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• Man dies after early morning crash on I-95 in Greenwich

  30-06-2023 22:20
  
  Connecticut State Police said a man died after an early morning crash on Interstate 95 in Greenwich on Friday. Troopers were called to I-95 North in the area of exit 5 for a reported motor vehicle accident. Investigators said a car traveling northbound drifted into the right shoulder and struck a metal beam guardrail. The car then veered across all...
  
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• Person seriously hurt, 2 others hospitalized after head-on crash in New Haven

  30-06-2023 22:02
  
  A head-on crash in New Haven sent three people to the hospital Friday evening, one with serious injuries, according to police. The police department was called to Woodward Avenue for a reported crash involving a pickup truck and car. Two people inside the car had to be extricated and both were taken to the hospital. One person has serious injuries...
  
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• Biden response to Supreme Court student loan ruling draws praise and skepticism

  30-06-2023 21:22
  
  President Biden’s plan is drawing mixed reactions from people here in Connecticut. “Whatever it takes if it’s legal of course,” said Alan Puzarne of West Hartford. Puzarne is glad to see Biden making a new plan after the Supreme Court threw out his student loan forgiveness plan, pursuing a new legal avenue. Puzarne said his son and daughter-in-law have loans...
  
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• Saint Francis NICU staff give heartfelt sendoff to baby and mother

  30-06-2023 21:16
  
  She is being called a “miracle baby,” a little girl born 30 weeks premature. After a four-month stay in the St. Francis Hospital NICU, baby Zahraliz is finally home. Hospital staff gave her a heartfelt send off. She just may be the world’s tiniest graduate. When Zahraliz Franics Angueira departed the NICU Thursday, it was an emotional scene for everyone....
  
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• Building evacuated at Yale as crews respond to possible hazmat situation

  30-06-2023 19:02
  
  A Yale University building has been evacuated as crews investigate a hazmat situation Friday evening. The university said public safety officials are responding to a report of potentially hazardous chemicals in a lab at the Chemistry Research building on Prospect Street. The building, located at 275 Prospect St., has been evacuated and secured, according to university officials. Crews said there...
  
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• Air quality index hits unhealthy levels again in parts of the state

  30-06-2023 18:26
  
  The Canadian wildfires are once again impacting Connecticut’s air quality, just in time for the holiday weekend. Around the state Friday, the air quality index was between 100 and 150, which is categorized as “unhealthy.” At the Rocky Neck State Park beach, there was a heavy haze hanging over the ocean. Still, there are thousands of people getting a head start...
  
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• Coast Guard apologizes for mishandling of sex assaults at academy following revelation of probe

  30-06-2023 17:58
  
  The U.S. Coast Guard apologized Friday for not taking “appropriate action” years ago when it failed to adequately handle cases of sexual assault and harassment at the service’s Connecticut academy. The service also acknowledged it did not widely disclose its six-year internal investigation into dozens of cases from 1988 to 2006. Two U.S. senators on Friday said in a statement...
  
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• Windsor woman out thousands of dollars after travel company files for bankruptcy

  30-06-2023 17:44
  
  Expensive trips have been canceled and travelers around the country can’t get thousands of dollars back. This after Vantage Deluxe World Travel, a Boston-based company, has filed for bankruptcy. NBC Responds teams around the country have heard from more than a dozen consumers in this mess, including a Windsor woman. Ellen Messina says she’s received brochures in the mail from...
  
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• Doctors warn of dangers of wrong-way crashes ahead of 4th of July weekend

  30-06-2023 16:42
  
  “Today I’m here to talk about my father being on the receiving end of trauma care as a result of a wrong-way driver,” Joe Kaplowe III of Rocky Hilly said.  Kaplowe’s father was a surgical physician’s assistant for over five decades. Just a few days before retirement, he was struck by a wrong-way drunk driver back in February of 2019....
  
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• Man hospitalized after water rescue in Enfield

  30-06-2023 16:24
  
  A man is being treated in the hospital after he was rescued from a pond in Enfield Friday afternoon. Enfield Town Manager Ellen Zoppo-Sassu said crews conducted a water rescue at Freshwater Pond. After the rescue, the man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Officials resuscitated him, but the extent of his injuries is unknown. No additional information...
  
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• New street mural in Middletown honors veterans

  30-06-2023 15:58
  
  Go to Middletown and you’ll find art in unexpected places. Try the city’s crosswalks. A few years ago, the city painted one to celebrate the LGBTQ community. Now, there is one that honors veterans. Artist and Middletown native Kendall Soliwoda created both street murals. “Most people are doing walls. I can do work that people literally get to experience and...
  
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• Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car in Rocky Hill

  30-06-2023 15:44
  
  Rocky Hill police are investigating an accident that left a pedestrian in critical condition on New Britain Avenue Friday afternoon. Officers said the accident happened in the 500 block of New Britain Ave. at about 3 p.m. The Mid-State Accident Reconstruction Team was called in to help due to the seriousness of the crash, according to police. The road is...
  
