Connecticut 7 hours ago

Gordon Ramsay says wearing a helmet saved his life after bad bike accident in Connecticut

He went on to praise all of the trauma surgeons, doctors, nurses and other hospital staff who looked after him following his injury.

  • Danbury 14 hours ago

    State Police cruiser at crash scene hit by tractor-trailer on I-84 in Danbury

    A state police cruiser that was at the scene of one crash was involved in a separate crash when it was hit by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 84 West in Danbury on Friday night. Troopers said a state police cruiser was parked in the shoulder between the exit 8 on and off ramps around 9 p.m. The police cruiser was…

  • EXTREME HEAT 2 hours ago

    Gov. Lamont to activate state's Extreme Hot Weather Protocol next week

    Gov. Ned Lamont is activating the state’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol next week as temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s to near 100 degrees for several days. The protocol will be activated effective Tuesday at 12 p.m. and remain in effect until 12 p.m. on Sunday, June 23. While in effect, a system is set up for state…...
  • Windsor Locks Jun 14

    Police find dog suffering from stab wound during call to home in Windsor Locks

    Officers responding to check on an emotionally disturbed person in Windsor Locks Wednesday found a dog suffering from a stab wound, according to police. A concerned family member asked police to check on someone at a home on N. Main Street around 1 p.m. When the officers arrived they found an adult without clothes on and with superficial cuts to&#8...
  • Mystic Jun 14

    Naturalization ceremony celebrates 50 new US citizens in Mystic

    About 50 citizenship candidates took an Oath of Allegiance on Friday to become United States of America citizens.  “There is something really magical because many times we hear of the fighting in our country, nobody is getting along, and then you see these people that have done everything to come here to the United States,” Sen. Heather Somers...
  • Sandy Hook Jun 14

    Alex Jones' personal assets to be sold to pay $1.5B Sandy Hook debt. Company bankruptcy is dismissed

    A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but dismissed his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax.

  • Sherman Jun 14

    Sherman man killed in crash across state line in New York

    A 74-year-old Connecticut man was killed in a crash just over the state line in Dover, New York. Joseph Hogan, of Sherman, was on State Route 55 in the Wingdale hamlet of Dover around 3:45 p.m. Thursday when he pulled out onto Route 22 in front of a tractor-trailer, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The tractor-trailer collid...
  • Connecticut Jun 14

    Blood donation centers have great need for donors as summer approaches

    Blood donation centers across the world are celebrating World Blood Donor Day. It’s a day to honor and celebrate those who give blood, saving a countless number of lives in the process. “Here in the U.S. we also sort of use it as a mark to a challenging time of year. We have the summer months amongst us and...

  • New Fairfield Jun 14

    Man turned off power to resident's medical equipment so they would vacate apartment: police

    State police have arrested a New Fairfield man who they said turned off the power to an apartment and a resident’s medical equipment in an attempt to get the person to leave the residence. New Fairfield police officers and state troopers responded to an undisclosed address on Tuesday to investigate a disturbance. The caller told them that a residen...
  • Sandy Hook Jun 14

    Alex Jones could lose his Infowars platform to pay for Sandy Hook conspiracy lawsuit

    Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones appears on the brink of losing the Infowars media platform that he turned into a multimillion-dollar moneymaker over the past 25 years, as a bankruptcy judge is set to rule on whether to liquidate his assets to help pay the $1.5 billion he owes for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shoo...
  • Torrington Jun 14

    Goshen man killed in Torrington crash

    A 72-year-old Goshen man has died after he struck a tree in Torrington early Friday morning, according to police. Police have identified the man as Peter Jacquette. They found him while responding to a report around 3:50 a.m. that a vehicle hit a tree on Pothier Road near Brandy Hill Road.  Police said Jacquette had been driving a1999 S10......
  • Hamden Jun 14

    Community reacts to former Spring Glen Hardware building in Hamden being demolished

    An iconic Hamden landmark is being torn down. The town said the old Spring Glen Hardware building had to be demolished out of concerns that it could collapse. “I feel like our community is definitely missing something. It’s just weird,” Meri Harary of Hamden said. It’s a strange feeling for many, seeing the former Spring Glen Hardware store reduced...
  • Veterans 13 hours ago

    Vietnam War veteran in Niantic shares his story for the first time

    It was a conflict that spanned two decades, from 1954 to 1975. The Vietnam War was long and costly, and it called 2.7 million American men and women to duty, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The war also divided Americans, so many Vietnam veterans have never told their stories; including one from Niantic. Now the retired Marine...
  • StormTracker Jun 14

    Tracking storms through the evening

    The threat of severe weather is diminishing with the heat of the day behind us, but there still could be some storms that pop up through the night. A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Fairfield County earlier Friday evening, but that warning has since expired. The Storm Prediction Center has us in a level two of five threat for…...
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