Route 9 southbound is closed in Essex after a serious crash, according to Connecticut State Police.
The crash is near exit 3. Drivers should expect delays in the area and seek alternate routes if possible.
No other details were immediately available. Check back for updates.
The NBC Connecticut meteorologists have issued a First Alert as they track freezing rain that could make for icy conditions Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Temperatures will be near 32 degrees across much of the state as precipitation falls Wednesday into Thursday. There will be slick spots in some areas and some icy glaze is possible on trees. The slippery roads could cause some school delays Thursday morning.
The rain should affect most of the state away from the shoreline.
We continue to monitor this weather pattern. Stay tuned for updates and get the latest forecast anytime here.
This winter has already been deadly in Connecticut after a man fell through ice in Old Lyme recently, now experts are warning the recent warmup could create dangerous conditions.
On Monday training was underway for ice rescues that could help save someone’s life.
“Hypothermia sets in very quick. So it’s important to get right out there,” said Captain Jonn Massirio of the Berlin Fire Department.
Massirio and other volunteer firefighters headed to Silver Lake and also Paper Goods Pond in Berlin. Their mission was to help the pretend victims.
“We always like to talk to the victim first. Try to work them out. Sometimes the victims can self-rescue. They just need to calm down,” said Massirio.
If that doesn’t work they can throw a line to the victim.
“If all else fails, we’ll go out with our rescuers and then try to get them out of the water using our personnel. So that’s the last resort, obviously. We don’t like to put more people in the water,” said Massirio.
Rescues like this have already been needed this season in the state. About a week ago first responders rushed to save two men who went through the ice on Rogers Lake in Old Lyme. One man died and the other was hospitalized.
Back in Berlin, firefighters say it’s time to be especially cautious.
“With the changing temperatures, obviously watch the weather,” said Massirio.
Massiro tells us when ice first forms it’s clear and solid.
“If you notice the ice turning white from freezing and thawing and refreezing, then it’s going to be a lot weaker. So you want to be a lot more wary of going out in the varying temperatures,” said Massirio.
If you do fall in, experts suggest using your elbows to lift yourself up onto the ice and then kick with your legs to get your whole body out of the water. Then roll back to safety.
On Monday night New Haven Mayor Toni Harp delivered her State of the City. For much of it, she focused on the dedication of city workers and first responders.
But the state of the police department remains uncertain. It's seen several officers leave. Chief Anthony Campbell announced his retirement on Friday. He'll leave March 29 to take a job as a state inspector for the Department of Justice in New Haven.
"I would hope that he would reconsider. He's done a phenomenal job. Crime has been down in our city significantly," said Mayor Toni Harp.
Campbell says the main reason he's leaving is the uncertainty surrounding medical coverage. The contract between the city and police union is in arbitration.
Harp says with officers leaving, and more with the ability to retire, she worries what will happen if they do. She hopes the Board of Alders will change their minds.
When it comes to who will be the next police chief, the mayor says she's hoping to promote from within but that they will still do a search.
"I think we are a unique community-based policing city, so whoever the new chief is has to be someone who absolutely believes in that philosophy of policing, understands the critical relationship, good relationship with people in the community, and with other law enforcement agencies. And those are things that will be most important," said Harp.
As far as plans for the city, the mayor says she's looking to do a pilot program that gives school principals more autonomy. She also says residents should see more development throughout the city, from residential to commercial.
"You're going to see people really feeling like they're New Haveners, like it's one city," said Harp.
When asked if she would run for a fourth term, the Democrat says she expects to and will be formally announcing that soon.
In the nine years they worked side-by-side installing lithium ion batteries into Chevy Volts, Evetta Osborne and daughter Monique Watson developed an assembly-line choreography, NBC News reported.
“Watching them work is like watching ballet,” an internal GM story said.
Now, mass layoffs underway at GM threaten to break up the mother-daughter autoworker duo by shuttering the Michigan manufacturing plant where they work — the Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly facility, which employs roughly 1,500 workers.
In total, GM is planning to send pink slips to lay off more than 14,000 workers and close three assembly plants and two component factories in North America by the end of 2019. It began the layoffs of some of its salaried workers on Monday.
The sweeping plan approved by GM chief Mary Barra is expected to save the automaker billions of dollars — and provide a cushion ahead of a forecast slowdown of the U.S. automotive market in the next few years.
But for thousands of American workers like Osborne and Watson, when the last car rolls down the line at their plant on June 1, they will likely be faced with two choices, both bad — accept a transfer to another plant far from their families and homes in Detroit, or start over in a new profession.
