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Videos show illegal car racing meetups across Suffolk County
BROOKHAVEN, N.Y. -- Videos of illegal car racing meetups on Long Island are prompting calls for tougher penalties.The chaotic scenes were captured at multiple locations over the weekend in Suffolk County, and one young spectator was hurt. From Patchogue to Shirley, Sound Beach to Miller Place, there were coordinated illegal events billed as "takedowns" early Sunday morning. "Perhaps they are under the misconception that you can come out to Suffolk County, where it's less populated, and just go crazy. It's not going to happen," said Brookhaven Town Supervisor Dan Panico. "This isn't a movie"The videos show dangerous tricks, with people hanging off...
Waterford man tells his cousin’s story of being taken hostage from Israel
WATERFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — On Oct. 7, 2023, family members of a Waterford man were two of over 200 hostages that were taken from Israel when Hamas attacked the country. Jerry Fischer said that his cousin, Liat Atzili and her husband, Aviv Atzili were taken hostage in the attacks. Fischer said that once he heard […]
Connecticut Attorney General Tong on TikTok lawsuits
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Social media giant TikTok is facing lawsuits in 14 different states, claiming that the app is harming the mental health of young people. Lawsuits say that the algorithm is “addictive,” and that the platform is “wreaking havoc on the mental health of millions of American children and teenagers.” Attorney General William […]
Treasure Hunting: Rarities Await You at Connecticut’s ‘Elephant’s Trunk Flea Market’
It was a gorgeous Sunday morning in October 2024 when Mindy and I realized that in the 45 years we've lived in New Fairfield, we've never checked out the legendary New Milford Elephant's Trunk Flea Market. At 4:15 am, the parking lot gates open as a line of cars and...
Man With Machete Shot Dead At Bella Vista
A 56-year-old man with a machete — and an apparent history of mental health problems — was shot and killed during an altercation with a fellow resident at the Bella Vista apartment complex on Friday afternoon. The New Haven Police Department (NHPD) reported that homicide in a press...
Connecticut gets $25M from EPA to replace lead pipes, provide cleaner water
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — Connecticut is set to receive $25 million in federal funding to provide clean water to schools and homes, as part of the Biden administration’s final rule issued Tuesday. The Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) requires water systems across the county to find and replace lead pipes within 10 years. It will […]
State warns Old Lyme it's taking too long to address raw sewage issues
Oct. 8—OLD LYME — The commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and the Office of the Attorney General want to know why there still aren't sewers along most of the town's shoreline. DEEP Commissioner Katherine S. Dykes and Attorney General William Tong in an Oct. 2 letter said the town is in jeopardy of losing up to $15 million in available funding if ...
10 Years In, NHDocs Says Goodbye
After a decade-long run of bringing documentaries and filmmakers from all over the country and beyond to New Haven — and, for a brief time in October, turning the city’s downtown into a documentary lover’s paradise — the New Haven Documentary Film Festival has come to a close, and will have a final farewell screening on Wednesday, at the Cannon on Dwight Street.
Shoreline East schedule changes as new routes begin
NEW LONDON, Conn. — Beginning Monday, the Shoreline East train schedule will get a boost as four new trains will be added, increasing available routes to Stamford and New Haven. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many shoreline train routes were cut for safety reasons and because they were not...
‘COVID fatigue.’ State health commissioner concerned about lagging vaccination rates
Nearly twice as many people have gotten the flu shot as the COVID-19 vaccine this season, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. The state health commissioner blames “COVID fatigue.”
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