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One dead, one injured in Vernon crash
VERNON, Conn. (WTNH) – One person was killed and one was seriously injured after a crash in Vernon on Wednesday morning. Officials said they were dispatched to the 200 block of Warren Avenue near the Hop River State Park Trail crossing where they found a male and a female had both been hit by a […]
Man arrested after hitting, killing construction worker in CT: police
A construction worker died after a vehicle drove through a construction site in Hartford on Wednesday afternoon and struck him, according to police. Police arrested the man who is suspected of being involved and the suspect's attorney said in court that his client was having a seizure at the time of the incident.
Four Connecticut Dems are charged after video showed them stuffing a ballot box and triggering a new mayoral election
Four campaign workers in Connecticut were charged with misuse of absentee ballots years after their involvement in the 2019 Bridgeport Democratic mayoral primary scandal.The charges were announced on Tuesday against Bridgeport City Councilman Alfredo Castillo, 52, vice chair of the city’s Democratic Party leader Wanda Geter-Pataky, 67, as well as two 2019 campaign workers, Nilsa Heredia, 61, who worked for the city’s mayor Mayor Joe Ganim and Josephine Edmonds, 62, who worked for a Ganim primary rival Marilyn Moore. All four were accused of Unlawful Possession of Absentee Ballots and they individually face other charges.The group initially faced accusations of...
Middletown officer's shooting of man who attacked her with hammer justified: official
The Office of the Inspector General has released its report on the investigation into a Middletown police officer who shot the man who charged at her and hit her with a hammer last August and said the use of force was justified. The report that was released on Wednesday morning...
Cromwell man flees from New Hampshire state police, apprehended on university campus
EPPING, N.H. (WTNH) – A Cromwell man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly evading New Hampshire State Police multiple times. The case started when troopers received “Be on the Lookout” information around 6:30 p.m. about a vehicle whose driver fled from police during an attempted traffic stop, after previously fleeing the scene of a crash they […]
17-Year-Old Charged With Chester High Schooler's Murder: Police
Authorities were called to the Wallingford Estates Apartments, 2701 Madison Street, around 8 p.m. They arrived to find victim Sabrie Pierce suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to the hospital and succumbed to his injuries, police said. Abdullah Muslim, 17, was identified as a suspect and arrested within...
Woman dead, man seriously injured after being hit by minivan in Vernon
A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured after being hit by a minivan while they crossed a street in Vernon Wednesday morning, according to police. Vernon police said they were struck just before 9:30 a.m. while crossing the road where the Rails to Trails path meets Warren Avenue and they were both flown to the hospital.
Retired Hartford police officer-turned author and actor shares story of resilience
Roberto Alfaro vividly remembers his childhood in New York during the 1960s and ‘70s. “I grew up in one of the worst gang and drug infested neighborhoods of the South Bronx,” said Alfaro, who lives in Hamden. At home, things were hard. “My father was an abusive and...
Quiet again today-still watching rain & storms Friday
Another quiet day ahead today with a similar sky to what we have been seeing lately as sun gives way to more clouds mixing in & some smoke too! Temperatures move up a few more degrees and even warmer tomorrow. A cold front will squeeze rain and storms out over Connecticut Friday afternoon and evening […]
Connecticut town must pay $100,000 to family after teacher showed Kenrick Lamar video in class
The student's family said he suffered significant emotional distress after being shown the video, which depicted "shockingly violent" scenes about police officers. A Connecticut town agreed to a $100,000 settlement in a lawsuit that claimed an eighth grader, whose father was a police officer, suffered emotional damage after a teacher showed his class a video that featured Kendrick Lamar and included “shockingly violent” scenes about police.
Lawmakers debate election reform after Bridgeport arrests; state tests election security
The presidential election is still months away, but municipalities are getting ready. The state held a training for 147 municipalities on emergency preparedness on Wednesday. “The system in Connecticut is really well protected,” Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security Deputy Director Brenda Bergeron said during a press conference at the state’s Emergency Operation Center.
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