Pets are often considered to be members of the family, but decisions about getting a dog or cat the medical help needed often come down to how much the care costs. Many pet owners ponder signing up for a pet health insurance plan to defray costs.
"He looked very lethargic and he was ill so we brought him to the vet," said Drew Carrano, of Hamden, who owns a part-beagle, part-coonhound named Milo.
The first few months of Milo's life were not easy for him or for his family. Carrano said the veterinarian's diagnosis was pyrothorax, fluid in Milo's chest cavity.
"The doctor was straightforward and said, ‘You have a big issue here,’" said Carrano.
The Carranos were faced with a choice to either move forward with expensive medical procedures, including surgery or take a different course.
"The initial thought was, 'I have to put this dog down at such a young age'," said Carrano.
It turned out that Carrano's wife had, in fact, signed Milo up for pet health insurance when the puppy first arrived in their Hamden home. The family was paying about $60 a month for coverage, with a $300 deductible. With that coverage, the Carranos decided to go forward with Milo's surgery.
"They had tubes in his lungs, which were draining the fluid," said Carrano.
The initial bill for Milo's medical care was close to $16,000, Carrano said. The family's pet insurance covered about 90 percent of that. The insurance saved them a lot of money and, they say, it saved Milo's life.
"He recovered 100 percent," said Carrano. "The fact that we had insurance, gives him a whole new life."
More than two million pets in the U.S and Canada are currently insured, according to the North American Pet Health Insurance Association (NAPHIA).
Nick Marut, of Weatogue, plans to insure his 5-year-old Husky, Nala, someday in the future.
"She's the best dog that I could ever hope for," Marut said.
"I'm thinking that I will end up doing it in the future," Marut said. "Don't know how close I am to that though."
Tim Pusch, of Simsbury, said he was not interested in coverage for his dog, Dixie, who is about a year old.
"You buy it and you don't need it. You don't buy it and you need it," said Pusch. "We'll see how it goes."
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation endorses the concept of pet health insurance but acknowledges coverage plans are not for everyone.
Katerina Cavanagh is a client care coordinator at Central Hospital for Veterinary Medicine, a 24/7 emergency facility in North Haven.
"We have a lot of clients who come in and hope that they can get insurance because we've given them a diagnosis that isn't that favorable," Cavanagh said. "At that point, it's too late."
Pre-existing conditions are not covered under pet health insurance plans, Cavanagh said. Enrolling while your pet is young can help avoid claim rejections for any pre-existing condition. Cavanagh believes that insurance can protect against a large and unexpected health emergency.
"We regularly see five-figure balances," Cavanagh said. "It can really be the difference between life and death."
An overturned tractor-trailer has closed part of Route 2 in Colchester on Tuesday morning.
The tractor-trailer rolled over near the center median and closed Route 2 eastbound between exits 17 and 18, according to firefighters. One lane has since reopened.
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is responding to the scene for a diesel leak.
Minor injuries were reported.
There is no estimate for when the highway will fully reopen.
The Islamic State group is regrouping in Iraq faster than in Syria, according to a new Pentagon report, underscoring the fluid nature of the security threat in the Middle East, NBC News reported.
The assessment of the efforts by ISIS to reestablish a foothold in the region comes as the U.S. military is moving forward with a plan to pull out of Syria.
Citing the ongoing threat posed by the terror group, several lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and former defense officials have sharply criticized President Donald Trump's plan to draw down troops in Syria, as well as in Afghanistan.
The report, which was released Monday, confirms an NBC News story published last week that said a draft version had warned that ISIS could regain territory in six to 12 months in the absence of sustained military pressure.
The future of the Shakespeare Theatre now rests in the hands of 11 people, who will be holding their first meeting on Tuesday night.
The task force will oversee community conversations about what to do with the property.
In a statement, the mayor said given there is such interest in what will happen, they will be as inclusive and transparent as possible and will make sure everyone who wants to be a part of the process is able to be.
The theatre opened in 1955, but the last performance was held in the 1980's.
The cause of the fire is still unknown, but the town's fire marshal said they are not ruling anything out, including arson. He said, so far, they have not found any evidence of accelerants.
Investigators are also working to determine if the sprinkler system was working.
Lawmakers were in the process of securing $14 million to restore the theatre.
The meeting is at 5:30 on Tuesday at Town Hall.
Hamden Police are attempting to identify a man and a woman who are accused of stealing items from multiple Home Depot stores in two different states.
Officers responded to the Home Depot on Dixwell Avenue on January 27 after getting a report of a theft.
Investigators said that two people left the store with a stolen tool kit. They then got into a blue Honda Civic and fled northbound on Dixwell Avenue.
