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January 10 / 6:20 pm
Lady Vols Beat Huskies, Take #1 Ranking
 (Storrs-WTNH) _ The dream of another perfect season is gone, and there's a new #1 in women's college hoops. The Tennessee Lady Vols beat the UConn Huskies 92-81 in Storrs, taking the top spot in the polls and dealing the Huskies their first loss of the season. The loss also snapped the Huskies 54 game winning streak in Storrs. It was a tough game all the way, with neither team able to knock the other one out until late in the second half. That's when Tennessee took control, going on a 13-0 run to put the Huskies away. UConn's Svetlana Abrosimova, who fouled out of the game, was held to just 11 points.
Victim of Suspected Murder/Suicide Dies
(Bridgeport-WTNH) _ A woman found shot several times along with her husband in a possible murder/suicide has died. The state medical examiner says Mario Dinicolo shot his wife Lorraine several times Friday, and then shot himself in the head in their Monroe home. He died at the scene. She was taken to St. Vincent's Medical Center in Bridgeport, where she died Sunday morning. Friends of the Dinicolo's say they were in the process of getting a divorce.
Man Shot Over $100
(Danbury-WTNH) _ A Danbury man is facing charges of shooting another man over a $100 debt. Police say 20 year old Jeffrey Torres fired shots through the door of a condo Saturday morning, injuring 20 year old David Austin. Officers say Austin owed Torres $100. Torres is charged with assault and criminal possession of a pistol.
Thin Ice Breaks, Sending People, Animals into Chilly Water
(WTNH) _ A close call for a woman in Hamden when she fell through ice at West Rock Ridge State Park. Joan Nolan had gone onto the frozen pond to rescue a dog which had fallen into the pond Saturday. Otto, a rottweiler/retriever mix, was treading water about ten feet away from land. Nolan, who is a certified lifeguard, got to him but fell in herself. She was eventually able to get herself out of the hole. Both Nolan and Otto are fine.
There was another rescue at Lake Pocotopaug in East Hampton.
Two brothers fell through thin ice while trying to snowmobile on it.
27 year old Kenneth Krajewski and 24 year old Brian Krajewski were taken to Hartford Hospital, where they were treated and released.
Their snowmobile is in the bottom of the lake.
Airliner Evacuated Because of Message Left in Magazine
(Windsor Locks-AP) _ A Florida-bound airliner was evacuated because of worries about a message found scrawled inside an in-flight magazine. State police and bomb-sniffing dogs searched the plane at Bradley International Airport for about an hour but found nothing suspicious, said state police Lt. Robert Duffy. Delta Charter Flight 9912, carrying 150 Pratt & Whitney employees and family members to West Palm Beach, was still at the departure gate Saturday evening when a passenger flipping through the airline's magazine discovered the message, Duffy said. Duffy could not give details about the message, but said it referred to a Middle Eastern group known for terrorism. "The passenger considered it suspicious, a veiled threat," Duffy said. "It got back to the pilot, who thought he better go ahead and evacuate the plane." The passengers spent the night at a hotel in the airport, and left for Florida Sunday morning. The group had been visiting Connecticut after being offered transfers here from Pratt & Whitney's facility in West Palm Beach, said Mark Sullivan, a spokesman for the jet engine maker.
Man Dies in Worksite Accident
(Oxford-AP) _ A construction worker from Southbury is dead after a falling steel beam hit him in the head. 29 year old Anthony Sinopoli and another man were working in the garage at Sinopoli Contractors yesterday when the beam fell. Sinopoli was taken to Waterbury Hospital, where he died.
Worker Sues Yale
(New Haven-AP) _ A 52-year-old woman who worked as a fund-raiser for Yale has sued the university for alleged age and sex discrimination and is seeking $5 million. A jury is expected to begin hearing Ann Pecora Diamond's case on Wednesday. Diamond worked at the university for 15 years, as a researcher in the medical school and then as a fund-raiser in the development office. She was fired in 1993, and says the university hired a less experienced man to replace her. Diamond says the university fostered the careers of young men and did the opposite for older women. She says the firing ruined her career and caused her emotional suffering. She says the money would pay for lost wages and health benefits. She is also seeking a new job at Yale. The university says her claim has no merit, and it plans to fight the suit.
Utility Companies Brace for Year 2000
(AP) _ Turning on the light is easy. You just flip a switch. But what's going to happen when the Year 2000 arrives? Utility companies are trying to figure that out. The utility industry is also affected by the so-called Y2K problem. Computers only recognize the last two digits of the year. So when the next century comes, many computers will recognize it as the year 1900, not the year 2000. The industry has self-imposed a deadline of June 30th to iron out the problem. But several companies including Northeast Utilities say they will be about a month late. And, they can't guarantee a transition will be perfect or smooth sailing. Nor can they guarantee the lights will stay on. Instead, the say they are optimistic there will only be minimal problems.
Diocese Advertises on TV, Internet to Ease Priest Shortage
(WTNH) _ In an effort to direct more young men towards the priesthood, a New England diocese is taking unique steps to try to reach them by advertising on MTV and the Internet. Catholic officials in Providence, Rhode Island are hoping to boost recruitment by running ads on MTV, and setting up a website. They're going this route because their target audience of men in their late teens and early 20s often spend time watching the music channel and surfing the net. The website can be found at www.catholicpriest.com.
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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