'Very dangerous': CT police talk traffic stops in wake of trooper's death
Crashes have been the most common cause of on-duty police deaths in Connecticut. Fatal crashes are divided into five categories. Of the 154 officers lost, 11 died in vehicular assaults, including ... > react
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I-95 southbound closed after multivehicle crash in Greenwich; 3 firefighters hurt
- Connecticut
- Norwalk
- I-95
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- Jun 27, 2024 04:53am
95Southbound traffic is backed up past Stamford, and northbound lanes are experiencing delays almost to the New York state line. Read More
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Crews tackle storm damage across Connecticut
- Connecticut
- Union
- I-84
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- Jun 27, 2024 02:34am
84CONNECTICUT (WTNH) - There are over 49,000 power outages ... Some of the damage reported includes power lines done on Maple Street in Hartford, a tree down on Interstate 84 in Farmington that damaged ... Read More
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Chrysler Dodge Jeep Fairfield dealership to relocate, redevelopment possible for current site
- Connecticut
- I-95 Near Greenwich
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- Jun 27, 2024 02:14am
95Gengras Chrysler Dodge Jeep Fairfield's new showroom and service center at 251 Commerce Drive would stand yards from the northbound off ramp of Interstate 95's Exit ... based in Connecticut. He ... Read More
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CT Senate passes fixes to car tax, school construction issues in special session
- Connecticut
- Norwalk
- CT-15
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- Jun 26, 2024 3:25pm
Eight legislative changes, including a rewrite of tax law on commercial vehicles, are approved in a special session of Connecticut Senate ... Read More
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Route 7 closed in Kent after crash
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- Route 9
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- Jun 26, 2024 12:51pm
9Route 7 in Kent is closed after a crash and state police said injuries are reported. A vehicle overturned in the area of Route 7 and Flanders Lane just before 1:30 p.m. and LifeStar was called. State ... Read More
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Route 7 closed in Kent, medical helicopter called for serious crash, police say
- Connecticut
- Route 9
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- Jun 26, 2024 12:01pm
9KENT - A medical helicopter was requested after injuries were reported after a vehicle overturned on Route 7, according to Connecticut State Police. State police learned of the overturned vehicle ... Read More
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'It's an injustice': Family denied pension benefits after trooper dies in the line of duty
- Connecticut
- I-95
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- Jun 25, 2024 5:00pm
95(WFSB / Gray News) - It's been nearly a month since Connecticut Trooper Aaron Pelletier died in the ... Authorities said Pelletier was hit and killed during a traffic stop on a highway on May 30. His ... Read More
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Connecticut has a deadly history with tornadoes
- Connecticut
- CT-12
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- Jun 25, 2024 08:34am
While warm air-driven storms tend to fizzle over the Atlantic's cool air, dozens of tornadoes have swept west from New York into Connecticut - many of them lethal. A 12-year-old girl died ... WINDSOR, ... Read More
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New Penske trucking facility coming to E. Windsor
- Connecticut
- Windsor
- I-91
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- Jun 25, 2024 08:13am
91Bloomfield-based PDS Engineering will build a new multi-building trucking facility in East Windsor for the ... since it's under a mile to Interstate 91, with easy access to Hartford, Massachusetts and ... Read More
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CT State Troopers Smash Allegedly Drunk Driver's Window
- Connecticut
- Middletown
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- Jun 25, 2024 06:30am
Connecticut State Police had to smash a window and use a taser on a 24-year-old man before charging him with alleged drunk driving. The incident occurred in Middlesex County around 2:30 a.m., Saturday ... Read More
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Man charged with DUI, resisting troopers in Middletown
- Connecticut
- New Haven
- I-91
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- Jun 25, 2024 04:14am
91Connecticut State Police officials say a man was arrested Saturday in Middletown after being found slumped over his steering wheel on Interstate 91 then fighting ... Read More
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Troopers smash drunk driver's window to reach him near Middletown rest area
- Connecticut
- Middletown
- I-91 S
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- Jun 25, 2024 03:32am
91The incident happened on June 22 just before 2:30 a.m. State police said they were alerted to a disabled vehicle in a hazardous location along Interstate 91 north in Middletown ... leading up to the ... Read More
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Dozens of CT coastal sites could flood once a month in near future. See where they are.
- Connecticut
- CT-12
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- Jun 25, 2024 02:30am
A new analysis of coastal resilience by the Union of Concerned Scientists identifies specific locations along Connecticut's coastline that can expect up to 12 floods a year by 2030. By 2050, even ... Read More
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Gold Star Bridge path to be renovated
- Connecticut
- Old Lyme
- I-95
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- Jun 24, 2024 5:56pm
95On the Groton side, the DOT is proposing to install a roundabout at the intersection at the Interstate 95 on-and-off ramps and Bridge Street ... both to commute to his job in Old Lyme and for ... Read More
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East Hartford park gets funding to renovate river walk and connect it to other trails in town
- Connecticut
- East
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- Jun 24, 2024 5:00pm
EAST HARTFORD - The Connecticut River is no stranger to flooding, but the overseers of one town park hope that a recent state grant will help them to not only make needed improvements to keep its ... Read More
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Suspended Norwalk police officer threatened to shoot motorist during off-duty encounter, warrant says
- Connecticut
- Norwalk
- I-95
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- Jun 24, 2024 5:00pm
95NORWALK - A now-suspended Norwalk police officer allegedly ... In 2019, Delgado was accused of driving drunk and crashing on Interstate 95 in Fairfield, and was granted two pretrial probation programs ... Read More
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Only these two companies have submitted bids to demolish the westbound Washington Bridge
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- I-95
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- Jun 24, 2024 1:22pm
95A joint venture by Skanska and Manafort landed the contract for the massive rebuild and expansion of the Interstate 95 North Providence Viaduct ... based in Plainville, Connecticut. It was not clear ... Read More
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2 Pedestrians Hit, 1 Killed in CT, Driver Remains At Scene
- Connecticut
- Norwalk
- CT-15
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- Jun 24, 2024 12:56pm
Two pedestrians were hit, and one was killed by a vehicle at a busy Connecticut intersection. The crash occurred in Hartford County in Bristol around 4:15 a.m., Monday, June 24, in the area of Pine ... Read More
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Burlington's State Fish Hatchery flooded during storm; about two-dozen fish killed; state says
- Connecticut
- Burlington
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- Jun 24, 2024 12:01pm
The state's fish hatchery in Burlington was flooded June 21, after a fast-moving storm dumped rain into nearby streams, bringing sediment and debris. Read More