Josh Lanier

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Josh Lanier has spent years chasing leads wherever they take him — from presidential campaigns and murderers to mommy bloggers. His work has appeared in newspapers, magazines, and online publications. His favorite story is still the next one.

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Waterford, CT
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CT Man Forced Woman From Moving Car In Waterford Robbery: Police CT Man Forced Woman From Moving Car In Waterford Robbery: Police CT Man Forced Woman From Moving Car In Waterford Robbery: Police
CT Man Forced Woman From Moving Car In Waterford Robbery: Police A Connecticut man carrying a gun stole a woman's money and forced her out of a moving car in a weekend robbery, police said. Kieyhon Shelton, 20, of Stratford, faces robbery and other charges after the incident Saturday afternoon, Oct. 3, authorities said. Waterford officers responded to a report that someone had forced a passenger out of a moving vehicle on Route 85 near the Waterford Speedbowl. Investigators determined that the driver knew the woman and took her money while he had a gun, police said. The woman was taken to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital with injuries to her leg and …

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by Josh Lanier
Hadley, MA
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Hadley Man Admits Selling Russian Plutonium, Mailing It From South Hadley Home: Feds Hadley Man Admits Selling Russian Plutonium, Mailing It From South Hadley Home: Feds Hadley Man Admits Selling Russian Plutonium, Mailing It From South Hadley Home: Feds
Hadley Man Admits Selling Russian Plutonium, Mailing It From South Hadley Home: Feds A convicted Massachusetts felon has admitted to importing plutonium from Russia and mailing the highly radioactive material to dozens of buyers through a business he ran from a South Hadley home, authorities said. Police also found child sexual abuse material at his home. Jacob D. Miller, 44, of Hadley, pleaded guilty to possession of ammunition and explosives, importing nuclear material without authorization, mailing hazardous materials, and possessing child sexual abuse material, the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts said on Monday, Oct. 5. Miller has remained in fed…

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by Josh Lanier
Granby, CT
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Family Sues Granby Resort After Massachusetts Teen’s Drowning, Alleges Pool Overcrowding Family Sues Granby Resort After Massachusetts Teen’s Drowning, Alleges Pool Overcrowding Family Sues Granby Resort After Massachusetts Teen’s Drowning, Alleges Pool Overcrowding
Family Sues Granby Resort After Massachusetts Teen’s Drowning, Alleges Pool Overcrowding The family of a 14-year-old Massachusetts student who drowned during an end-of-year school field trip in Connecticut has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the resort’s management company and property owner. The lawsuit alleges negligence and recklessness in connection with the June 10 death of E’Mari Marshall-Woodard, of Springfield, and seeks damages, including punitive damages. According to the complaint filed last week, more than 800 students from several school districts visited the High Meadow Resort in Granby as part of a day camp.  The lawsuit alleges that more than 150 st…

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by Josh Lanier
Danbury, CT
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Danbury Officials Condemn White Supremacist Rally Outside Police Headquarters Danbury Officials Condemn White Supremacist Rally Outside Police Headquarters Danbury Officials Condemn White Supremacist Rally Outside Police Headquarters
Danbury Officials Condemn White Supremacist Rally Outside Police Headquarters State and local officials are condemning a white supremacist group that demonstrated outside a Connecticut police headquarters over the weekend.  Danbury Police Chief Patrick Ridenhour confirmed Monday, Oct. 5, the authenticity of footage showing masked demonstrators carrying a banner displaying the words "Keep New England White" outside the department's headquarters at 375 Main St. on Saturday night.  "We unfortunately cannot control those who utilize public sidewalks or have the outside of our building in the background," Ridenhour said in a statement. "However, these people wer…

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by Josh Lanier
New Britain, CT
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1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing 1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing
1 Dead, 1 Hospitalized In New Britain Stabbing Connecticut police are investigating after a stabbing left one man dead and sent another to the hospital.  Police were called to the 100 block of Columbus Boulevard in New Britain around 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, for reports of a stabbing.  Officers arrived to find two men both suffering from multiple stab wounds.  Responders took the men to an area hospital for treatment. One died from his injuries, but the other survived and is in stable condition with non-life-threatening wounds, New Britain police said.  Authorities have identified the man who died.  …

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by Josh Lanier
Enfield, CT
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Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many'
Enfield Musician, 44, Remembered After Fatal I-91 Crash In Windsor: 'Meant So Much To So Many' A 44-year-old Connecticut man killed in an Interstate 91 crash is being remembered for his talent as a musician and for the lives he touched. Matthew Bennett, of Enfield, was fatally injured in a crash Thursday evening, Oct. 1, near Exit 36 in Windsor. He was driving south when his car and another vehicle collided, sending him into a guardrail and rolling across the interstate, according to Connecticut State Police. Emergency crews took Bennett to Hartford Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said. Troopers are investigating the cause of the crash. Bennett played bass fo…

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by Josh Lanier
Marblehead, MA
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Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People
Marblehead Football Captain Dies At 17, Leaves Lifesaving Gift For 5 People A Massachusetts community is mourning a teenage football captain whose final gift will help save five lives, his family said.  Owen Coyne, 17, a senior at Marblehead High School, died Thursday, Oct. 1, after a sudden brain hemorrhage. The school district announced his death the next day. His mother, Angela Paradise, told the Boston Globe that Coyne started experiencing excruciating headaches after Marblehead's first game of the season against Lynn English on Sept. 10. The following week, the pain was worse, and he began vomiting.  His parents took him to Salem Hospital, wher…

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by Josh Lanier
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home
Woodbridge Murder-Suicide: Police ID 2 Found Dead Inside Home Authorities have identified a couple who were found dead inside a Connecticut home last week and ruled the deaths a murder-suicide.  Jo Ann Karales, 66, and William Karales, 71, were found dead inside their Orchard Road home in Woodbridge shortly before noon Friday, Oct. 2, police said. Officers were called to the home for a welfare check after an employee told police they had not arrived for work and were not answering their phones.  Woodbridge police officers discovered their bodies after climbing through a window at the back of the house, authorities said. Authorities took the…

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by Josh Lanier
Easthampton-Southampton, MA
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21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile' 21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile' 21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile'
21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile' Authorities have identified a 21-year-old Western Massachusetts woman who was killed when the car she was riding in struck a guardrail and came to rest in a backyard last week. Lexani Velazquez, of Westfield, was killed in the crash Friday, Oct. 2, around 1:15 a.m. near the rotary at Park Street and South Street in Easthampton, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office.  Velazquez was a passenger in the vehicle, which was traveling on Park Street when it struck the guardrail before coming to rest in a home's backyard, according to the preliminary investigation. The driv…

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by Josh Lanier
Tyngsborough, MA
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Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail
Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Authorities have identified a 64-year-old Massachusetts man who died on a West Rattlesnake Mountain hiking trail in New Hampshire over the weekend.  Richard Chateauneuf, of Tyngsboro, was found unconscious on the mountain’s Old Bridle Path in Holderness, New Hampshire, according to a news release issued Monday by New Hampshire Fish and Game. Emergency crews responded at 11:22 a.m. Saturday. First responders found Chateauneuf about three-quarters of a mile from the trailhead, where other hikers were performing CPR. Despite efforts by hikers and first responders, Chateauneuf c…

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