Connecticut news

• Bloomfield-based Kaman helping to fight western wildfires

  29-09-2015 23:53
  
  BLOOMFIELD– The battle against those faraway western wildfires is getting some help from above, and nearby. Kaman Aerospace, the Bloomfield-based company that makes the pilotless helicopter called the K-Max, has deployed eight of their machines to help fight the wildfires. Kaman, which collaborated with Lockheed Martin to create the K-Max, says their helicopters predominantly help firefighters on […]
  
  Read more

• Invasive plant species threatens to take over Coventry Lake

  29-09-2015 23:43
  
  COVENTRY–An invasive species threatens to take over one of Connecticut’s most popular lakes. Hydrilla, a fast growing, very highly invasive aquatic plant, appears to be in Coventry Lake. A UConn field trip made the discovery near the public boat dock, but that’s not where it’s growing.  Strands of the plant floated down to the bottom. The Department of Energy […]
  
  Read more

• 5 NFL Games You Can’t Miss This Week (Week 4)

  29-09-2015 23:31
  
  Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports
  For most coaches, the NFL season can be broken down into four quarters. 16 games breaks down neatly into four, four games blocks that can ultimately define a season. If you can win each quarter of your season by going 3-1 or even 4-0, you’re in prime playoff position – especially if you win the first quarter of the year.
  So needless to say Week 4 is a pivotal week for lots of teams. If you’re 2-1, pushing your record to 3-1 for the first quarter o
  
  Read more

• Bridgeport Mayor Ends Re-Election Effort, Backs Foster

  29-09-2015 23:28
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch withdrew from the city’s mayoral race on Tuesday and threw his support to Democratic one-time opponent Mary-Jane Foster in an effort to ultimately defeat former Mayor Joe Ganim in November.
  A two-term incumbent, Finch lost the recent, three-way Democratic primary to Ganim, who served seven years in prison for government corruption. Finch then faced challenges trying to secure a place on the November ballot, ending that effort on Tue
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Flood Threat Wednesday

  29-09-2015 23:22
  
  A cold front will squeeze moisture out of the atmosphere and result in heavy rain during the Wednesday morning commute.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
  Read more

• Cheshire Spa Employee Charged With Voyeurism

  29-09-2015 23:15
  
  A Cheshire spa employee accused of filming and photographing a female customer without her permission is facing voyeurism charges, police said.
  
  Read more

• Waffle House refuses to serve uniformed soldier carrying gun

  29-09-2015 23:14
  
  NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — A social media post about an armed soldier who was refused service at a Kentucky restaurant is going viral. According to WLEX, Billy Welch is an Army National Guard soldier. Welch says he always keeps his gun holstered to his side for safety reasons. But that gun was the source of an issue […]
  
  Read more

• Brothers win lottery because they listened to their mom

  29-09-2015 23:14
  
  GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio– It’s always best to listen to mom. In this case, Christopher and Jay would definitely agree. According to the Ohio Lottery, the men from Garfield Heights each won $25,000 in the midday September 25 Pick 5 drawing after playing the numbers their mom gave them, according to WJW. Jay said his mother, Betty […]
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Baby born with part of skull missing defies the odds, celebrates first birthday

  29-09-2015 23:11
  
  TAVARES, Fla. — A baby in Florida who was originally given days to live after being born with most his skull missing is defying the odds. Multiple news organizations are reporting that Jaxon Buell was born with a rare brain malfunction called Microhydranencephaly. His parents Brittany Buell, 27, and Brandon Buell, 30, from Tavares, Fla. […]
  
  Read more

• Woman Dies After Hartford Hit-and-Run

  29-09-2015 23:04
  
  A woman struck by a car in Hartford early Sunday morning has died and police are still looking for the driver who fled the scene.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Showers increasing overnight, much needed rain lasts most of the week

  29-09-2015 22:52
  
  We’ve been wishing for rain lately, but as the old saying goes, be careful what you wish for. There’s a lot of it on the way! A flood watch is in effect for parts of the state through Thursday morning. There is potential for 1-3 inches of rain by Wednesday night, and maybe even 2-6 […]
  
  Read more

• 60-year-old woman dies after early morning hit-and-run in Hartford

  29-09-2015 22:45
  
  HARTFORD–Police are searching for a car that they believe was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash. At 2:32 a.m. on Sunday police responded to the area of 445 Garden St. on reports that a car had hit a pedestrian. They found a woman unresponsive in the roadway on the southbound side, and she had visible […]
  
  Read more

• Hartford Police searching for family of 4-year-old girl found wandering alone

  29-09-2015 22:34
  
  HARTFORD–Police are searching for a woman after finding a little girl all alone. On Monday, at 10:08 a.m., Hartford Police responded to a Collins Street home on reports that a 4-year-old girl had been found. It was revealed that a person was driving down the street and saw the child wandering alone. The girl was […]
  
