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• I-91 northbound reopens in Meriden after multi-vehicle crash shut it down

  31-07-2026 21:46
  
  Interstate 91 northbound is back open in Meriden after it was closed following a multi-vehicle crash, according to officials. State police said one driver involved was reported unconscious and trapped in one of the vehicles. The highway was closed between exits 15 and 16. It’s unknown how many vehicles were involved or whether any other injuries were reported.
  
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• I-91 northbound closed in Meriden due to multi-vehicle crash: Officials

  31-07-2026 21:46
  
  Interstate 91 northbound is closed following a multi-vehicle crash, according to officials. State police said one driver involved was reported unconscious and trapped in one of the vehicles. The highway is closed between exits 15 and 16. It’s unknown how many vehicles were involved or whether any other injuries were reported at this time. This is a developing story.
  
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• 1 seriously injured in 7-vehicle crash that shut down I-91 North in Meriden

  31-07-2026 21:46
  
  One person was seriously injured, and six others sustained minor injuries in a seven-vehicle crash that shut down Interstate 91 North in Meriden for about seven-and-a-half hours on Friday night, according to Connecticut State Police. State police responded to the crash on I-91 northbound just before Exit 16. A Hino refrigerated box truck rear-ended a Volvo S60, triggering a chain-reaction...
  
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• 1 dead, 1 injured after shooting in Norwich

  31-07-2026 16:53
  
  Norwich police are investigating after one person was found dead and another was injured from gunshot wounds Friday afternoon. Norwich police got several 911 calls just before noon reporting a “disturbance involving gunfire,” according to officials. Officers found a vehicle suspected of being involved on Maennerchor Avenue. Inside the vehicle were two adults suffering from gunshot wounds, according to officials....
  
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• 1 dead, 1 critically injured in Norwich shooting: Police

  31-07-2026 16:53
  
  Norwich police are investigating after one person was found dead and another was injured from gunshot wounds Friday afternoon. Norwich police got several 911 calls just before noon reporting a “disturbance involving gunfire,” with witnesses describing it as an attempted abduction, according to officials. A witness followed a vehicle described as a black minivan out of the area. As the...
  
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• Connecticut doctor warns heated NeeDoh toys can cause serious burns

  31-07-2026 15:37
  
  A Connecticut burn specialist is warning parents that NeeDoh squishy toys can cause serious burns if they heat up and break, releasing a thick, sticky gel. Dr. Alisa Savetamal, Medical Director of the Connecticut Burn Center at Bridgeport Hospital, said the center has seen cases involving children who were burned by the substance after the toys were heated. “It’s almost...
  
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• 14-year-old and his father arrested after 2 injured in Bridgeport shooting: Police

  31-07-2026 15:09
  
  A 14-year-old boy and his 46-year-old father have been arrested in connection with a double shooting that injured two other teens in Bridgeport on Thursday, police said. Officers responded to the area of Laurel Avenue and Grove Street around 4 p.m. after receiving a ShotSpotter alert for several gunshots being fired. Bridgeport’s emergency dispatch center also received several 911 calls...
  
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• Connecticut college students prepare to help NASA with eclipse research in Spain

  31-07-2026 14:56
  
  Students from the University of Hartford and the University of Bridgeport are preparing to travel to Burgos, Spain, to assist in scientific research during the Aug. 12 solar eclipse. NASA has asked them to collect two types of data. “On the payload, we’re going to have an ozone sensor that is going to be tracking ozone, and then we’re going...
  
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• Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner files for divorce, court documents say

  31-07-2026 13:55
  
  Connecticut Sun center Brittney Griner has filed for divorce from her wife, Cherelle, according to court documents filed Thursday in Fulton County, Georgia. The complaint for divorce and other relief states the couple married on June 18, 2018, and have been separated since July 24. It states that Griner says the marriage is “irretrievably broken,” with “no hope of reconciliation,”...
  
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• Bridgeport man arrested in Milford home invasion that killed man, wounded woman

  31-07-2026 13:33
  
  A Bridgeport man has been arrested in connection with a deadly home invasion that left a 69-year-old man dead and a woman wounded in early June, police said on Friday. Stuar Lopez-Reyes, 25, of Bridgeport, was arrested in New Haven with assistance from the U.S. Marshals’ Office, according to police. He is charged with murder, murder in commission of a...
  
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• Barred owl's wing becomes impaled in wires from plumbing snake in West Hartford

  31-07-2026 13:10
  
  A barred owl is recovering after a rare injury involving what a Connecticut wildlife rehabilitation center says was a plumbing snake in West Hartford. A Place Called Hope, a nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation organization in Killingworth, said the owl became snagged on the tool, which it described as a plumbing snake. The organization said the bent wire at the end pierced...
  
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• Police ask public for help identifying elderly woman hit by car in Stamford

  31-07-2026 08:58
  
  An elderly woman is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Stamford on Friday morning, and police said they are asking the public for help identifying her. The woman was crossing Progress Drive near Stillwater Avenue when she was struck by a 2022 Ford Escape driven by a 28-year-old Stamford resident, police said. The driver remained at...
  
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• 78-year-old woman dies after being hit by car in Stamford

  31-07-2026 08:58
  
  An elderly woman has died after being struck by a car in Stamford on Friday morning. Carmen Illapa, 78, was crossing Progress Drive near Stillwater Avenue around 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2022 Ford Escape driven by a 28-year-old Stamford resident, police said. The driver remained at the scene and spoke with responding officers, police said. Illapa...
  
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• 78-year-old woman critically injured after being hit by car in Stamford

  31-07-2026 08:58
  
  An elderly woman is in critical condition after being struck by a car in Stamford on Friday morning. The 78-year-old woman was crossing Progress Drive near Stillwater Avenue around 5:30 a.m. when she was struck by a 2022 Ford Escape driven by a 28-year-old Stamford resident, police said. The driver remained at the scene and spoke with responding officers, police...
  
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• Man dies after crash in Hartford

  31-07-2026 07:46
  
  A 64-year-old man is dead after a crash in Hartford on Thursday night. Police responded to the area of New Road around 10:03 p.m. and located a vehicle that struck the concreate barriers near a cul-de-sac, according to police. The man was found inside the vehicle suffering from serious life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital where he later...
  
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• Second water main break on Tompkins St. in Waterbury

  31-07-2026 05:56
  
  Crews in Waterbury are working to repair a second water main break on Tompkins St. after a break on the same street earlier this week left thousands without water for days. According to Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski, a leak close to where the initial break was reported on Tuesday occurred early Friday morning, just after crews had repaired the first...
  
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• About 15,000 Waterbury residents, businesses without water after second water main break

  31-07-2026 05:56
  
  More than 15,000 residents and businesses in Waterbury are expected to be without water service until repairs to a second water main break are completed, according to the mayor’s office. Crews are working to repair the break on Tompkins St. after a break on the same street earlier this week left thousands without water for days. According to Waterbury Mayor...
  
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• Warm and muggy weekend with next chance of rain Monday

  31-07-2026 05:44
  
  Tonight looks fair. There will be a nice mix of sun and clouds and highs near 90 degrees inland and lower 80s at the beaches tomorrow, Sunday looks similar as well. There is a chance of rain on Monday.
  
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• Mostly sunny skies and warm temps for Friday

  31-07-2026 05:44
  
  The early fog will give way to mostly sunny skies and warm temps. High temperatures are in the low to middle 80s, which is expected for late July. A pop-up shower is possible in the afternoon. As of now, tonight looks fair. There will be a nice mix of sun and clouds and highs near 90 degrees inland and lower...
  
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