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• 81-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing From Vernon Found

  29-04-2023 16:56
  
  A Silver Alert for an 81-year-old woman who had been missing from Vernon has cancelled. Connecticut State Police said the woman had been missing since Friday. She was found sometime on Saturday. It is unclear if she had sustained any injuries.
  
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• How D'Amelio's Italian Eatery Recovers from Water Main Break in Waterbury

  01-08-2026 23:35
  
  It’s not the first-time a water main break has left people in Connecticut without water for days. For the past week, the City of Waterbury has dealt with two water main breaks, leaving hundreds of thousands of people and businesses without water. Right near Town Plot Park lies D’Amelio’s Italian Eatery.  “It’s Waterbury with no water.” says Lisa Burnett, a...
  
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• Race4Chase helps thousands of children carry on Sandy Hook victim's dream

  01-08-2026 14:48
  
  What began as a mother’s promise to honor her son has grown into a program that has helped thousands of children across the country become triathletes. Rebecca Kowalski founded Race4Chase and the CMAK Foundation after losing her son, Chase Kowalski, in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. Chase was 6 years old and loved the sport of triathlon. “After...
  
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• 1 hospitalized after overnight rollover crash on I-95 in Westport

  01-08-2026 13:51
  
  One person was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Westport early Saturday morning. The Westport Fire Department said firefighters responded to I-95 northbound, just north of Exit 18, at around 1:30 a.m. for a reported crash with injuries. Officials said two vehicles were involved, and both sustained extensive damage. One of the cars left...
  
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• Recovery operation ends for 13-year-old who disappeared in West River; teen identified

  01-08-2026 13:20
  
  The recovery operation for a 13-year-old boy who disappeared after entering the West River in New Haven has ended after three days, officials announced Saturday. Mayor Justin Elicker said crews concluded the search at 12 p.m. on Saturday after an effort that began Thursday morning. The search continued through Thursday, resumed Friday and concluded Saturday afternoon. Elicker identified him Saturday...
  
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• New Haven mayor, fire chief to give update on search for missing teen in West River

  01-08-2026 13:20
  
  New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker and Fire Chief Daniel Coughlin are expected to provide an update Saturday afternoon on the recovery effort for the teen who went missing after entering the West River on Thursday morning. The press conference is scheduled for 2 p.m. at the New Haven Fire Training Academy on Ella T. Grasso Boulevard. Officials are expected to...
  
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• Friday night Stamford fire displaces seven

  01-08-2026 12:19
  
  Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Paul Newman says a kitchen fire in an apartment hospitalized one of the seven people displaced Friday night. According to the deputy fire chief, responders arrived to Glenbrook Road around 9:30 p.m. and quickly contained the fire in a rear basement apartment. “7 occupants from 2 apartments were relocated by the American Red Cross. 26 firefighters...
  
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• 1 hospitalized, 7 displaced after fire at Stamford apartment

  01-08-2026 12:19
  
  Stamford Deputy Fire Chief Paul Newman says a kitchen fire in an apartment hospitalized one of the seven people displaced Friday night. According to the deputy fire chief, responders arrived to Glenbrook Road around 9:30 p.m. and quickly contained the fire in a rear basement apartment. “Seven occupants from two apartments were relocated by the American Red Cross. Twenty-six firefighters...
  
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• Two displaced after fire in Ellington on Friday night

  01-08-2026 11:37
  
  Ellington Volunteer Fire Department officials say two people are displaced after a fire Friday afternoon on Sprucewood Drive. They say the fire became a multi-alarm fire and requested mutual aid from the Crystal Lake Fire Department, Somers Fire Department, Ellington Ambulance, Broad Brook Fire Department, the Town of Vernon Fire Department and Tolland Fire Department. Officials say the fire was...
  
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• Friday fire displaces two in Ellington

  01-08-2026 11:37
  
  Ellington Volunteer Fire Department officials say two people are displaced after a fire Friday afternoon on Sprucewood Drive. They say the fire became a multi-alarm fire and requested mutual aid from the Crystal Lake Fire Department, Somers Fire Department, Ellington Ambulance, Broad Brook Fire Department, the Town of Vernon Fire Department and Tolland Fire Department. Officials say the fire was...
  
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• One person injured after overnight crash in Wethersfield

  01-08-2026 11:25
  
  State police say one person is injured after an overnight accident on I-91 in Wethersfield. They say the investigation indicates a crash involving a tractor trailer and car that closed down the right two lanes around midnight. One person is in the hospital for suspected injuries according to police. That is all the information at this time.
  
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• Rain holds off until after a muggy and cloudy weekend

  01-08-2026 07:35
  
  The first day of August will see temperatures warming well into the 80s. Elevated humidity values could create a heat index near 90 degrees at times today with partly to mostly cloudy skies overhead. Sunday will see a lot of cloud cover, but rain should hold off until tomorrow night. Showers and thunderstorms could lead to heavy rain at times...
  
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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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