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East Hampton police respond to reported threat at middle school
EAST HAMPTON, Conn. (WTNH) — A lockdown was lifted at East Hampton schools on Tuesday after a threat was reported at the middle school. East Hampton Police Chief Dennis Woessner said the report of an active shooter came in at 12:47 p.m. Responding officers encountered a woman outside the middle school who told them a […]
CT man charged with DUI after police initially suspected he was trying to steal vehicle
A man was arrested on a DUI charge in South Windsor over the weekend as police were investigating a report that he was trying to steal a car. Officers responded to Ellington Road shortly before 7 a.m. on Saturday for reports that an individual was attempting to steal a car and encountered 47-year-old Concepcion J. Delvalle of New Britain, according to the South Windsor Police Department. ...
Not just a bed: At CT hotel-turned-shelter, everything’s under one roof to set people up for future
In Hartford, a hotel-turned-shelter is revolutionizing the way nonprofits deliver services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The McKinney’s new home at a freshly converted Days Inn stands in stark contrast to the shelter’s previous location in a 1930s firehouse on Huyshope Avenue. Instead of laying in dozens of bunks in an open room, 80 men who call The McKinney home now stay in single ...
Internet-Famous Beaver Ordered to Be Returned to Nature As Experts Warn She May Not Survive
Nibi the beaver, beloved by social media, may be released back into the wild despite warnings about her safety in the wilderness. The orphaned beaver was found on the side of the road in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, about two years ago. Since then, she has resided at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue in Chelmsford. However, state officials believe that it is time for Nibi to be released back into the wild post rehabilitation.
East Granby woman is found guilty of Medicaid fraud
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Hartford Superior Court jury found Karen Gaston, 43, of East Granby, guilty on Sept. 26 of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community, and health insurance fraud, according to a release from the state’s Division of Criminal Justice. Evidence introduced at trial noted that...
CT advocates sound alarm as number of domestic violence incidents grow across state
The kind of domestic violence Connecticut is seeing has grown more brutal, according to a top advocate for survivors. The north wing of the Capitol building in Hartford was full of people wearing purple on Tuesday to honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month, as Mary-Jane Foster, president and CEO of Interval House, sounded the alarm about the growing crisis of domestic violence. “I’ve been in ...
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