In photos released by police, the woman can be seen wearing a dark-colored hooded sweatshirt and dark-colored pants. The photos show the man wearing a hat, a light-colored hooded sweatshirt with a dark-colored jacket on top and dark pants.
The Home Depot Loss Prevention Division said the pair are responsible for numerous thefts at their stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Derick Manning of the Hamden Police Department at (203) 230-4030.
Police are investigating a suspicious death in New Britain on Tuesday.
The suspicious death happened on Monday, according to New Britain Police Captain Jeanette Portalatin.
Officers did not release details about the death.
The investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story. NBC Connecticut will update this story as details come into the newsroom.
Social media giant Flickr announced it will be deleting a large amount of user photos on its website starting Tuesday.
The company was purchased from Yahoo! by Smugmug last April and announced policy changes in November.
Free users will now be limited to a total of 1,000 pictures. Customers can opt for Flickr Pro for $50 a year.
At one point, Flickr offered users a terabyte of free storage, leading to more sign ups for the incentive.
"I'm not conceded about the deletion," said user Calvin Smith of San Marcos, California. "I have those photos saved somewhere else. Flickr was mainly used to share photos easily."
The company said it will start deleting the oldest photos first until the 1,000 picture limit is reached.
"I don't want old photos deleted on any social sites because they don't have my permission," said Grace Lee in San Diego's Gaslamp District Monday.
For users who want to download their photos, anyone with tens of thousands of them will have to spend some time on the task.
Users can download 500 pictures at a time, which are sent in a .zip file to their Flickr inboxes. Clicking on the file downloads and stores it.
"While current free users with over 1,000 photos and videos will become eligible for deletion starting tomorrow, users may not see any of their content deleted immediately," said Allen Nguyen, a consultant for Flickr, in an email to NBC 7 Monday. "The first accounts to be impacted will be abandoned accounts that bear large volumes of private photos."
Statistics show Flickr has about 90 million monthly users. An average of one million photos are shared daily on the site.
A Fort Worth mother whose 12-day-old daughter died after contracting HSV-1 saved the life of another Texas infant with a powerful post she shared on Facebook.
Herpes simplex virus type 1, or HSV-1, is what caused the death of Emerson Trejo, Presley Trejo's only daughter.
Most commonly, HSV-1 causes sores around the mouth and lips, sometimes called fever blisters or cold sores.
In newborns, it can cause serve complications, or even death, if left untreated.
Trejo said in the first few days at home after Emerson's birth, she began to show signs of loss of appetite and abnormal fatigue.
"She wouldn't cry in the middle of the night to eat. She was sleeping all through the night, all through the day. I was freaking out every single day," Trejo said.
She told NBC 5 that she warned doctors that Emerson had a small spot inside her mouth, but Trejo claimed they told her not to worry.
On Emerson's 12th day of life, Trejo said she suffered a seizure. The Trejos returned to the hospital where doctors diagnosed the virus and said it had spread to the baby's organs, which were shutting down.
Emerson died that same day.
"It was traumatizing. Sickening. She never woke up again. She was gone," said Elias Trejo, Emerson's father.
The Trejos still don't know how Emerson contracted the virus.
"I am grateful that she got to be with us and that she died in my arms. I am grateful for that, but we would much rather have her here," Presley recalled.
Two months after Emerson's death, Presley shared her story on Facebook, including pictures of their final moments with Emerson.
"Everyone needs to know about this virus and what it does to children and their families! PEOPLE!!!! STOP KISSING BABIES THAT ARE NOT YOURS!!!!! WASH YOUR HANDS WHEN YOU ARE AROUND NEWBORNS!!!!!" Presley wrote.
Ashley Pool, of Bryan, was one of the more than 254,000 people (and counting) to have read Presley's story on Facebook.
"I cried. I cried because I just had a baby," Pool said.
One week after reading Trejo's post, she said she began to notice the symptoms of HSV-1 in her newborn. She rushed her daughter to the hospital, where doctors confirmed Pool's suspicion and started the baby on antivirals before the virus could spread.
"I would have never thought anything was wrong with her if I hadn't seen Presley's post. It saved Reagan's life and I'm eternally grateful for that," Pool said.
A few weeks later, Pool and Trejo were able to talk, via FaceTime.
"I just want to tell you thank you so much. I can't imagine how hard it is to share so soon after it happened," Pool told Trejo.
"I know for my husband and I, this is exactly what we wanted to do, whenever I posted this, so I'm just glad that I was able to help you and save a little baby," Trejo responded.
Trejo, now pregnant with twin girls, hopes more families become aware of the danger posted by HSV-1 to newborns.
