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Reggae Artist Toplane In Studio Sunday
The July 28 edition of Strictly Roots will feature an in-studio interview with singer Michael Bembridge. The program airs 6-8 p.m. Click here to listen live. Bembridge, who goes by the stage name Toplane, is a reggae artist hailing from Jamaica. With his infectious rhythms, soulful vocals and thought-provoking lyrics, he’s established himself rising figure in the reggae music scene.
Troopers halt traffic to help ducklings cross I-91 in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Lucky ducks! A small family of birds successfully ducked traffic thanks to help from some human friends Monday. Troopers lent a hand after receiving multiple 911 calls about the stranded ducks, which cuddled for cover by the median wall in the area of Exit 33 around 3:47 p.m. Upon arrival, troopers […]
State police wash hands of internal affairs investigation involving East Lyme police chief
MIDDLETOWN, CT (WFSB) - The Connecticut State Police announced on Thursday that they will no longer be conducting an internal affairs investigation on behalf of the East Lyme Police Department. The investigation had been centered on East Lyme Police Chief Michael Finkelstein, who was arrested on warrants related to a...
Trooper involved in crash in Hampton
HAMPTON, CT (WFSB) - A state trooper was involved in a crash in Hampton on Thursday night. State police confirmed to Channel 3 that it happened on Station Road just before 9 p.m. The trooper was the only person involved and suffered minor injuries, they said. The trooper was transported...
Serious injuries reported in Wethersfield crash that involved motorcycle
WETHERSFIELD, CT (WFSB) - A crash that involved a motorcycle and a sedan closed a road in Wethersfield on Friday morning. Police reported serious injuries. According to the state Department of Transportation, the crash happened on Jordan Lane, which is also Route 314. Police said the road was closed from...
CT had the nation’s highest jump in alcohol-related deaths. Why?
In 1993, Newport mother Dorrie Carolan founded Parent Connection to support parents whose children were battling addiction after her son died of a prescription drug overdose. In the decades that followed, her organization has faced a new enemy, one of the oldest recreational drugs: alcohol. From 2012 to 2022, the...
Has the craft beer bubble burst? According to data, CT and nation are at tipping point
Is the craft beer trend that swept the nation now on the decline? Not quite, but it is close, according to the data. Let’s take a look at the number of craft breweries, both in Connecticut and across the country. Craft beer’s most recent boom in the United States occurred through the 2010s. A chart on the Brewers Association’s website shows craft breweries in the U.S. jumped from around 1,800 ...
Why is there an uptick in animal abandonment cases in Connecticut?
CONNECTICUT, USA — Two dogs tied to a pole in Manchester, a dog abandoned and hit by a car in Canton, two kittens thrown from a moving car in Naugatuck – Those are just a few of the animals found abandoned in Connecticut in recent weeks. Animal rights...
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