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• Power restored to about 4,000 NPU customers

  24-06-2023 22:46
  
  An issue at a Norwich Public Utilities substation Saturday night left thousands of customers in the dark. According to the utility company, the outage happened around 11 p.m. and was the a result of an equipment failure at their Bean Hill substation. At one point, about 4,000 total customers, primarily those in the northeast section of the city, were without...
  
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• Outage in Norwich impacting about 4,000 NPU customers

  24-06-2023 22:46
  
  An issue at a Norwich Public Utilities substation has left thousands of customers in the dark. According to the utility company, the outage happened as a result of an equipment failure at their Bean Hill substation. Right now, this is impacting about 4,000 total customers, primarily those in the northeast section of the city. It is unclear when power is...
  
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• LifeStar responds to crash in Ellington

  24-06-2023 21:25
  
  Crews are working to help at least two people that are trapped inside a car that crashed in Ellington. It happened around 9 p.m. near Neiderwerfer Road. Town officials said the car had hit a utility pole, which caused live power lines to come down onto the vehicle, hindering the abilities of first responders. Utility crews are being dispatched to...
  
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• Saturday rain not dampening fan experience at Travelers Championship

  24-06-2023 20:59
  
  Saturday’s rain didn’t dampen the spirit of the fans for round three of the Traveler’s Championship in Cromwell. “The rain woke us all up in the morning and now it’s a beautiful day. The sun came out a little bit,” Erin McCann, visiting from New York City said. “We had the umbrellas, but we really didn’t have to use them,”...
  
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• Saturday rain doesn't dampen fan experience at Travelers Championship

  24-06-2023 20:59
  
  Saturday’s rain didn’t dampen the spirit of the fans for round three of the Traveler’s Championship in Cromwell. “The rain woke us all up in the morning and now it’s a beautiful day. The sun came out a little bit,” Erin McCann, visiting from New York City said. “We had the umbrellas, but we really didn’t have to use them,”...
  
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• Bradley leads the Travelers with a 54-hole scoring record, Fowler shoots a career-best 60

  24-06-2023 20:27
  
  Keegan Bradley shot a 6-under 64 on Saturday to break the tournament 54-hole scoring record at 21 under in the Travelers Championship, while Rickie Fowler had the second 60 of the week at TPC River Highlands. The previous three-round mark was 18 under, set by Brendan Todd on an empty course during the height of the pandemic in 2020. The...
  
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• Ruptured Achilles sidelines Sun's Brionna Jones for rest of season

  24-06-2023 17:44
  
  The Connecticut Sun will have to look to others to step up rebounding and on defense after learning that center Brionna Jones will miss the rest of the 2023 season. The team announced Saturday Jones underwent successful surgery to repair her right Achilles tendon with just over a minutes remaining in Tuesday’s win over the Seattle Storm. Dr. Nicholas Seibert...
  
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• At least 2 kids transported to hospital after Waterbury crash

  24-06-2023 17:01
  
  At least two kids were transported to the hospital after a crash in Waterbury on Saturday. Firefighters said two vehicles were involved in the crash on Lakewood Road and Wolcott Street. According to fire officials, at least two kids were transported to the hospital. One suffered superficial injuries and the other had a laceration to their face and arm. It’s...
  
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• Police find robbery suspect who fled crash on I-91 in Rocky Hill

  24-06-2023 16:13
  
  A person who is accused of committing a robbery and then fleeing from a crash on Interstate 91 in Rocky Hill on Saturday has been brought into custody. Rocky Hill police and Connecticut State Police were searching for a suspect that was believed to have been involved in a robbery in another jurisdiction. After the incident, police said the same...
  
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• Person stabbed in neck and head in Bridgeport

  24-06-2023 15:16
  
  Police are investigating after a person appeared to have been stabbed in Bridgeport on Saturday afternoon. Dispatchers received a report about a person who appeared to be assaulted and was bloody walking down Pembroke Street around 1:15 p.m. Emergency crews responded to the area and said they found the person who had what appeared to be stab wounds to the...
  
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• Natalie Matarazzo named 2023 Featured Adaptive Athlete for the Gaylord Gauntlet

  24-06-2023 14:09
  
  Hundreds of people braved the rain in Wallingford Saturday. Athletes of all abilities participated in what’s known as the Gaylord Gauntlet, a 5K obstacle run that celebrates adaptive athletes. These are people who have experienced spinal cord injuries, amputations, strokes or other mobility impairments. “Some of these adaptive athletes will be either paraplegic or quadriplegic and have certain different levels...
  
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• Body found in Connecticut River in East Windsor

  24-06-2023 12:43
  
  A body was found in a river in East Windsor on Saturday and crews are working to recover it. Officers and firefighters are currently along South Water Street. Police said the body was found in the Connecticut River nearby. Crews are working to recover the body from the river. Authorities have not released any other details.
  
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• 1 injured in shooting near gas station in New Haven

  24-06-2023 12:23
  
  One person is injured after a shooting near a gas station in New Haven on Friday night. Officers received a call about three gunshots near the Gulf Gas Station at the intersection of Fitch and Blake streets around 11 p.m. When police arrived, they said they found five fired cartridge casings and two live rounds on Fitch Street, just west...
  
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• 2 shootings believed to be related under investigation in Middletown

  24-06-2023 11:47
  
  Police are investigating two shootings that are believed to be related in Middletown. Officers were called to the first shooting on Woodbury Circle on Thursday around 8:40 p.m. Authorities said the intended target of the shooting was walking on the sidewalk with a 2-year-old family member when a vehicle approached. Several shots were then fired from the vehicle toward the...
  
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• East Hartford man shot, killed in Hartford

  24-06-2023 08:48
  
  A man from East Hartford has died after a shooting in Hartford early Saturday morning. Officers were called to Zion Street around 3 a.m. after getting a ShotSpotter notification. Authorities said several rounds of gunfire were picked up by ShotSpotter. While police were responding, they said a man, later identified as 32-year-old Emilio Camacho, of East Hartford, arrived at Hartford...
  
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• Tracking the chance of an evening thunderstorm

  24-06-2023 05:57
  
  After a round of morning heavy rain, the state will see hazy sunshine and drier conditions are continuing for the evening. The humidity will remain high and there is still a chance for a scattered evening shower or thunderstorm. Sunday will be drier, but there will still be an afternoon or evening thunderstorm chance. High levels of humidity are expected...
  
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• Tracking the chance of an afternoon, evening thunderstorm

  24-06-2023 05:57
  
  After a round of morning heavy rain, the state will see hazy sunshine and drier conditions are developing for the afternoon and evening. The humidity will remain high and there is still a chance for a scattered afternoon or evening shower or thunderstorm. Sunday will end up drier compared to today. There will still be an afternoon or evening thunderstorm...
  
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• Morning rain, some afternoon hazy sun likely to develop

  24-06-2023 05:57
  
  A warm front moving through the state will bring rain, heavy at times this morning. By midday, the rain will come to an end and hazy sunshine will develop across the state. A shower or thunderstorm is still possible through the afternoon and evening. High levels of humidity are expected to continue through the weekend and into next week. Along...
  
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• Low storm chance through the rest of the weekend

  24-06-2023 05:57
  
  After a round of morning heavy rain, the state saw a little hazy sunshine and drier conditions. The humidity will remain high tonight and there is still a chance for a scattered shower or thunderstorm. Most locations stay dry. Sunday will be drier, but there will still be an afternoon or evening thunderstorm chance. High levels of humidity are expected...
  
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