Passengers on board a Southwest Airlines flight from Florida say a pickup truck hit their plane on the runway at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. 

The Boeing 737 left Fort Lauderdale late Sunday night. According to the airline's flight tracker, it landed in Baltimore at 12:46 a.m., shortly before its scheduled arrival. Southwest said the vehicle hit the aircraft as it was pulling into the gate.

"All of a sudden there was a smash, and it startled everyone. It was pretty loud. The people across the aisle said a truck just smashed into the side of the plane," passenger Christopher Pratt said.

Images from the tarmac show a white pickup truck pinned underneath the front of the plane.

There were 172 passengers on the plane, according to Southwest. 

No one was injured. 

A Southwest representative said they were "glad to hear everyone made it safely to BWI" in a response to a passenger on Twitter.

Neither the airline nor the airport has released any further details.

A 29-year-old man has died after a motorcycle crash in Wallingford Sunday morning. 

Police said Jason M. Sipes was driving a 2016 Harley Davidson XG750 motorcycle on Barnes Road, or Route 68, and crashed near Northrop Road around 2 a.m. Sunday. 

He was transported from the scene to Yale-New Haven Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later, according to police. 

An investigation is underway and police said Sipes was going west on Route 68, went off the road at a curve, hit a metal beam guardrail and was thrown from the motorcycle. 

Anyone who saw the crash is encouraged to call Officer Christian Evans at 203-294-2819 or Lt. Anthony DeMaio at 203-294-2838.

President Donald Trump urged West Virginia voters to support any Republican candidate for U.S. Senate except Don Blankenship in the state's GOP primary on Tuesday.

"Problem is, Don Blankenship, currently running for Senate, can't win the General Election in your State...No way!" Trump tweeted. "Remember Alabama. Vote Rep. Jenkins or A.G. Morrisey!"

Blankenship is a former coal executive who served prison time for his role in the 2010 Upper Big Branch coal mine explosion that killed 29 of his Massey Energy miners.

A Fox News poll from late April showed Rep. Evan Jenkins leading the pack, with 25 percent support among likely voters, compared to 21 percent for Patrick Morrisey, the state's attorney general, and 16 percent for Blankenship.

But establishment Republicans are concerned by the possibility that Blankenship could be surging heading into Tuesday's primary, according to reports.

The winner will take on Democratic incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin.

One person is dead after a fiery crash on Interstate 395 in Plainfield Sunday night.

Police said the driver was on I-395 South, just before exit 32 in Plainfield, and the vehicle went off the road, hit a tree and burst into flames around 7:30 p.m.

The driver was the only person in the vehicle. Police have not released the person’s name or any additional information about the driver.

Connecticut State Police are investigating.

A tractor-trailer rollover has been causing issues on Interstate 84 West in Vernon for hours and minor injuries are reported.

The truck and at least one other vehicle collided near exit 65 around 8 a.m. and the truck flipped over and began leaking fuel, according to police.

Police shut down the highway for around half an hour and the traffic is now down to one lane.

There was another crash in the same area on the eastbound side of the highway as crews were cleaning up the wreck, according to police.

The left and center lanes of Interstate 84 West were closed in Vernon Monday after a crash, according to Vernon police, and they said there are reports that a driver is trapped.

Edgar Jackson, of Vernon, described the scene of the crash as a mess.

“Looked like a war zone,” he said. “Cars everywhere, trucks on the side. A mess.”

Amy Throckmorton and Elizabeth Gaba have only known each other a short time, but their story begins 20 years ago.

That’s when Throckmorton was a student studying drama at USC. She answered an ad in the college paper asking for egg donors.

"I never knew if the egg ever became an embryo, if the embryo was ever a successful pregnancy," Throckmorton said.

Throckmorton has three kids of her own now and runs a nonprofit called Luminary Arts that brings musical theatre into schools. She said she never thought much about the egg donation until recently.

As part of the egg donor contract, Throckmorton had agreed not to initiate contact with any children who came from her eggs. She did, however, indicate she’d be open to a meeting if a child ever wanted to meet her.

Then came a Facebook message from a stranger with a photo of Throckmorton from college. The message asked Throckmorton if she knew the person in the photo.

The photo was from Throckmorton’s egg donor file. Gaba used that along with the name of Throckmorton’s college sorority to track her down.