  Read more

• East Hartford teen being charged as an adult for 2 sex assault cases

  29-09-2015 22:25
  EAST HARTFORD — Police have charged a teen who is suspected in two sexual assaults as an adult. Jaishon Bellamy, 16, has been charged with several felonies in two separate assaults that occurred in East Hartford in September. The first assault occurred on September 3 at a commuter lot off Route 15 exit 90, near […]
  
  Read more

• Download Tickets To See ‘HE NAMED ME MALALA’ First & For Free

  29-09-2015 22:25
  
  The moving documentary HE NAMED ME MALALA is an intimate portrait of a young woman wounded by the Taliban, and her incredible journey to become the youngest-ever Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.
  Want to see an advance screening of HE NAMED ME MALALA on Tuesday October 6th at 7pm at Bow Tie Palace Theater in Hartford? Keep reading to find out how you can download FREE tickets to the screening!
  Download and print your FREE tickets to see HE NAMED ME MALALA from FoxSearchlightScreenings.com
  About HE NAM
  
  Read more

• Murder Suspect Turned Around Near Ohio to Turn Self In

  29-09-2015 22:06
  
  Thomas Infante was led silently into Derby Superior Court on Tuesday morning, where he will face a judge and be arraigned for his wife's murder.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Mom asks Party City to reconsider selling ‘sexualized’ costumes for little girls in viral letter

  29-09-2015 22:05
  
  A mother was searching for the perfect Halloween costume for her three-year-old daughter, but she was extremely disappointed when she saw the selection for little girls on the Party City website. So she wrote an open letter to the company on Facebook, and now her post is going viral. In Lin Kramer’s letter, she writes […]
  
  Read more

• Hartford-based Phoenix Being Sold

  29-09-2015 21:28
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — A longtime Hartford business is being sold.
  It was announced today that the Phoenix Companies is being purchased for $217-million by Nassau Reinsurance Group Holdings.
  The Phoenix Companies Chief Financial Officer Bonnie Malley says Nassau has agreed to contribute 100-million dollars when the agreement is closed.“We are going to have a stronger balance sheet, and we believe that is going to benefit not only policy holders, but also other key constituencies includi
  
  Read more

• Cat Missing After Hartford Fire

  29-09-2015 21:19
  
  Firefighters have responded to a fire at a multifamily home on Franklin Street in Hartford.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Hartford Man Charged in 12 Newington Burglaries

  29-09-2015 21:08
  
  A Hartford man charged with breaking into storage units at an apartment building in Windsor has been arrested in connection with several similar break-ins in Newington.Photo Credit: Newington Police
  
  Read more

• Blue Hills Avenue firehouse to be renamed after firefighter Kevin Bell

  29-09-2015 21:06
  
  HARTFORD–On Tuesday, the Hartford City Council approved a measure to rename a firehouse after one of its own who lost his life in the line of duty last year. On October 7, 2014, firefighter Kevin Lamont Bell was working on a house fire on Blue Hills Avenue when he got entangled in a piece of […]
  
  Read more

• Tropical Storm Joaquin Likely to Turn North

  29-09-2015 20:34
  
  While there is a great amount of uncertainty in the storm track, it's very possible that Joaquin's moisture impacts Connecticut.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
  Read more

• Dad stops wedding procession, grabs stepdad so they can both give daughter away

  29-09-2015 20:26
  
    LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio — A father of the bride promised he was going to do something special during his daughter’s wedding — and he delivered. Brittany Peck was married in Ohio last weekend. Shortly before the wedding processional, her biological father, Todd Bachman, told the wedding photographer he was going to “do something special.” “He told me: I’m going […]
  
  Read more

• Connecticut Panel Approves $6.7 M For Election Upgrades

  29-09-2015 20:23
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — More than $6.7 million is being earmarked for improvements to voting equipment across Connecticut.
  The State Bond Commission on Tuesday approved funding for the upgrades, which include new voting systems in every polling place for people with disabilities, software upgrades and high-speed scanners to automate the post-election audit process.
  Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said the state has worked over the last few years to modernize voting and election admin
  
  Read more

• Georgia board denies clemency, Gissendaner set to be executed Tuesday night

  29-09-2015 20:17
  
  GEORGIA — [Breaking news at 2:39 p.m. ET] The Georgia Board of Pardons and Parole has denied clemency for death row inmate Kelly Gissendaner, it said in a news release. She is scheduled to die by lethal injection Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET. at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson. [Original story published at 2:29 […]
  
  Read more

• Flood Threat Tomorrow

  29-09-2015 20:12
  
  A cold front will squeeze moisture out of the atmosphere and result in heavy rain during the Wednesday morning commute.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.
  
