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• Police look for people that witnessed shooting of 8-year-old in Bridgeport

  26-07-2023 20:53
  
  Bridgeport police are looking for witnesses who may have witnessed the shooting of an 8-year-old boy on Sunday night. The child was grazed by a bullet during a shooting in the 300 block of Orchard Street. Police said dispatchers received reports of a person shot in the ear. When emergency crews responded to the area, they said they found an...
  
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• Bulbs in light fixtures along Connecticut highways turn purple due to defect

  26-07-2023 20:24
  
  It’s a mystery on Connecticut highways: purple lights lining the roads. The lamp posts with purple bulbs have been spotted in two locations casting off a violet glow. “It just looks weird,” Clark Alejambrino, of West Hartford, said. Some drivers are wondering what is behind the lights. If you have been driving late at night, you may have come across...
  
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• Serious injuries reported in Old Lyme motorcycle crash

  26-07-2023 19:41
  
  Connecticut State Police said serious injuries are being reported in a motorcycle crash in Old Lyme this evening. Troopers were called to the area of Neck Road, also known as Route 156, for a reported accident at about 6:30 p.m. LifeStar was called in and possible serious injuries are being reported, according to police. Route 156 is shut down while...
  
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• Bicyclist injured in crash with motorcycle in Old Lyme

  26-07-2023 19:41
  
  A 75-year-old bicyclist was injured in a collision with a motorcycle on Route 156 in Old Lyme Wednesday evening and was flown for treatment of what state police said was a minor head injury. The crash happened on Shore Road, by Ferry Road, just before 6:30 p.m. State police said a bicyclist was in the shoulder of Shore Road, drifted...
  
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• Stamford police cruiser involved in deadly pedestrian crash

  26-07-2023 19:36
  
  Connecticut State Police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash involving a police cruiser in Stamford Wednesday afternoon. The Stamford Police Department said a resident was struck on Wire Mill Road. They were taken to a nearby hospital where they later died. Troopers said they’ve been requested to assume the investigation. Police said no further details are available for release. An...
  
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• Reverend struck and killed by Stamford police officer while crossing the road

  26-07-2023 19:36
  
  Connecticut State Police are investigating after a reverend was hit by a police cruiser in Stamford and died. The Stamford Police Department said a resident was struck on Wire Mill Road at about 4:15 p.m. The resident, identified as 69-year-old Tommie Jackson, was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons said Reverend Tommie Jackson...
  
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• Pedestrian killed in crash involving Stamford police cruiser

  26-07-2023 19:36
  
  Connecticut State Police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash involving a police cruiser in Stamford Wednesday afternoon. The Stamford Police Department said a resident was struck on Wire Mill Road. They were taken to a nearby hospital where they later died. Troopers said they’ve been requested to assume the investigation. Police said no further details are available for release. An...
  
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• Man struck and killed by Stamford police officer while crossing the road: police

  26-07-2023 19:36
  
  Connecticut State Police are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash involving a police cruiser in Stamford. The Stamford Police Department said a resident was struck on Wire Mill Road at about 4:15 p.m. The resident, identified as 69-year-old Tommie Jackson, was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. Officer Zachary Lockwood was on duty at the time of the...
  
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• State police lieutenants and captains vote ‘no confidence' in commissioner

  26-07-2023 19:21
  
  The Connecticut State Police Lieutenants and Captains Union have voted “no confidence” in Commissioner James Rovella following a recent ticket controversy. The union said the vote is not merely because of the tickets, but because “since he has taken charge, the agency has never been embroiled in so much controversy.” “This vote solidifies that an overwhelming majority of this agency...
  
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• Businesses by the river welcome customers back after weeks of rain

  26-07-2023 18:16
  
  If you have been outside, you know it doesn’t take long to feel hot and uncomfortable. But there are many places to cool off, especially as businesses by the river recover after all the rain and flooding. That was the case in Canton at Collinsville Canoe and Kayak. Many people were there beating the heat. It comes as temperatures climb and as...
  
