Conjoined Twins Thrive After Surgery Separates Them at the Head: 'They're Our Little Miracles'

“We were so excited,” Heather tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. The couple, from Mooresville, North Carolina, counted down the days until Heather’s first ultrasound. When the moment came, they immediately knew something was wrong from the look on the doctor’s face. As it turned out, the Delaneys were going to have twins — but they were conjoined. “We were stunned,” says Heather, 29. “It was awful. But we knew in that moment we would go through the pregnancy no matter what.

Conn. Aquarium Raises Money to Relocate Endangered Sea Turtle Who Has ‘Will to Live’

Photo:Mystic Aquarium Mystic Aquarium An endangered sea turtle that survived challenging odds is looking for some help getting home. Spunky and the other turtles had been found cold-stunned, a hypothermic condition in which a sea turtle’s health declines after exposure to cold temperatures. According to the aquarium, the condition frequently leads to severe health complications and even death if left untreated. When pulled from the ocean, Spunky exhibited cold-stunning symptoms such as pneumonia, sunken eyes, shell bruising, skin lesions, and infections.

Conn. Banker Allegedly Killed Hotel Worker on Caribbean Vacation — But He Claims Self-Defense

Photo: Facebook A Connecticut investment banker who was vacationing on the Caribbean island of Anguilla is accused of killing a hotel worker. Gavin Scott Hapgood, a 44-year-old UBS financial advisor, is charged with manslaughter in the death of Kenny Mitchel. According to local newspaperThe Anguillian, the death certificate shows that on April 14, the 27-year old father and hotel maintenance worker died from prone restraint, asphyxia and blunt force trauma to the head, neck and torso.

Conn. City Official Who Ran for State House Seat in 2020 Is Accused of Murdering Her Tenant amid Dispute

Ellen Wink.Photo: Norwalk Police Department A former Connecticut city clerk is accused of murdering her tenant over a dispute at her rental property. Ellen Wink, 61, is charged with murder in the death of 54-year-old Kurt Lametta, who lived at Wink’s Norwalk property for around two years,CBS2reports. “Wink and the victim in this case had numerous interactions over the course of a month,” Assistant State’s Attorney Michelle Manning said in Stamford Superior Court Friday,The Hour of Norwalkreported.

Conn. Couple with 4-Month-Old Baby Killed in 'Minor' Dispute Over Dog That Escalated, Mayor Says

Christina Dang and Chase Garrett.Photo: GoFundMe Three people in Connecticut’s capital city were shot on Sunday night — two of them, fatally — during what officials claim was a dispute over a dog. Bronin added that a third victim remained in the hospital, where the person was listed in critical condition. The mayor said Sunday’s “tragic” shooting was part of a larger trend in Hartford of “very personal disputes — minor personal disputes — escalating with incredible speed into violence.