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CT woman arrested on DUI charge after rolling car over into wooded area
A woman was arrested on a DUI charge over the weekend when she rolled her car over off the road and into a wooded area in Ledyard. Officers responded to the 200 block of Iron Street just after 12:20 a.m. on Saturday on the report of a rollover crash and found the driver of the vehicle sitting on top of her car, which was on its side in a wooded area off the eastbound side of the road, ...
Smoking Chromebook causes small fire at Cromwell Middle School
CROMWELL, CT (WFSB) - Cromwell Middle School was evacuated on Monday morning because of a smoking Chromebook, officials confirmed. Superintendent Enza Macri said a student’s Chromebook was dropped, began to smoke, and caused a small fire. Macri said no one was hurt; however, the building was evacuated until around...
Beautiful and breezy today with highs near 80
We have a beautiful and breezy day on tap for Tuesday with warm temperatures expected. There will be a mix of sun and clouds. It will be warm and breezy with highs near 80 inland. It will be cooler at the shoreline with highs between 65 and 70. Clouds will...
Late Hartford detective to be added to National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Hartford Police Detective Robert “Bobby” Garten, who was killed in the line of duty in September, will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Monday night in Washington, D.C.
Middletown Common Council Votes to Cut Mayor’s Budget Request, Draw from Reserves
MIDDLETOWN — The Common Council voted Monday 8-4 to adopt a budget proposed by Democratic members that will raise taxes significantly less than the mayor’s original proposal. Haven’t subscribed yet? Click here to register. CT Examiner is just $20 a year. And if you want to unsubscribe?...
CT city adding low-income apartments aimed at women escaping domestic abuse
With all 24 apartments in the restored Berkowitz Building leased out, the Chrysalis Center Housing Development Corp. is constructing an second complex next door that will provide another 22 affordable apartments along with six low-income housing units in New Britain. The Berkowitz II will provide two-bedroom apartments, and is aimed in part at helping low-income women who have been victimized ...
14-year-old seriously injured after being hit by car in Portland
A 14-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in Portland on Tuesday night. It happened on Main Street in the area of Waverly Avenue at about 5:30 p.m. Police said they were called to the area for a reported pedestrian crash. They...
Route 5/15 north off ramp in Hartford reopens after crash
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – The Route 5/15 northbound Exit 89 off ramp in Hartford is back open Tuesday after a serious crash. State police said serious injuries were reported. The area was closed for several hours. It has since reopened. No further information was available. Follow First Alert Traffic...
In pictures: Dramatic moment horses are rescued from mud in Connecticut
Two horses stuck in thick mud were rescued after efforts by 40 local rescuers in the community to save the distressed animals, one of which was stuck for over seven hours in the swamp.Teamwork shone its best in the town of Lebanon, Connecticut, when a volunteer fire department teamed up with other various local services and a nearby farm, helping bring two horses in a sticky situation into safety, the Lebanon Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post.At around 2pm on Saturday, a call was made to the Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department (LVFD) reporting that two horses that had wandered...
Willimantic's newest bar, Reframe, has a twist: no alcohol
WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Reframe: A Dry Spot, a Willimantic bar with a twist, held its ribbon cutting ceremony Tuesday. The business sells premade mocktails and has beer on tap, all alcohol-free. Believed to be the first sober bar in Connecticut, it's more modeled after a coffee shop. Frances McGrath,...
Hartford man gets prison time for trafficking fentanyl
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - A man from Hartford was sentenced to 28 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl, state criminal justice officials announced. Efrain Cheverez, 42, learned his fate on Monday, according to Vanessa Roberts Avery, U.S. attorney for the District of Connecticut. According to court documents and statements made...
State police cruiser in construction zone on I-91 struck by vehicle
A state police cruiser that was parked in a construction zone on Interstate 91 in Wethersfield was struck by a vehicle on Tuesday morning. State police said the trooper's cruiser was in the left lane of three on I-91 North near exit 25/26 while the trooper conducted traffic control around 5:30 a.m.
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