CT Native's Life Sentence Commuted by President Obama: Patch PM

Stories worth reading about tonight featured from across the Connecticut Patch network:

• Connecticut Native's Life Sentence Reduced by Presidential Commute

After spending nearly half his life in prison for selling LSD, the "Dead Head" was one of the 111 prisoners granted clemency this week.>>>Read More.

• Bridgeport Bluefish Offer Baseball Contract to Tim Tebow

Tebow, a former NFL and Heisman-winning college quarterback, worked out for professional baseball scouts Tuesday.>>>Read More.

• CT Attorney Accused of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Boy 'For Years,' Police Say

The suspect allegedly kept up the assaults by threatening to post compromising photos of the boy on the internet, according to police.>>>Read More.

• State Police Searching for Accused Sex Offender

He has ties to a couple of communities in Connecticut, state police said.>>>Read More

• WATCH: Police Release Dramatic Video of Gas Station Fire, 2 Children Rescued

Surveillance footage captured the entire scene, including a dramatic rescue of two children from a burning car.>>>Read More.

• Body Found on Side of Road in CT

Local and state police are investigating.>>>Read More.

• CT Man Dies While Awaiting Treatment at Hospital: Report

The man was taken to the hospital Friday with stomach pains.>>>Read More.

Other top stories:

• Driver ID'd in Fatal Stolen Car Crash: Report
• Man Gets More Than 3 Years in Prison for Connecticut Jewel Theft

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