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• West Hartford's first recreational cannabis retailer set to open

  26-07-2023 18:13
  
  Derrick Gibbs and Carl Tirella Jr. are friends and business partners that are now just days away from making West Hartford’s first recreational cannabis retailer a reality. Their store, Budr Cannabis, opens Monday, July 31. It is the first of five they intend to open in Connecticut. They say they want to change how people look at cannabis, as the...
  
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• Lawmakers push for answers following audit of state police traffic stops

  26-07-2023 18:00
  
  Lawmakers pressed for answers Wednesday in a hearing on a recent Connecticut State Police traffic stop audit. The Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project conducted the audit and discovered state police troopers over reporting at least 26,000 traffic records and underreported at least 16,000 traffic records. “Being in the position that I am does not preclude me from having the same reaction...
  
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• Route 3 in Rocky Hill reopens after gas leak

  26-07-2023 17:22
  
  Rocky Hill police said Route 3 has reopened in both directions after a gas leak in the area Wednesday evening. The road, also known as Cromwell Avenue, was closed in the area of Inwood Avenue. The leak was coming from a maintenance garage at a paving company, according to police. The leak has since been contained. Two workers experienced respiratory...
  
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• Route 3 in Rocky Hill closed due to gas leak

  26-07-2023 17:22
  
  Rocky Hill police said Route 3 is closed in both directions because of a gas leak in the area Wednesday evening. The police department said the road, also known as Cromwell Avenue, is closed in the area of Inwood Avenue. It’s unknown how long the closure will remain in effect. Drivers are being asked to take alternate routes. No additional...
  
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• Paid training program introduces Hartford teens to fire service

  26-07-2023 16:58
  
  Two dozen high school students worked alongside Hartford’s firefighters Wednesday, learning critical jobs skills and earning a paycheck while doing it. “It shows me – this is what firefighters do,” said Noelani Sanchez, a rising junior in high school. “If I am getting paid to do this, I want to do it every day of my life.” The Hartford Fire...
  
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• 6 CT restaurants owe their workers pay, Dept. of Labor says

  26-07-2023 16:50
  
  More than 100 restaurant workers will soon get the pay they deserve. The U.S. Department of Labor (USDOL) says employers at six Connecticut restaurants withheld tips, wages and overtime from employees, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. A federal court has ordered them to pay more than $850,000 in back wages and damages. The restaurants under fire are in New...
  
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• Police investigating toddler's fatal fall describe ‘abysmal' conditions in Hartford home

  26-07-2023 15:05
  
  Police are investigating the death of a 2-year-old boy who fell from the window of a Hartford apartment Saturday and police documents about the case reveal more about the state of the living conditions, which officers described as abysmal. Officers responded to the apartment in the 1000 block of Capitol Avenue on Saturday, July 22 after receiving a report that...
  
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• Waterbury police seek arrest of store owner and man accused of killing person at social club

  26-07-2023 15:02
  
  Waterbury police are looking to arrest the owner of a social club and a man accused of killing a person during a shooting on July 16. The police department said 40-year-old Gregory Robertson of Fredericksburg, Virginia, died during an overnight shooting outside of The Bunker Social Club on Watertown Avenue. Police identified 29-year-old Joshua Morales, of Waterbury, as a suspect...
  
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• Waterbury police arrest store owner and man accused of killing person at social club

  26-07-2023 15:02
  
  Waterbury police have arrested the owner of a social club and a man accused of killing a person during a shooting on July 16. The police department said 40-year-old Gregory Robertson of Fredericksburg, Virginia, died during an overnight shooting outside of The Bunker Social Club on Watertown Avenue. Police arrested 29-year-old Joshua Morales, of Waterbury, on Wednesday. His arrest marks...
  
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• Woman shot during apparent road rage incident in Windsor

  26-07-2023 14:44
  
  Police are investigating an apparent road rage incident that happened late Tuesday night in Windsor. The Windsor Police Department said they were called to Interstate 91 South in the area of exit 35A at about 11:55 p.m. for a reported shooting. Connecticut State Police responded to the area and found a 27-year-old woman with a gunshot wound. The woman told...
  