Throckmorton knew the timing sounded right. Gaba then sent a video which convinced Throckmorton she was the biological mother. Gaba is a singer as well. 

"She sent me a video of her singing and I thought, oh ya, that’s for sure," Throckmorton said. "She sounds just like me. It’s like singing with myself." 

The two met up in person to talk, which led to singing.

"It was magic," Gaba said. "The more time we spend together, the more I realize our personalities are so insanely similar."

And their story gets even crazier. When Throckmorton was in college at USC, she helped start an a capella group called the SoCal VoCals. Now Gaba is a student at USC and sings in that same a capella group 20 years later.

"From the time I was 15, I was so adamant I was going to go to USC and I was gonna be in the SoCal VoCals, and I had no idea why," Gaba said, adding that she started crying when she found out her biological mother had been part of the same group.

Gaba said her parents were always very open about the fact that her biological mother had been an egg donor.

"My mom actually helped me search for a while," Gaba said.

As for what happens next, both said this is is a friendship that seems to be off to a great start.

"Gaba obviously has her own family. I am not replacing that family in any way. I am just an addition to it, one extra person to know and love, I hope," Throckmorton said.

Gaba said, "I just am the type of person that thinks love is not limited to a certain number of people."

Three people have been arrested in connection with a fiery crash in Manchester in May 2017 that killed three people.

The crash happened on Center Street in Manchester around 1:30 a.m. on the Saturday morning of May 20, 2017 and the vehicle burst into flames after hitting a utility pole, according to Manchester police.

Devon Smith, 17, 18-year-old William King, and 21-year-old Bernaria Mickens, all of Manchester, died in the crash. They were all in the back seat.

Police have arrested 24-year-old Gustin Douglas, of Manchester, 25-year-old Shakira Rivera and a juvenile.

Douglas was arrested Friday and charged with first-degree reckless endangerment, tampering with a witness, interfering with police, reckless driving and racing.

Police said he was found hiding in his home with his girlfriend, who was also arrested. He was held on a court-set $50,000 bond.

Rivera was charged with failure to insure/register a motor vehicle and police said her warrant was also in regard to the fatal crash.

A juvenile turned himself in on Saturday and was charged with first-degree manslaughter, first-degree assault, third-degree assault and first-degree reckless endangerment.

He also had a court-ordered remand to custody and was brought to juvenile detention.

Police said he also has an outstanding adult warrant charging him with operating a motor vehicle without a license, DUI, failure to drive right, reckless driving and racing.

A man who was hired to paint at a Glastonbury house is accused of stealing an engagement ring and two wedding rings.

Police said they responded to a home on Southgate Drive on March 31 to take the report and have arrested 41-year-old Daniel Tichy, of Oxford.

They said he was contracted to paint inside the house and is accused of stealing the rings from the owners.

Tichy has been charged with third-degree larceny and posted a $500 court-set bond. He was released from custody and is due in court on May 16.

A shooting in Memphis, Tennessee, left two people dead and four others wounded Sunday night, and police are searching for the gunman, NBC News reported.

The four survivors were in critical condition, according to Memphis police. NBC affiliate WMC reported that one is said to be 14 years old.

Police have described the shooting as a drive-by, but the motive for it isn't yet clear. The suspect fled in a gold four-door sedan.

Police are asking for help identifying the suspect.

An injured bear that was found under a shed on Ridgewood Road in West Hartford Monday morning has been tranquilized and is being checked for the injury to its paw.

The bear’s paw was injured in a snare trap at some point this week, according to officials, and they said the state did not set the trap that injured the animal.

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection was called in to tranquilize the bear, which was seen going through several yards before going under a shed.

Officers at the scene said the bear was not aggressive.

Police told the resident of the house where the bear was found to stay out of the backyard as a precaution.

The Division is Wildlife is checking on the bear’s injury to determine what comes next. If the animal is released, it will be placed near the area where it was found, but away from the neighborhood.

There have been 177 reports of bear sightings in West Hartford over the last year. See how many there have been in your town.

No additional information was immediately available.

Tim Tebow, the former NFL quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, will be playing baseball in Hartford this week.

The Hartford Yard Goats are set to play Tebow's team, the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Monday through Wednesday at Dunkin' Donuts Park.

