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FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. – U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and more than 100 other members of Congress have sent a letter to President Barack Obama supporting his threat to veto legislation that would overturn scheduled defense cuts. 

The letter was prompted by legislation, introduced by a group of senators led Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., which would begin repealing the cuts. 

“Cuts will always be difficult, but we’ve already agreed to these,” Himes said. “A deal is a deal, and any serious effort to reduce the deficit absolutely – mathematically – must include ...

After a gay slur appeared on a Twitter account said to belong to a student at Ridgefield High School, students from Easton, Weston, Wilton and across the country have banded together in an effort to stop cyber-bullying.

“I heard about it on Tuesday and my jaw dropped. How could someone do that?”  Weston High School student Katie said in front of Weston’s Lunch Box.

Katie, who did not want her last name printed, was referring to Twitter account #RHSfagoftheday, where an anonymous user reportedly planned each day to name a Ridgefield High School student he ...

WESTPORT, Conn. – Urban Outfitters, a Philadelphia-based clothing company for men and women, is opening its fourth Connecticut retail location, in downtown Westport, in March. But fans of the store aren't the only ones eagerly awaiting its opening — other downtown merchants are, too.

The trendy apparel chain, which signed a lease for the space at 101-107 Post Road E. last April, announced on Craigslist that it's hiring for a March opening. Westport resident and developer David Waldman, president of David Adam Realty — which owns the property — confirmed the news.

Jill ...

DARIEN, Conn. – A Darien gas station was the target of vandals twice in as many days over the weekend when windows were smashed at the station itself and on cars in its parking lot.

The owner of the Five Mile River Road gas station discovered early Saturday that three of the building's windows had been broken with a rock. The front window, a side window and a side door window had all been broken, and the rock was sitting on the floor inside the gas station. Police said the vandal did not enter the station, and nothing was taken.

The next night the owner was driving ...

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. - Punxsutawney Phil might have predicted six more weeks of winter Thursday morning, but National Weather Service forecasters believe one of the warmest winters in recent memory is likley to continue in Fairfield County.

While the temperatures might not be record-breaking on any given day, the sustained warmth since October is unusual, said Tim Morrin, observation program leader for the weather service. 

“It’s just the fact that we’re so remarkably above normal,” Morrin said, adding readings in Central Park in ...

DARIEN, Conn. – Pizza veteran Anthony Bruno and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino are bringing a new style of pizza to Darien. Anthony’s Coal Fired Pizza will open its first Connecticut location next week.

“It’s a very fine-tuned menu. We’ve got a full bar, a great wine list, flat-screen TVs, great music. It’s a really nice experience,” said Bruno, who has opened 32 locations in the past 10 years.

Bruno got into the restaurant business 30 years ago with his father. Growing up in New York, he has always loved pizza and prides himself on the traditional nature of ...

WILTON, Conn. – The actor who played the captain on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" was charged with driving under the influence in Wilton, police say.

Avery Brooks, 63, who played Capt. Benjamin Sisko on the "Star Trek" sequel, was pulled over near Belden Hill and Seir Hill roads Sunday night, police say. 

A phone complaint received by police led to the arrest. Brooks is due in court on Thursday, Feb. 9, and was released with a promise to appear. He lives in New Jersey.