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• Dr. Henry Lee defends work after being found liable for falsifying evidence

  26-07-2023 14:26
  
  Famed forensic scientist Henry Lee defended his work and reputation Wednesday after a federal judge found him liable last week in a lawsuit for fabricating evidence in a murder trial that sent two innocent men to prison for decades. Ralph “Ricky” Birch and Shawn Henning were convicted in the Dec. 1, 1985, slaying of Everett Carr, based in part on...
  
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• Suspect in Hartford shooting that critically injured woman arrested

  26-07-2023 12:45
  
  Police have arrested a suspect in a shooting that critically injured a woman in Hartford in February. A woman in her 20s suffered critical injuries when she was shot on Wethersfield Avenue just after 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 26, police said. Police said she survived the attack and investigators determined she was injured in a domestic incident. The suspect,...
  
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• Serious injuries reported in Madison crash

  26-07-2023 12:32
  
  One person has serious injuries after a crash in Madison Wednesday morning. Police said one vehicle crashed on Route 80, or Old Toll Road, and Matteo Court, just after 8:30 a.m. One person in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital. The Madison Police Department and South-Central Connecticut Accident Reconstruction team are investigating the...
  
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• Huffing, lighting a cigarette likely caused explosion in car in Sturbridge: police

  26-07-2023 09:52
  
  An explosion in a car in Sturbridge injured a person in the vehicle and blew out the windows and police believe someone had been huffing in the car, then tried to light a cigarette. Sturbridge police posted information and photos on Facebook and one photo shows the car has Connecticut license plates. Police said the Sturbridge Fire Department received a...
  
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• Gov. Lamont to make announcement about Connecticut car and truck emission standards

  26-07-2023 09:42
  
  Gov. Ned Lamont is expected to make an announcement about Connecticut’s car and truck emission standards Wednesday morning. The governor will be joined by Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes, Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner Karen Kitsis, and other state leaders. A news conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. in New Haven for the announcement.
  
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• Conn. proposes new clean air car and truck emissions standards

  26-07-2023 09:42
  
  The State of Connecticut is joining eight other states in proposing new clean air car and truck emissions standards. Gov. Ned Lamont said the state is proposing regulations to make cars and trucks up to 90 percent cleaner. It also would require vehicle manufacturers to deliver more zero-emission vehicles to Connecticut and increasing protections for consumers. The regulations also require...
  
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• Overturned vehicle closes lanes on I-91 North in Wethersfield

  26-07-2023 06:21
  
  An overturned vehicle has closed multiple lanes on Interstate 91 North in Wethersfield on Wednesday morning. CT Roads says the three right lanes are closed between exits 25 and 27. There is no estimate for when the highway will fully reopen. It’s unclear if anyone is injured in the crash.
  
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• I-91 North in Wethersfield reopens after vehicle overturns

  26-07-2023 06:21
  
  Interstate 91 North in Wethersfield has reopened after a vehicle overturned and closed multiple lanes on Wednesday morning. CT Roads says the three right lanes were closed between exits 25 and 27. The highway has since fully reopened. It’s unclear if anyone was injured in the crash.
  
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• Beat the heat: tips for staying safe in hot temperatures

  26-07-2023 05:39
  
  The state’s extreme hot weather protocol has been activated starting on Wednesday with heat indexes in the upper 90s to 100 degrees the next few days. If you want to be outside, maybe getting some yard work done or exercising, the early morning is the time to do it. An acute care surgeon at Hartford Hospital recommends you avoid being...
  
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• Strong to severe storms possible amid extreme heat Thursday

  26-07-2023 05:14
  
  Our NBC Connecticut meteorologists are tracking possible strong to severe storms Thursday amid extreme heat. A heat advisory goes into effect Thursday and will last through Friday. The heat index will be in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. Storms are expected to move in by the afternoon. There could be strong gusty winds with heavy rainfall. There is also...
  
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• Heat advisory starts tomorrow with strong to severe storms possible

  26-07-2023 05:14
  
  We have a hot day on tap today and there is a heat advisory starting tomorrow with strong to severe storms possible. Highs will be near 90 degrees today. Starting tomorrow, there is a heat advisory that runs through Friday. The heat index will be in the upper 90s to 100 degrees. Our meteorologists are also tracking strong to severe...
  
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