  Read more

• Police Investigate Untimely Death of UConn Student

  29-09-2015 20:10
  
  A UConn student from Wilton died on Monday and the school community is coping with the fourth sudden death of a member of the school community since August.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Pink Party moved to new date due to rainy forecast

  29-09-2015 20:05
  
  WEST HARTFORD — Pink Party is on the move! Previously scheduled for Thursday, October 1, the event will now take place Wednesday, October 7. The Pink Party is a “party with a purpose” in partnership with Komen Connecticut. Located in Blue Back Square in West Hartford, there will be live music, entertainment and activities for […]
  
  Read more

• Keurig’s Kold: Is it worth the price?

  29-09-2015 19:49
  
  NEW YORK — Keurig is jumping into the do-it-yourself soda craze with its new machine Kold, but it might be too late. The Kold beverage maker hit store shelves on Tuesday, as Keurig Green Mountain looks to revive its sales after its Keurig 2.0 machine flopped. The company’s chief innovation officer Kevin Hartley said consumers […]
  
  Read more

• Small Brush Fire in Pawcatuck

  29-09-2015 19:23
  
  Crews are responding to what they referred to as a very small brush fire on River Road in Pawcatuck, according to the Stonington fire marshal’s office.Photo Credit: NBC 7
  
  Read more

• FanDuel Weekly Roundup: Who To Play, Pass On For NFL Week 4

  29-09-2015 19:16
  
  By Stephen Dolan
  There were upsets galore last week and this week we see a few injuries take out some top fantasy performers. Eagles running back DeMarco Murray was sidelined with a hamstring injury. Jets wide receiver Eric Decker also missed Week 3. The Steelers got Le’Veon Bell back from suspension, but lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for a reported four-to-six weeks with a leg injury. 
  Quarterback
  Play: Matt Ryan (vs. HOU)
  Cost: $8,400
  Ryan has been phenomenal for the Falcons i
  
  Read more

• Police Investigate Utimely Death of UConn Student

  29-09-2015 19:09
  
  A UConn student from Wilton died on Monday and the school community is coping with the fourth sudden death of a member of the school community since August.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• UConn Student’s Death Under Investigation

  29-09-2015 19:06
  
  (CBS Connecticut) — State Police are reviewing the situation, after a UConn student died unexpectedly yesterday at Windham  Hospital.
  The medical examiner’s office is working to determine the cause of Robert Keers death.
  It is listed as pending further study.
  State Police say Keers was taken to the hospital from Willington, after suffering some sort of medical emergency.
  UConn spokesperson Stephanie Reitz says the young man was a senior in the business school, who was well-known
  
  Read more

• Mother finds heartbreaking note from son who died after battle with brain infection

  29-09-2015 19:02
  
  PIKE COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia mother shared a sweet note from her son after he died last week from a rare brain infection. Leland Shoemake, 6, died on Friday after a month-long battle with an amoebic infection in his brain. The boy’s mother, Amber, shared a note from Leland on the Prayers for Leland Facebook page.  The note reads: “Still with you. […]
  
  Read more

• Man Arrested on Threatening, Assault Charges in Hartford

  29-09-2015 18:59
  
  Hartford police have arrested a 49-year-old local man accused of assaulting his stepson and pointing a gun at his wife.
  
  Read more

• NCAA Comes Down Hard On Brown, SMU

  29-09-2015 18:45
  
  DALLAS (AP) – The NCAA has banned the SMU men’s basketball team from postseason play and suspended coach Larry Brown for nine games during the upcoming season after finding multiple violations in the Mustangs program.
  The NCAA says the problems include academic fraud and unethical conduct.
  It singled out Brown for making bad choices that included “not reporting possible violations in his program, initially lying to the enforcement staff during the investigation and providing no
  
  Read more

• Edward Snowden joins Twitter

  29-09-2015 18:45
  
  NEW YORK — Edward Snowden, the former government contractor who leaked thousands of classified NSA documents, has officially joined Twitter. “Can you hear me now?” Snowden tweeted at noon ET, 7 pm Moscow time. Can you hear me now? — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) September 29, 2015 Snowden’s Twitter profile bears the blue check mark, meaning […]
  
  Read more

• Thursday Night Football: Winless Ravens Hope To Turn Things Around Against Rival Steelers

  29-09-2015 18:09
  
  By Shawn Lealos
  The Thursday Night Football game in Week 4 of the 2015 NFL season looked to be an exciting one when the schedule was created. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens consistently battle for the AFC North crown, and this looked to be a huge game when it came to gaining an advantage for the division title later in the year. However, things have soured and it now looks to be a game of survival for the two teams. The Ravens are 0-3 and just want their first victory of the season
  
