Sludge-Like Material Leaked Into Danbury Hospital ER
A major cleanup is underway inside the emergency department at Danbury Hospital after a sludge-like material leaked from a blocked pipe. The water leak was discovered Sunday evening and forced the...
View ArticleDam Break Floods Colchester and Hebron Roads
A large beaver dam in Hebron gave way early this morning, washing out two eastern Connecticut roads. The dam let loose about 7 million gallons of water, flooding part of Old Hartford Road in Colchester...
View ArticleRoute 44 in Mansfield Reopens After Fire
Route 44 in Mansfield has reopened near Hunting Lodge Road after a structural fire blocked off the area, according to the state Department of Transportation. The fire broke out Monday evening at 451...
View ArticleState to Assist Owners of Sinking New Haven Homes
When Melanie Stengel bought her house on Beverly Road in New Haven more than 20 years ago, there were no problems. That’s changed in recent years. “The house has been shifting. I have cracks that I can...
View ArticleKnife-Wielding Hitchhiker Attacks Woman, Steals Her Car
Police are looking for a New Jersey hitchhiker who broke into a woman's home and stabbed her before stealing her car keys and taking off in her car. Colts Neck police say they received a call about a...
View ArticleAfter Body Found, Mother Thanks Community in Search for Son
The body of a missing 7-year-old boy with autism was recovered from a car behind his Washington, D.C. home. Michael Kingsbury's body was found in the back of a car parked in an alley, yards away from...
View ArticleTeacher Charged With 41 Counts of Sex With Students
A Redlands, Calif., high school teacher accused of having a baby allegedly fathered by a teen student was charged Monday with 41 counts of sex and oral copulation with a minor. Laura Elizabeth...
View ArticleParaplegic Journeys Across Country in Wheelchair
A New York paraplegic man who lost the use of his legs after a car crash 20 years ago has completed a cross-country journey in his wheelchair. Gabriel Cordell, 42, ended his 99-day odyssey at his alma...
View ArticleParaplegic Finishes Cross-Country Wheelchair Trek in 99 Days
A paraplegic from Long Island is making a 3,100 mile cross-country journey in his wheelchair. Greg Cergol reports.Photo Credit: NBC 4 New York
View ArticleHeat Forces Closure of Grand Avenue Bridge
The Grand Avenue Bridge in New Haven will be closed until 6 p.m. on Monday because of mechanical and electrical problems caused by excessive heat. The bridge will be opened from 6 p.m. on Monday until...
View ArticleGrandmother Arrested for Walking with Child in the Street
Hamden Police say Audrey Smith was drunk while wandering in the middle of Benham street around 10 p.m. on the 4th of July with her 1-year-old grandchild in the stroller she was pushing.
View ArticleHundreds Fight Strip Club Plans
The owner of Pool Table Magic, with help from his attorney, made their argument Monday night at town hall for a special permit allowing topless dancers. The commission put the details of the plan under...
View ArticleSFO Crash First Responders Entered Asiana Plane as it Burned
First responders gave their accounts Monday of the chaotic scene they encountered when Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashed at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday. Joe Rosato Jr. reports.
View ArticleJared Kupiec Driving City Car After Leaving Post
More trouble for the Mayor of Hartford’s former chief of staff. Hartford Police Internal Affairs Division is investigating why Jared Kupiec was driving a city registered SUV more than two weeks after...
View ArticleNo Swimming at Wadsworth Falls State Park
There will be no swimming today at Wadsworth Falls State Park in Middlefield, according to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and the east end of Rocky Neck State Park is...
View ArticleStephen King Coming to Hartford Next Week
If you’re a fan of Stephen King’s books, or films based on his books, then you will want to plan on attending a special live event in Hartford next week. The modern master of thrillers will be here for...
View ArticlePolice Search Armed Man Who Stole Purse in Hamden
Police are looking for the man who stole a purse from a woman in a Hamden driveway at gunpoint yesterday. A relative of a Hepburn Road homeowner was getting into her car in a driveway on Monday when a...
View ArticleRecall Issued for Olives Sold at Job Lot
If you bought Bel Frantoio brand olives from an Ocean State Job Lot store, Connecticut state health officials are warning you not to eat them because they were not refrigerated. The warnings and...
View ArticleMan Charged After Plainfield Standoff
Plainfield police took a 34-year-old man into custody Tuesday morning after he fired a gunshot while a woman and two children were fleeing a home on Cornell Road, police said. Police responded to 155...
View ArticleDry Cleaner Drone Delivers Your Clothes
A freshly laundered shirt, covered in plastic, flaps in the wind as it takes flight from in front of Manayunk Cleaners in Philadelphia. It wasn’t picked up by a breeze, though, rather a...
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