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March 7 / 6:15 pm
Friends, Churchgoers Remember Murdered Minister
(Hartford-WTNH) _ Thomas Otte helped his community, and Sunday his family and friends are remembering his work as a minister.
Otte was stabbed to death on Thursday in an upscale hartford neighborhood.
Police have arrested one of Otte's "associates" for the murder.
 News Channel 8's Verna Collins reports from the memorial service.
Mayor Admits Town Pool Discriminated Against Nontraditional Families
(West Hartford-AP)_The mayor of West Hartford is admitting the town's pool policy discriminates against nontraditional families, after more than a year of defending the controversial policy.
Five families, including gay couples, and an unmarried couple and their children, have filed discrimination complaints. They argue the town unfairly bars them from paying the family rate, forcing them to spend two hundred to three hundred more per membership at the Cornerstone Aquatic Center.
But despite a town lawyer's finding in support of the policy, Mayor Rob Bouvier says mistakes were made.
Bouvier says reduced rate swimming passes will be given to any parent or guardian of a child under 21, regardless of marital status.
Robert Kor, an attorney for one of the couples, says the change in policy does not settle the complaints. He says the town is just saying it improperly gave the family discount to couples without children.
Gay Church Elder Retains Post
(Stamford-WTNH) _ A landmark decision for religious rights at a Stamford Church. An openly gay man can remain as a leader in the church. There is still opposition though, from some who say it violates the presbyterian constitution.
News Channel 8's Jocelyn Sigue has the story.
Police Continue Search For Missing Lawyer
(Hartford-WTNH)_It's been almost a week now since a high profile attorney disappeared without a trace.
Defense attorney F. Mac Buckley has been missing since Monday.
This weekend, police searched for him with no luck.
On Monday, Buckley called his office to say he was heading to court in New Haven, but he never showed up.
His family believes he's the victim of an accident or crime.
The 57-year-old Buckley is a former U.S attorney, professional boxing promoter, and lawyer to accused killers and mobsters.
Merrill Parks, FBI Special Agent for State Dies
(New Haven-AP)_ The FBI's top man in Connecticut, has died.
Merrill Parks Junior died Saturday at Yale-New Haven Hospital after a short illness. He was 55.
Parks, who lived in Madison, supervised about one hundred agents while he headed the Connecticut office since 1994.
He led the office when it brought charges in 1997 against dozens of members of the Latin Kings, the state's largest reputed gang.
Parks served with the FBI for 29 years, spending many years investigating organized crime.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia, and two children.
School Bus Stop Moved After Parent Complains Of View Of "David"
(Shelton-AP)_ A school bus stop in Shelton has been moved after a parent complained his daughter could see a replica of Michaelangelo's "David" from the route.
The bus stop in a private office park passed right by the 15-foot replica of the famous nude.
Mark DelVecchio said that when his 10-year-old daughter told him last week she was offended by the statue, he called her school and asked that the bus stop be moved.
He says with the height of a school bus, his daughter's view of the statue was from the navel down.
The stop was moved down the driveway and out of sight of the statue.
The "David," one of only seven worldwide, was purchased in Italy by developer Robert Scinto.
Scinto has said the statue is one of 20 works of art throughout the complex that he has purchased for the benefit of the workers and the community.
Lawmakers Push to Close Gun Law Loophole
(Hartford-AP) _ At least one day goes by before a suspect arrested for domestic violence can be ordered to surrender his firearms.
He first must be arraigned, then a judge has to issue a protective order forcing him to give up his guns.
Some lawmakers say that gap is just enough time for the suspect to post bail, get a gun and shoot his wife.
Rep. Michael Lawlor and Sen. George Jepsen are trying to prevent such situations through legislation that would permit police to seize any firearms they find at a domestic violence scene.
For more on lawmakers' efforts to prevent this situation click here.
Shuttle Service to New York Begins Monday
(New Haven-AP)_ Daily flights between Tweed-New Haven Airport and New York's John F. Kennedy Airport will begin Monday, airport officials said.
Trans International Express, a startup airline based at JFK, will offer the first new service to come to Tweed since the departures of United Airlines in 1996 and United Express and Continental Express in 1997.
Since then, US Airways Express and its flights to Philadelphia and Washington have been the airport's only commercial service.
The Tweed-JFK service will begin with two flights each way on weekdays and one flight each way on weekends, an airline spokeswoman said. Additional flights will be scheduled next month.
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/sor.htm
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