"One of the great things about minor league baseball is that you never know who you may see play when you come to a Yard Goats game," Yard Goats president Tim Restall said. "Last season, we had several Major League players come through on rehabilitation assignments which was a huge bonus for our fans. We are excited that Tim Tebow will be playing at Dunkin’ Donuts Park with the Rumble Ponies and I’m sure he will love the experience of playing in Hartford."

The Rumble Ponies are the Double-A, Eastern League affiliate of the New York Mets.

"We are proud to be the Mets' Double-A affiliate, and it is an honor to host some of the top talent in the organization," Rumble Ponies president John Hughes told NBC Connecticut. "There is excitement every season, especially this year."

Tebow hit a home run in his first time at the plate this season but then went into a slump where he saw his batting average drop to .133.

But he could be showing a reason to eventually get a promotion to Triple-A ball? Tebow hit his second home run of this season Friday followed by his third on Saturday.  He is currently hitting .241 through 23 games with 12 RBI.  Tebow has struck out 38 times.

Yard Goats team members say it's hard not to pay attention to the buzz around Tebow's visit but they are focused on getting a win.

"There's buzz everywhere he goes and I wish him the best just like I wish every other kid the best in this game, but we're going to try to beat him," Yard Goats manager Warren Schaeffer said.  "That's pretty much all there is to it.  I'm sure there's going to be a ton of fanfare.  It's fun for the guys to get more fun but other than that it's just another day."

Monday night's game is also featuring a prescheduled promotional giveaway.  The first 1,500 fans will get a "Fancy Pants" bobblehead.  Fancy Pants is the goat from Circle K Farms in East Hampton who served as the model for the Yard Goats' logo.

Tebow started in the minors last year playing in Single-A but moved up this season to Double-A. This will be his first visit to Hartford, though the Yard Goats did play against Tebow last season in Binghamton.

Tebow is scheduled to hold a 4:30 p.m. news conference and NBC Connecticut will stream it live on our website.

Police responded to a crash at Route 4 and Brickyard Road in Farmington.

The road is open and the scene is clear.

No additional information was immediately available.

A South Windsor High School freshman did something not many high school freshmen have the guts to do. She reached out to several upperclassmen she’d never met before to start a golf team for girls. 

Meghna Mazumdar found out that her school didn’t have a varsity golf team for girls, so she decided to start her own and the teens raised more than $13,000 to start their own program. 

“Being so passionate about golf but also a huge advocate for women’s empowerment and women’s leadership. … When I found out there wasn’t a girls golf team, I was actually really shocked,” Mazumdar said. 

The team now has nine players, which is more than many of the teams in the state. 

The new head coach, Jim Abbott, said that’s not the only thing that’s unique about his team. 

“We’ve been out in the rain, the cold and the wind and they show up every day,” Abbott said. “To have that buy-in from day one has been great.” 

Mazumdar and the team need to raise enough money to fund the team for three years before the board of education will take over the program. So far they’ve funded year one, but need to raise an additional $11,000 for each of the next two seasons.

Donate to the team online here. 

Badger Botanicals is recalling four different dietary supplements that may have been contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration said on its website Friday.

The recall affects consumers who purchased Green Suma, Red Suma, Green Hulu 2 and Red Hulu 2 kratom dietary supplements in pouches of 250 grams through the Utah-based company’s website from Jan. 1 through April 12 of this year, the FDA said.

One possible illness has been reported in connection with the recall, according to the FDA. Salmonella symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramping and fever, the agency noted.

The recall comes less than a month after the FDA announced that it was investigating a "multistate outbreak" of Salmonella linked to products that contain kratom — a plant native to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Papau New Guina, according to the agency's website. 

The agency hasn’t approved any uses for kratom, and has gotten "concerning reports about the safety of kratom, including deaths associated with its use," it said last month.

"The FDA advises consumers to avoid kratom in any form,” it said on its website. “In addition to the public health concerns raised by this outbreak, there is strong evidence that kratom affects the same opioid brain receptors as morphine and appears to have properties that expose people who consume kratom to the risks of addiction, abuse and dependence."

Anyone who bought the supplements included in the recall should stop using them. Unused supplements can be returned, the FDA said.

Consumers with questions can call Badger Botanicals at 1-385-325-0875.

Police are investigating after a person was found dead on Cedar Grove Avenue in New London, according to police.

Police said the person is male.