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• Crash involving pedestrian closes New Britain Avenue in Rocky Hill

  30-06-2023 15:44
  
  Rocky Hill police are investigating an accident involving a pedestrian on New Britain Avenue Friday afternoon. Officers said the accident happened in the 500 block of New Britain Ave. The Mid-State Accident Reconstruction Team was called in to help due to the seriousness of the crash, according to police. The road is expected to be closed between New and Cobey...
  
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• Teen arrested for breaking into several Kia, Hyundai cars in Greenwich: PD

  30-06-2023 15:18
  
  A 17-year-old has been arrested for his involvement in stealing and breaking into Kia and Hyundai cars in Greenwich, police said. Greenwich police said they responded to several vehicle robberies in town earlier this week. Officers were first called to Oak Ridge Street at about 11:30 p.m. Wednesday on a report of two people entering parked cars. When officers arrived,...
  
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• Taxes on beer to go down in Connecticut on July 1

  30-06-2023 14:08
  
  Taxes on beer are going down in Connecticut on July 1. It comes just in time for anyone planning on buying beer for Fourth of July cookouts and celebrations. Gov. Ned Lamont said he has signed a law reducing the excise tax on beer by 16.7% as of Saturday, July 1. “Connecticut’s craft brewery industry has been booming in recent...
  
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• Stamford postpones Friday night's fireworks display due to poor air quality

  30-06-2023 11:26
  
  Stamford is postponing its Independence Day fireworks tonight due to poor air quality. Air quality conditions worsened in Connecticut Friday as smoke from wildfires in Canada moved back into the state. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection said the wildfires will elevate fine particulate matter in the air to unhealthy levels statewide. The Stamford fireworks will now take place...
  
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• Shelton woman and her husband plan to overcome adversity in this year's Closer to Free Ride

  30-06-2023 10:33
  
  Allissa Dempsey of Shelton says she knows so many people touched by cancer, and now her husband, Brenton, is added among them.  “Well actually we met when we were a little bit younger, but we started dating our senior year of high school. And we’ve been together ever since,” Dempsey said. In May, the high school sweethearts discovered a mass...
  
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• Bobcat attacks staff member during Wilderness Camp outing in state park in Lyme: DEEP

  30-06-2023 10:09
  
  A bobcat attacked a staff member during a Wilderness School outing at Selden Neck Island in Selden Neck State Park in Lyme early Friday morning, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The animal attacked the victim as he was sleeping in a hammock. DEEP said the three adults who were leading a group of youth campers...
  
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• Bobcat attacks camper in state park in Lyme: DEEP

  30-06-2023 10:09
  
  A bobcat attacked a man at Selden Neck Island in Selden Neck State Park in Lyme early Friday morning, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Police said he was one of three adults who were leading a group of youth campers at the time of the attack and the adults killed the bobcat. The animal attacked...
  
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• Bobcat attacks camp counselor at state park in Lyme: DEEP

  30-06-2023 10:09
  
  A bobcat attacked a staff member during a Wilderness School outing at Selden Neck Island in Selden Neck State Park in Lyme early Friday morning, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The animal attacked the victim as he was sleeping in a hammock. DEEP said the three adults who were leading a group of youth campers...
  
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• Man stabbed during fight in Middletown

  30-06-2023 08:24
  
  Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the chest in Middletown Thursday night. Officers responded to Stoneycrest Drive just after 9:30 p.m. to investigate and found a victim had been stabbed during a fight. He was transported to Hartford Hospital, where he is in stable condition. Police said his injuries are not life-threatening.  The suspect had fled and...
  
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• Vehicle crashes into Waterbury restaurant

  30-06-2023 07:58
  
  A driver crashed into a restaurant on North Main Street in Waterbury Friday morning. The crash is in the 800 block of North Main Street and part of the road is closed. No additional information was immediately available.
  
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• Police investigating homicide after shooting victim crashes into Waterbury restaurant

  30-06-2023 07:58
  
  Police are investigating a homicide after a man who had been shot crashed into a restaurant in Waterbury early Friday morning and died at the scene. Officers responded to North Main Street, near East Farms Street, around 2 a.m. to investigate reports of gunshots and they found a vehicle that had crashed into Ingpirca Bar and Restaurant on North Main...
  
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• Jewett City man has died after motorcycle crash in Plainfield: police

  30-06-2023 07:37
  
  A 38-year-old Jewett City man has died after a motorcycle crash in Plainfield Thursday night, according to police. The crash happened on Canterbury Road around 8:39 p.m. Police said 38-year-old Nathan Carcieri, of Jewett City, was driving a 2012 Yamaha YZFR6L motorcycle, lost control, went off the road and hit a stone wall Emergency crews who responded began treating Carcieri,...
  
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• Fog in the morning; air quality alert issued for smoke

  30-06-2023 07:05
  
  We have fog Friday morning, sunshine and warm temperatures in the 80s, but air conditions are expected to worsen due to air pollution caused by wildfires in Canada, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency of New England. The air quality index is expected to reach between 101 and 150, according to the EPA of New England. Hazy skies, reduced...
  
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