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Lights, Camera, Action! Star Harrison Ford Arrives

Indiana Jones rode into town Wednesday night as the filming for the fourth installment of the classic series gets under way in New Haven today. Harrison Ford, who first played the swashbuckling archaeology professor 26 years ago in "Raiders of the Lost Ark," arrived Wednesday night, according to the production team. Oscar-winning director Steven Spielberg is due to arrive today.

Police Blotter

Party at Elks Lodge ends in fight, gunfire NEW HAVEN- A party Tuesday night at the Elks Lodge on State Street ended in a melee and gunfire, police said.

Looking Back: Today in History, June 28

1967 A test census of metropolitan New Haven shows the city's population dwindling since 1960. New figures reveal New Haven's population to be 139,422, down 12,566 from the turn of the decade.

Heat Relief Coming Our Way Today, Experts Say; Doctors Warn Children, Elderly Face Health Risks

Temperatures in the 90s and smoggy, unhealthful air will threaten the very young, very old, and others vulnerable to sweltering weather today, before severe thunderstorms clear the way for cooler, drier winds, meteorologists and doctors cautioned Wednesday. Until the torrid conditions lift, people at risk for heat- related illnesses should avoid strenuous outdoor activity, drink plenty of nonalcoholic beverages, and stay alert for subtle symptoms of heat exhaustion and potentially serious hea...

Couple Gets 17 Years in Teen's Heroin Death

Frank Korondi was alive when paramedics arrived at the Dodge Drive home on May 6, 2006, and found the 13-year-old unconscious from what turned out to be a heroin overdose. But if Frank expected help from the couple who gave him the drug, he didn't get it when it mattered most, police said.

Family Says Military to Blame for City Soldier's Death

The family of Pfc. Andre "Dre" Craig Jr., the first New Haven soldier to be killed in Iraq, claimed Wednesday he died because the military sent him out exhausted on continuous 24-hour missions. Craig was a gunner, one of the most dangerous positions on a convoy, his family said. Craig had just turned 24, and had recently become a husband and father. He died Tuesday in Baghdad of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device during a mission in Bagdad, the Department of Defense reported ...

New Suit Filed Against Firn, Milford Schools

On the day a schools social worker alerted state authorities that a high school student might be in a sexually-abusive affair, former Superintendent of Schools Gregory Firn allegedly told a principal and others not to talk about it "because we could be ruining the reputation of a prominent citizen in town," a lawsuit filed against the city Wednesday claims. The latest allegations are contained in a new lawsuit filed by a woman, identified only as "Jane Doe," who claims she was sexually assaul...