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Vultures feared to be dying were just "too drunk to fly"
KILLINGWORTH, Conn. - Animal rescuers "suspected the worst" when they encountered a pair of black vultures in very rough shape earlier this month in Connecticut. But it turns out these two feathered friends just had too much to drink.A Place Called Hope, which treats injured birds of prey, responded to help the sick vultures with Watertown Animal Control."Literally drunk""They were literally drunk," the wildlife rehabilitators said. "Unable to balance, stand, kept passing out or in our eyes, actively dying... we ran every test and in the end, they were too drunk to fly."After "ruling everything else out," the rescuers determined...
Route 9 south reopens in Middletown following motorcycle crash
MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) - A portion of Route 9 southbound is back open in Middletown on Wednesday afternoon after a crash involving a motorcycle. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) said the highway was closed between Exits 23C and 23B. It has since reopened. A motorcycle and another vehicle were...
Sound Bites: Bridgeport, Danbury ranked among the top 15 most diverse cities
Good morning. Two Fairfield County cities are among the top 15 most diverse in the country. According to the personal finance company WalletHub, Danbury was ranked 10th most diverse, and Bridgeport was ranked 12th. In comparison, New Haven was listed as the 107th most diverse city in the country. Cities...
A proposed expansion of a Connecticut airport has rankled nearby homeowners: ‘They are killing our quality of life’
Tweed New Haven in Connecticut is an oddity of an airport — plunked down smack in the middle of a residential neighborhood. Nearby neighbors awaken early — generally at 6:30 a.m., when the day’s first jet blasts off. And they stay up late — the last jet arrives at 10:30 p.m., assuming no delays. The noise, they say, is torture. It rattles their eardrums, vibrates their houses and frightens their pets. “Nobody needs an alarm to wake up anymore,” said Debbie Bradley, who lives directly beneath the flight path. “You can’t sleep. You can’t enjoy peace in your house. You can’t sit outside...
$1M Lottery Payday: Ayer Man Chooses Rare Option For His Winnings
A Middlesex County man plans to renovate his house after landing a massive $1 million lottery jackpot earlier this month. Robert H. Pare, of Ayer, won the payday playing the “$4,000,000 Bonus Bucks” $10 instant scratch-off game. Pare took the rare choice of the annuity, which means h…
Organizers announce dates of 2024 Puerto Rican parades, festivals in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Over 100,000 people are expected to celebrate Puerto Rican culture and heritage across Connecticut this summer. On Wednesday, organizers from Hartford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Meriden, Waterbury, New Britain and New London announced the dates of seven Puerto Rican parades and festivals. “This year celebrates the 60th anniversary of the first Puerto […]
Reckless Rhode Island boaters spur proposed law change in Connecticut
Reckless boaters and Jet-Skiers from Rhode Island are causing concern among Connecticut residents on Beach Pond in Voluntown, a lake that crosses the Connecticut border with Rhode Island, and has now spurred legislation to increase enforcement powers of state environmental conservation police officers who patrol waterways. Rep. Brian Lanoue, R-Griswold, submitted testimony saying that Beach […] The post Reckless Rhode Island boaters spur proposed law change in Connecticut appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Connecticut committee advances bill proposing increased threshold for felony unemployment insurance fraud
Connecticut House Bill 2570, which proposes increasing the threshold for felony unemployment insurance fraud from $500 to $2000, advanced from the Joint Judiciary Committee on Apr. 5 by a vote of 24-13. The Joint Labor and Public Employees Committee approved the bill with a vote of 8-4 on Mar. 7. The bill is now pending consideration before the full Connecticut House. Under current law, a fraudulent payment, benefit, or contribution is a class A misdemeanor if it amounts to $500 or less or a class...
Mass., NH catalytic converter theft ringleader pleads guilty, feds say
The ringleader of a group that appears to have been responsible for most of the catalytic converter thefts in the Greater Boston area in the last few years has pleaded guilty, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Rafael Davila, also known as "Robbin Hood," pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston Tuesday...
Change In Weather Pattern Will Bring Cooler Temps, Rounds Of Rain, Showers: 5-Day Forecast
According to the National Weather Service, clouds will gradually increase after mainly sunny skies in the morning on Wednesday, April 17. Expect it to be dry for most of the day, before a chance for showers arrives in the late afternoon on a day when the high temperature is around 60 degrees. It will be breezy with winds out of the east at around 10 miles per hour.
Bear sightings on the rise
On Saturday night, Michael and Jessica Keltner said they heard a “big bang” at their Montville home. They thought it might be a tree branch. Jessica on Tuesday said she looked out the bedroom window and saw that an American black bear had knocked over three trash cans and was feasting on multigrain crackers.
Middletown man sentenced to 5 years in prison for People’s Bank robberies
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – A Middletown man connected to three bank robberies was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday, according to the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut. Gino Rizzo, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three […]
Advocates want more funding for Connecticut free diaper program
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — With one out of every two Connecticut families struggling to afford diapers, advocates gathered Wednesday to urge more funding to help get supplies to those in need. Diaper Connections has provided more than 2 million diapers to more than 3,000 children within the last two years. Janet Stolfi Alfano, the CEO […]
Brickbat: Timely Manner
An internal investigation by the Connecticut State Police found that four troopers entered hundreds of fake tickets into agency records systems in 2018 in an effort to make their productivity look better. Investigators found the officers' actions may have been felony crimes, but they did not alert prosecutors to the results of their investigation. Chief State's Attorney Patrick Griffin said he only found out about the scheme in late 2022, years after the investigation, when a local newspaper began asking about it. Griffin opened a criminal investigation at that time, but he said recently that the troopers will not face charges because the statute of limitations has run out. Two of the troopers retired without punishment and are each collecting nearly $70,000 in annual pensions; the other two received brief suspensions—one for 10 days and the other for two days—before being transferred to new units.
Sikorsky plans more layoffs after Army cuts program
STRATFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Sikorsky plans to lay off more employees across its U.S. locations, the company confirmed to News 8 on Tuesday. “As a result of the U.S. Army’s recent decision to cancel the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, we are reducing positions within our Sikorsky business segment, which amounts to less than […]
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