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Reckless on Our Roads: School bus drivers seen violating the law
During our eight month “Reckless on Our Roads” exclusive investigation, we saw school buses and vans exceeding the speed limit, rolling through stoplights and stop signs, and making questionable lane changes.
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On the front lines in the fight to curb aggressive driving
Our NBC Connecticut Chief Investigator got new insight from CT state troopers in their efforts against the epidemic of aggressive driving.
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Data Check: CT's fantasy football obsession
Connecticut is one of the most fantasy football-obsessed states in the country, according to one new study.
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Data Check: Are people bypassing other activities to play video games?
NBC CT Investigates takes a look at a recent survey about Americans’ video game habits.
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Competing solution for mini-liquor bottle problem?
Mini-liquor bottles, also known as “nips;” you have seen them everywhere, sometimes on the ground in the form of litter. The liquor industry and state leaders have taken steps to address this, but one group says it’s not working; advocating for towns to have the right to ban their sale. It didn’t take long to find mini-liquor bottles, or...
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Advocates address the sale and discarding of mini liquor bottles in CT
A group known as “CT Towns Nixing the Nip” looks into litter concerns stemming from the sale of mini liquor bottles.
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Crumbling concrete program reaches another milestone
A state program designed to assist hundreds of Connecticut families with crumbling concrete basements announced a significant achievement Monday. The Connecticut Foundation Solutions Indemnity Company (CFSIC) said it has now passed the 800 mark, and has placed 802 families into their homes with new foundations. The program was launched by the state January 10, 2019 because most insurers would not…
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FAA shares new details on bumpy Avelo flight
NBC Connecticut Investigates discovered some new information about a bumpy Avelo Airlines flight earlier this year that left three flight attendants hurt.
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FAA shares new details on bumpy Avelo flight
NBC Connecticut Investigates discovered some new information about a bumpy Avelo Airlines flight earlier this year that left three flight attendants hurt. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said severe turbulence was to blame. Our team obtained a report on this from the FAA via a freedom of information request. The FAA’s air traffic mandatory occurrence report said three flight...
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Exclusive video shows moments before crash that killed Hartford police officer
NBC Connecticut Investigates has obtained video of the events just before the collision that took the life of a Hartford police officer last week. The video shows the traffic stop, and the driver taking off just as police walked up to the vehicle. NBC Connecticut Investigates got this video through a Freedom of Information request. At 10:24pm on Wednesday September…
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Exclusive: Video from moments before crash that killed Hartford police officer
The video shows the traffic stop, and the driver taking off just as police walked up to the vehicle.
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State regulators set new critical incident response time target for Eversource
Electric utility Eversource has been told by state regulators it must have a target response time of 30 minutes for critical incidents on fair weather days. NBC Connecticut Investigates has filed a series of reports about the incident that prompted this, when a couple in their 80s was stuck in their vehicle with live wires on top of it for…
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State Regulators Set New Critical Incident Response Time Target for Eversource
Electric utility Eversource has been told by state regulators it must have a target response time of 30 minutes for critical incidents on fair weather days.
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Connecticut state trooper suspended indefinitely
NBC CT Investigates has learned state police have suspended longtime trooper Christopher Melanson indefinitely. That is something that is rarely done, according to law enforcement sources. Melanson, who was suspended on Monday, has been employed as a state trooper since 2006 and is assigned to the agency’s Traffic Services Unit, according to state police. They would not say if the…
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Charges dismissed against state trooper involved in evading incident
A Danbury judge has dismissed criminal charges against a Connecticut state trooper in connection with an alleged hit-and-run in July 2022.
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Charges dismissed against state trooper involved in evading incident
A Danbury judge has dismissed criminal charges against a Connecticut state trooper in connection with an alleged hit and run in July 2022. Sergeant Catherine Koeppel was not present in court when Judge Charles Stango said she completed a diversionary program and dismissed her case. State police reports said on July 24, 2022 Sergeant Koeppel rear ended a woman’s car…
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Harwinton man at US Capitol on Jan. 6 asks judge to drop felony charge
A Connecticut man who entered the U.S. Senate chamber on Jan. 6, 2021 is asking a federal judge to dismiss the most serious charge.
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Local Fire Department Reportedly Served Up Phallic Meatloaf
An investigation into alleged sexual misconduct did not result in discipline.
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The Power Switch: More Customers Seek Third-Party Energy Suppliers
Hard data has shown many electric customers are mad, and they’re not going to take it anymore.