No additional information was immediately available.

The New London County State's Attorney's Office and Office of the Chief Medical Examiner were called in to assist with the investigation.

Anyone with information should contact the New London Police Department's detective division at 860-447-1481. Anonymous tips can be reported to the New London Tips 411 system by texting NLPDTip plus the information to Tip411 (847411).

Twenty-one states have in recent months mounted crackdowns on people who falsely claim their pets as service and support animals so they can bring them into restaurants, theaters and other public places, NBC News reported.

But it's not entirely clear how widespread the problem of fake service dogs is.

That's because there is no uniform nationwide certification or registration process for legitimate service animals — which receive up to several years of specialized training — making it easy for people to scam a non-existent system.

And the easy availability online of "service dog" harnesses and vests is all too tempting for animal-owners who want company running errands and going out.

Emotional support animals, with the exceptions of those helping veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, aren't protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A 36-year-old man who was hit by a car and dragged in Bridgeport Monday morning has died, according to police, and they are looking for the driver who fled the scene. 

Officers responded to East Main Street, between Spring and Autumn streets, at 5:15 a.m. and started investigating. 

According to the preliminary investigation, Christopher Bernard Mann, of Bridgeport, was in the northbound lane of East Main Street near the double yellow lines when a silver motor vehicle going north on East Main Street hit him and dragged him around 50 feet, according to police. 

Mann was pronounced dead at 5:29 a.m. at Bridgeport Hospital, according to police. 

Anyone with information about the crash should call 203-576-TIPS (8477).

A New Britain man was shot in the head with paintballs Friday afternoon and police have arrested three suspects.

Police said officers responded to the Smalley Street area of New Britain at 2:45 p.m. Friday and the victim said he had been mowing his lawn when a dark vehicle slowed down and a passenger shot several paintballs and hit him in the head.

The victim recorded the license plate and called the police.

Soon after, dispatch received another report of someone firing paintballs from a dark car in the Bay Avenue area, police said.

An officer traveling on Corbin Avenue spotted a black Chevy Cruz with the license plate that had been provided and stopped the car.

The paintballs in both incidents were blue and the officer immediately noticed that the car had blue paint on the hood and front windshield.

As police searched the car they found a paintball gun loaded with blue paintballs and a small amount of marijuana, police said.

The victim who had been shot in the head positively identified one of the people in the vehicle as the party who shot at him, police said.

Brandon Crockett, 23, 24-year-old Hasan Harris and 20-old Keith Thomas, all of New Britain, were charged with breach of peace, third-degree assault, reckless endangerment, criminal mischief and possession of a controlled substance.

A motor vehicle examiner specialist at Bridgeport DMV branch has been charged with title fraud and has been placed on administrative leave. 

Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles inspectors investigated for several months after the Consumer Complaint Unit learned in December of the suspected title fraud and they arrested Aarron Soares on Monday, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles. 

Officials from the Department of Motor Vehicles said Soares was charged Monday with nine counts of second-degree forgery, nine counts of third-degree larceny, nine counts of motor vehicle title fraud and nine counts of third-degree computer crime. 

Soares, a motor vehicle examiner specialist at Bridgeport DMV branch, was placed on administrative leave from the DMV, effective May 4 and the matter remains under investigation. 

“We have taken strong and quick action to address this alleged misconduct and hold our employees to the highest standard,” DMV Commissioner Michael Bzdyra said in a statement. “While I am extremely disappointed in this incident, the vast majority of our employees are hardworking and strive to serve the public every day. ” 

The matter is still under investigation and the DMV has not released any additional information.  

Soares was released after posting a $100,000 court-set bond and is scheduled to appear in Bridgeport Superior Court on May 14.

A Texas woman turned an $18 bet on the Kentucky Derby into a million bucks over the weekend.

On Saturday, the woman, revealed only as Margaret from Austin, picked the top five horses in the order they finished at Retama Park Race Track in Selma, which is located just about 20 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio.

She won $1.2 million with her $18 "Pick 5" wager - picking five consecutive winners in Races 8-12 at Churchhill Downs, the racetrack said. The Derby was the final race. 

To put the bet in perspective, Justify, the horse that won the race, won $1.4 million for his owners.

Retama Racing Director Steve Ross considers the win the "unicorn of wagers."

It was the largest payout in the history of Retama Park.