  Read more

• UConn senior dies; Fourth student death since August

  29-09-2015 17:43
  
  STORRS – A business major at the University of Connecticut died Monday at Windham Hospital. Stephanie Reitz said in a statement that Robert Keers, a senior in the School of Business from Wilton, had died Monday morning at Windham Hospital. Connecticut State Police said he was taken to the hospital from Willington. “In the short […]
  
  Read more

• Elementary School Custodian Arrested on Drug Charges

  29-09-2015 17:21
  
  A custodian at an elementary school in Fairfield was arrested on drug charges after police found marijuana and other drugs in his car in the school parking lot during the school day, according to police.Photo Credit: Fairfield Police
  
  Read more

• ‘Good Samaritan’ tells crash victim he’s there to help, then does the unthinkable

  29-09-2015 17:17
  
  IRVING, Texas — A woman was scared and dazed, trapped upside down after her car rolled three times during an accident in Texas. But it’s what happened after the crash that is even more unsettling to her and her family. In a Facebook post, Joshua Smith said a man posing as a Good Samaritan robbed his sister, Kimberly, […]
  
  Read more

• Bridgeport Mayor Finch to make campaign announcement Tuesday afternoon

  29-09-2015 17:13
  
  BRIDGEPORT — Mayor Bill Finch has spent the last two weeks battling to get on the ballot and continue his run for re-election. In the Sept. 16 primary, Mayor Finch was beat out by former Mayor Joe Ganim. Tuesday, Finch is holding what he is calling a “major campaign announcement.” He is speaking out at […]
  
  Read more

• Phoenix Companies to be bought by Nassau Reinsurance

  29-09-2015 17:07
  
  HARTFORD — The Phoenix Companies, which has struggled in recent years, has agreed to be purchased by the Nassau Reinsurance Group. The purchase is expected to be completed next year. Nassau will pay $217.2 million for the long-time Hartford company. The Phoenix will handle Nassau’s life insurance and annuity products. The company is headquartered in […]
  
  Read more

• Man Injured In Stonington Crash Dies

  29-09-2015 16:59
  
  PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) – A 52-year-old businessman from Rhode Island has died from injuries he suffered in a fiery Connecticut crash more than three weeks ago.
  Family members say John Martins had been in the intensive care unit at Rhode Island Hospital after a duty wrecker he was driving on Interstate 95 in North Stonington blew a tire, causing the truck to hit a median.
  The truck then plunged about a thousand feet down an embankment and hit a tree before bursting into flames.
  A passerby he
  
  Read more

• Hartford Woman Convicted In Boyfriend’s Death

  29-09-2015 16:38
  
  HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – A Connecticut woman who says she choked her boyfriend to death with a 25-foot extension cord to protect herself has been convicted of first-degree manslaughter.
  Twenty-six-year-old Katherine Santiago, of Hartford, claimed self-defense in the December 2013 killing of 27-year-old Marcos DeJesus, her boyfriend of six months.
  Santiago said she wrapped an electrical cord around his neck after he hit her and pressed a pillow over her face during an argument.
  Prosecutors pe
  
  Read more

• 10-year-old twins fight leukemia together

  29-09-2015 16:36
  
  It was almost time for summer vacation in June 2013, when 8-year-old Lily Dove threw up before school. Her mother, Erin Dove, thought it was odd, but kept her home for the day. As a mother of three girls, including identical twins Lily and Bailey, she understood childhood illnesses and bugs. Then, it happened again […]
  
  Read more

• WATCH: Sausage 101

  29-09-2015 16:22
  
  Nick Stevens learns how to pair and prepare sausage at The Meat Hook in NYC.
  
  Read more

• Shelton Man Accused of Killing Wife Heads to Court

  29-09-2015 16:20
  
  Thomas Infante was led silently into Derby Superior Court on Tuesday morning, where he will face a judge and be arraigned for his wife's murder.Photo Credit: NBCConnecticut.com
  
  Read more

• Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Meriden Hospitalized

  29-09-2015 16:20
  
  MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) – Police say a pedestrian in his 50s has been hospitalized after he was hit by a car in Meriden.
  Police responded Monday afternoon after a reported crash involving a vehicle and pedestrian. The pedestrian was found on the ground with injuries to his head and upper torso.
  An ambulance took him to Midstate Hospital. He was then airlifted to Hartford Hospital to be treated for life-threatening injuries. His condition is currently unknown.
  Police are not releasing his name
  
  Read more

• Using courage and determination to fight breast cancer

  29-09-2015 16:19
  
  HARTFORD — Victoria Mazzarelli, the Artistic Director of the Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory and breast cancer survivor joined Fox CT Morning Extra to talk about Thursday’s Pink Party. Mazzarelli was diagnosed with breast cancer and wants people to know that you can get through even the most difficult times with courage and determination. The Pink Party […]
  
  Read more

Follow @NewsConnectic on Twitter!