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• Police arrest violent fugitive accused of kidnapping woman, stabbings in Bridgeport

  30-04-2025 22:47
  
  Bridgeport police arrested a violent fugitive accused of crimes in several states, and may have stopped a kidnapping in the process. The police department said they responded to a home on Gregory Street around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Responding officers found a woman being chased with a knife by a 27-year-old man. The woman had escaped from the home and...
  
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• Stratford gift and décor shop braces for impact of tariffs

  30-04-2025 22:17
  
  Small businesses across the country and in Connecticut are bracing for the impacts of tariffs. Mellow Monkey in Stratford sells a wide variety of gifts and décor. While prices haven’t changed yet, store owner Howard Aspinwall believes the impact of 145% tariff on Chinese goods could hit around the holiday time, the store’s busiest time of the year. Aspinwall said...
  
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• Former Wisconsin forward Serah Williams transferring to UConn

  30-04-2025 19:33
  
  Former Wisconsin forward Serah Williams says she is transferring to UConn. Williams posted on social media Wednesday that she had committed to the reigning national champions.  Williams had entered the transfer portal after Marisa Moseley stepped down as Wisconsin’s coach last month. Williams, who is 6-foot-4, averaged 19.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.3 blocks this past season and was the 2023-2024 Big Ten...
  
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• Contractors arrested for driveway scam involving Windsor Locks residents

  30-04-2025 19:05
  
  Two men have been arrested for posing as contractors and trying to scam Windsor Locks residents, police said. The police department said they received a call about a man walking up to a person’s home and offering to seal their driveway for $500. The person agreed and handed them a check. Then, the contractor said he needed $600 more to...
  
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• There is a process to getting a guide dog

  30-04-2025 17:58
  
  Wednesday was International Guide Dog Day. But who qualifies for a guide dog? And what exactly do they do? We met with Maryanne Melley and her guide dog, Valla, to answer those questions. “It’s really hard to describe what I see,” said Melley. “What I tell people is, it looks like fuzzy colors.” Maryanne Melley, who is the president of...
  
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• Navy sailor sentenced to prison for killing wife, setting New London home on fire

  30-04-2025 17:42
  
  A Navy sailor has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his wife and setting fire to their New London home while their baby son was inside three years ago. The Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) said 26-year-old George Dodson, who is a Navy sailor, plead guilty to charges including murder, arson and risk of injury to a...
  
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• Police identify body found in Connecticut River in Rocky Hill as woman missing since March

  30-04-2025 17:14
  
  Police have identified the body pulled from the Connecticut River in Rocky Hill this weekend as a woman who had been missing from Glastonbury since March. Emergency crews received a report of a body along the riverbank south of Ferry Park around 9 a.m. on Sunday. On Wednesday, police identified the remains as those of 72-year-old Mary Colasanto, of Glastonbury....
  
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• CT officials reiterate that Real ID appointments can only be done in person

  30-04-2025 17:14
  
  A week from today, you’ll need that little gold star in the corner of your identification to fly domestic without any issues. Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) appointments for getting your Real ID could vary every time you check the website. We checked multiple times. Sometimes, appointments for some locations would pop up for Wednesday, and then would get snatched...
  
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• Local communities rally around family after loss of 8-year-old daughter

  30-04-2025 16:52
  
  The cities of Bristol and Meriden are lighting up purple in honor of a beloved 8-year-old and her family. Her family said purple was her favorite color. “The support and love that’s been showing is just overwhelming,” her father Jim Barbieri said. “It’s truly overwhelming to see how many people have come together to support her and us.” His daughter...
  
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• Hamden braces for tax increase following property value reassessment

  30-04-2025 16:42
  
  A projected tax increase in Hamden has left homeowners stunned and frustrated as they await their next tax bill. It comes on the heels of the pandemic-fueled home-buying frenzy municipalities around Connecticut experienced. “It is devastating,” said Kay Lobban, who just bought her home in Hamden two years ago. Being a homeowner just two years, she was shocked to hear...
  
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• Highway reopens after tractor-trailer tries to go on Route 15 in Orange

  30-04-2025 15:31
  
  Route 15 North has reopened after a tractor-trailer tried to go onto the highway on Wednesday afternoon. The Wilbur Cross Parkway was partially closed after a tractor-trailer tried to merge onto the highway. Trucks are prohibited from Route 15 because of low clearances. The highway was closed between exits 56 and 57, as well as between exits 55B and 56,...
  
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• Travelers Championship field now has all Top 10 players in the world

  30-04-2025 14:47
  
  The Travelers Championship announced Wednesday the latest players to commit to playing at the tournament in June. Hideki Matsuyama, Russell Henley, and Maverick McNealy have all committed to play. The addition of those three players means the Travelers field this year will include all of the Top 10 golfers in the world. That list is led by world No. 1...
  
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• Pratt Street Sounds to return to Hartford

  30-04-2025 14:28
  
  The free music series Pratt Street Sounds is returning to Hartford for a second year. The weekly live event on Pratt Street in downtown Hartford runs from June 13 through the end of September, according to the Hartford Business Improvement District. It will feature local, original music every Friday night from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., weather permitting. There will...
  
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• Baby bald eagles rescued after nest is blown down by wind

  30-04-2025 14:22
  
  A pair of baby bald eagles were rescued by firefighters after their nest was blown down by the wind, landing in a swampy area in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night. “Longmeadow firefighters train for a wide range of emergencies, never knowing when or how the skills developed will be used,” the Longmeadow Fire Department said in a Facebook post. “Tonight, we were called to the Fannie Stebbins Memorial Wildlife Refuge to assist with the recovery of a pair of eaglets whos
  
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• Logano responds to criticism from Hall of Famer, asks ‘Has Chipper Jones ever driven a race car?'

  30-04-2025 12:37
  
  Middletown native Joey Logano wondered Tuesday if Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones had ever driven a race car at Talladega after the former Atlanta Braves slugger criticized the NASCAR champion in a series of social media posts. Jones was defending Austin Cindric, winner of Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway, after Team Penske teammate Logano unleashed an expletive-laden rant about...
  
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• Brother, sister from Old Greenwich accused of filing false claims for $1.2 million in unclaimed funds

  30-04-2025 11:42
  
  A brother and sister from Old Greenwich are accused of submitting false claims with state treasuries around the country for more than $1.2 million in unclaimed funds and they face federal charges. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said 75-year-old Henry J. White Jr. and his sister, 69-year-old Patricia A. White, were both charged with...
  
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• Police think two fires in Milford Saturday are connected

  30-04-2025 11:07
  
  Police are investigating two fires in Milford on Saturday and said they believe the same person might have caused both of them. Firefighters and officers responded to North Street at 7:51 p.m. Monday, then they received a report around eight minutes later about a fire at Gulf Beach. Police are investigating and they ask anyone who has information to call...
  
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• ICE makes arrest in front of Middletown courthouse

  30-04-2025 05:40
  
  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers made an arrest outside of the courthouse in Middletown on Tuesday and the city is working to learn additional details about the arrest. The mayor said an unmarked black SUV arrived at the courthouse and several city employees witnessed a team of people get out. According to the city employees, some of the people...
  
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• Teachers to wear ‘Red for Ed' to push for an increase in education funding

  30-04-2025 05:12
  
  Teachers across the state are heading into work on Wednesday morning wearing Red for Ed. It’s a push by the largest teachers’ union in the state to get the attention of state lawmakers and urge them to increase funding for education. Union leaders and teachers will be showing up to the Capitol in all red. They’re advocating for more investments...
  
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