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Longtime volunteer priced out of Kent housing market
Louis Dingee spends a lot of time on the road. He regularly drives two hours round-trip from his home in Torrington to Kent, where he volunteers with the Kent Volunteer Fire Department (KVFD). Louis has been with KVFD since age 14, when he participated in the junior members program after...
Central Connecticut State University cuts ribbon on new school of education building
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Central Connecticut State University is celebrating its 175th anniversary by cutting ribbons at eight renovated buildings. One of those, for the school of education, took place on Tuesday. The project added offices, conference rooms and a community room to Henry Barnard Hall. “The motto above the entrance to Barnard Hall […]
2-year-old boy shot inside Connecticut home, mother attempts to rush toddler to hospital
A 2-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot and injured at a home in Connecticut.It happened on Tuesday around 9:30 p.m. on Wheeler Road in Monroe.It's believed the same round struck the boy in his hand and foot.Police say that the boy's panicked mother discovered the boy shot and tried to rush him to a hospital on Route 110 before calling 911.Emergency crews reached the vehicle about a quarter mile from the shooting scene.He was rushed to Bridgeport Hospital and was later transferred to Yale New Haven Hospital for surgery and is expected to survive.Police are investigating the circumstances...
Woman arrested for burglarizing her job in Mansfield, state police say
MANSFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A mother faces charges for burglarizing the restaurant she worked at while her daughter sat in the car, according to state police. Jennifer Spencer, 28, of Coventry, was charged with third-degree burglary, fifth-degree larceny, and risk of injury to a minor. State police said they were...
Police charge three in Kayla Wright murder
NEWPORT — The man police say shot and killed Kayla Wright, a 29-year-old Derby woman, last February is scheduled to be arraigned on a charge of first-degree murder on July 30. Two other men have already pled innocent to charges of helping to dispose of Ms. Wright’s body by placing it in a toolbox and throwing into the Missisquoi River.
Installation to begin on first wind farm to supply power to Connecticut
A 23,000-ton vessel from Denmark is making waves in New London. It's called the Wind Sycilla -- and it's what will install wind turbines in Connecticut’s first wind farm. Tuesday, the 500-foot wind turbine installation vessel is at State Pier before heading out to the Atlantic and getting to work.
Sound Bites: Cheshire woman bit by black bear
Good morning. A Cheshire woman was bit by a black bear on Saturday. According to Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the bear approached the woman while she was sitting in her backyard. It’s currently unknown what caused the bear to bite the woman but DEEP is investigating...
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