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19-Year-Old Woman Killed, 4 Hospitalized In Willington Crash
It happened around 10:15 p.m. Saturday, April 27, in Tolland County in the town of Willington. A 2007 Subaru Legacy with five occupants, all from the town of Bethel in Fairfield County, was traveling southbound on River Road when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn, according to Connecticut State Police.
Hartford police investigating shooting
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A male was shot and taken to the hospital early this morning in Hartford. The Hartford Police Department arrived at 163 Homestead Ave. at around 3:20 a.m. after a Shot Spotter notification sent them to the area. Once at the scene, police found a gunshot victim described as a male in […]
Family Fun Fest celebrates teachers in Longmeadow
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - The Family Fun Fest was held in Longmeadow on Sunday. That event took place from 5 to 7 p.m. The Family Fun Fest celebrated the success of Longmeadow teachers, in addition to the 23rd year of The Longmeadow Educational Excellence Foundation, which has so far raised more than one million dollars.
Antisemitic graffiti found in high school bathroom in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) – West Hartford school administrators are concerned over a drawing of a swastika found in William H. Hall High School on Friday. In a letter to parents, Hall principal Dan Zittoun said that graffiti was discovered in a bathroom near the gymnasium before the start of their 8th period. Zittoun said […]
Sorority marks Mental Health Awareness Month with talk focused on Black community
SPRINGFIELD — Black community, take what you’ve been taught about mental health, and shake it up and throw it away, says clinical social worker Sheril Cooley. The month of May marks Mental Health Awareness Month. In recognition, a Black women’s sorority, the Beta Alpha Zeta Zeta chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Inc., on Sunday hosted family therapists Dr. Winifred Martin of the Tribe Institute and Andrea St. Louis of the Tatted Professionals, along with the Pioneer Valley Coalition for Suicide Prevention and Families Against Violence, at its monthly luncheon meeting at the Eagles Hall on St. James Avenue.
Simsbury police investigate domestic assault resulting in death
SIMSBURY — A domestic assault at a local residence this morning has left one woman dead and her spouse in custody facing murder charges, authorities say. The Simsbury Police Department responded to a 911 call at approximately 11:24 a.m. from a resident of 78 Wildwood Road, who reported a physical altercation between two relatives.
A pedestrian was struck by a car in West Hartford
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Mountain Rd. in West Hartford has reopened after a car struck a pedestrian this morning. Minutes before 11 a.m., the West Hartford Police Department arrived at Mountain Rd. near Gledhill Ln. for a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian. Police say no serious injuries were suspected. The area was closed to drivers […]
Western Mass takes part in National Drug Takeback Day
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - People took advantage of Saturday’s nice weather to do a spring cleaning of their medicine cabinets. Saturday was National Drug Takeback Day, and western Mass did its part. Lucille Williams-Grange of Springfield told us, “It feels very good, because in this way, the kids won’t...
Connecticut's only all-women's tackle football team wins first game of the season
The state’s only women’s tackle football team played its first game Saturday. The Connecticut Ambush took on the Upstate Lady Predators at Veterans Memorial Stadium in New Britain. This is first season for the Ambush and the players say they want to use this platform to inspire young...
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