"I'm so grateful for how her outcome turned out [with Ashley's daughter]. [It's] the outcome I would have wished for, for my daughter," Presley said.
About one of every 3,500 babies born in the United States, or less than one percent, contracts herpes simplex virus each year, according to the March of Dimes.
Hamden police are looking for the man who they said stole a purse from a 90-year-old woman after she took a substantial amount of cash out from the bank.
Police responded to Whitneyville Food Center around 10 a.m. on Monday to investigate a robbery and police learned that a 90-year-old woman had withdrawn a substantial amount of money from a nearby bank and a man stole her purse when she went into the grocery store, according to police.
The man who stole the purse appeared to be around 30 years old, according to police. They described him as “small in stature” and having a medium build.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Donald Remillard, of the Hamden Police Department Detective Division, at (203) 230-4052.
Fire up the duck boats and don your favorite New England Patriots jersey, as Boston is celebrating yet another Super Bowl championship parade.
The Pats defeated the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 on Sunday in Super Bowl LIII, earning their sixth championship title. The team will cruise down Boylston, Cambridge and Tremont Streets in celebration of their big victory.
As is tradition, the team will ride thorugh downtown on World War II-era amphibious "duck boat" vehicles."
Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, running back Sony Michel and the dynamic duo of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will be among those taking part in the parade.
The parade kicks off at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
More than 1 million attendants are expected to attend, according to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.
During a press conference on Monday, Walsh asked fans to respect each other.
"Watching the parade is going to be kids and families, so we’re asking you to not throw things," he said. "Do not throw beers, do not throw anything at those boats. We don’t want to see anyone get hurt while they’re in town celebrating the parade."
Walsh was referring to what happened to Red Sox manager Alex Cora during the baseball team’s own championship parade just a few months ago. A fan threw a beer can at Cora, damaging the World Series trophy.
The parade will begin at the Hynes Convention Center and end at City Hall Plaza. Citing public safety, Walsh said there will be no rally at City Hall Plaza this year. The parade route will be roughly 2 miles.
Several street closures are under effect for the parade as well as parking restrictions. Officials highly urge attendants to take public transportation for the celebration.
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Delays were reported on several different MBTA lines on Tuesday due to the high volume of people heading into the city for the parade.
Keolis reported that commuter rail trains were seeing high capacity levels due to the number of parade-goers. Conductors are said to be trying to add more passengers but may run express past stations.
The Fitchburg Train inbound between West Concord and North Station was operating 45 to 55 minutes behind schedule due to heavy parade ridership and from Wachusett, it was 30 to 40 minutes behind between Ayer and North Station. As for the Fitchburg Train from Wachusett between Fitchburg and North Station, the delay was between 15 to 25 minutes.
Keolis said they expect Tuesday to be the highest ridership day ever, notably higher than for previous parades. Additional cars have been added, but increased capacity and potential delays are expected Tuesday afternoon as paradegoers make their way home.
Hamden Police have arrested a woman who is accused of assaulting her neighbor with a steak sauce bottle early Saturday morning.
Officers responded to a home on Dix Street around 3:30 a.m. after getting a report of an aggravated assault.
Investigators learned that 56-year-old Patricia Knotts was involved in a verbal argument with her 55-year-old neighbor when it escalated into a physical confrontation.
Knotts then hit her neighbor in the head with a bottle of steak sauce, police said.
The neighbor, who officers said was bleeding profusely, was treated by medical personnel at the scene and was then transported to Yale-New Haven Hospital.
Knotts was arrested and is facing an assault charge. She was detained on a $1,500 bond and is scheduled to appear in court on February 19.
An Oklahoma woman has a goat as a running buddy who follows her as she exercises around her neighborhood. They run about 12 to 15 miles a week.
Greenwich Police are investigating after a body was found on the side of the road on Tuesday.
The body was found along the side of Glenville Road, officers said.
This is an active investigation.
Police plan to release more details at a press conference at noon.
A man in Middletown was charged with animal cruelty after police said he abandoned a cat at the Sports Hall of Fame.
Middletown police said Thomas Bernier, 65, confessed to leaving his cat, which was found the morning of Jan. 30.
Surveillance footage shows the cat was abandoned the night of Jan. 29. Bernier allegedly attempted to surrender his cat to the Waterford Humane Society on Jan. 29 but was unsuccessful, police said.
A witness called Middletown police in response to photos posted by the police department and identified the suspect. The witness's statement prompted police to contact Bernier, resulting in his confession, police said.
Bernier surrendered his cat to Middletown Animal Control. He is expected to appear in court on Feb. 12.
