kill him.
Lawmakers Plan to Bring Back "Pill Bill'
(Hartford-WTNH) _ The upcoming regular general assembly session may seem like a TV rerun. From tax cuts to the 'pill bill', many of the items from last year's session will be back. Because of a continuing budget surplus, more tax cuts are expected to be on the agenda. The Governor says he wants another tax rebate and democrats say they want to send more money to the towns for education.
Chief capitol correspondent Mark Davis has a legislative preview.
Rowland Sworn In Wednesday
(Hartford-WTNH) _ A big day in Connecticut politics Wednesday. That's when John Rowland will take the oath for his second term as governor. Some big events are planned, and News Channel 8 will be there to cover it all. We'll have special coverage of all the inaugural activities beginning Wednesday on News Channel 8 at Noon.
Here's more on the inaugural events.
Town Questioned Over Non-Observance of King Holiday
(Wallingford-WTNH) _ The mayor of Wallingford is once again feeling the pressure from Connecticut's largest civil rights organization.
Wallingford is the only municipality in the state that does not observe Dr. Martin Luther King Day. The NAACP met with Mayor William Dickinson Monday. Dickinson says the federal holiday is not recognized locally because municipal unions refuse to exchange one of their 12 yearly holidays for MLK day. The NAACP says all the other towns have managed to work something out.
Roger Vann, President, Connecticut NAACP: "Although Wallingford has a very small minority population, Dr King and his life and his work, and by extension the holiday, is an observance for all people."
The meeting ended with a compromise for this year: Town workers can take an unpaid day off if they choose to.
Priest Shortage
(WTNH) _ They say they're not desperate, but leaders of the catholic church in Connecticut are definitely looking for help.
There is a shortage of young men entering the priesthood.
Older clergymen are dying and retiring and there are not enough men to replace them.
So the Hartford Archdiocese is consolidating, assigning priests to more than one parish, and stepping-up their recruitment efforts.
Fr. John Dietrich, Hartford Archdiocese: "We're not just trying to plug bodies into parishes, we're looking for a few good men to be called by God, if that means 5 in a year, or fifteen - that's fine."
Church leaders are placing ads in newspapers and magazines and visiting high schools and colleges, hoping to reach out to young men who may want to become priests.
Fusebox Suspected in Fire
(Salem-WTNH) _ Fire officials in say a fuse box may have started a fire that killed a mother and her two sons in Salem. The fire occurred Saturday.
25 year old Jeryl Annello and her sons, 6 year old Matthew and 7 year old Dylan, died when their apartment at a horse boarding farm caught fire. Annello's mother tried to rescue the family, but she couldn't get inside the burning home.
Fee Charged for SNET Voicemail Access
(New Haven-WTNH) _ It used to be if you had SNET's voicemail service you could access it for free from out of state with an 800 number.
But are the days of getting something for nothing gone?
Consumer Team 8's Anna Sava explains.
Millstone III at Full Steam
(Waterford-WTNH) _ The Millstone III nuclear power plant is once again running at full strength. A spokesman for Northeast Utilities says the plant reached 100% of its generating capacity late Sunday night. The reactor had been shut down since December 11th because of a mechanical problem.
State Sex Offender Website Online
(Hartford-WTNH) _ The State of Connecticut's Sex Offender Registry went online at the first of the year. Residents can look to see if a convicted sex offender is living in their neighborhood by accessing the information through the Department of Public Safety's website at www.state.ct.us/dps/
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