Meanwhile, Ford’s heavy investment in electric vehicles — its own and others — has come at a cost. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Georgia teen is suspect in ‘swatting’ calls to Windsor Locks and police in other states
A suspect in “swatting” calls to police in Connecticut and other states told 911 dispatchers that he had killed his mother, was about to kill his two sisters and would gun down any officers who came to the scene, Windsor Locks police said. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Victim in Bridgeport Monday night shooting has died
Police identified him as 38-year-old Jose Alicea, of Bridgeport. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Man shot in chest, boy shot in eye in separate Bridgeport incidents, city official says
A man was shot in the chest on Washington Terrace, while a juvenile boy was shot in the eye with a BB gun on Rosedale Street, according to a city official. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Police: Bridgeport man yelled racial slur, spit in man’s face after car crash
After a car crash, a Bridgeport man was accused of yelling a racial slur at a Hispanic man and spitting on his face. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Yard Goats game and Journey concert will bring heavy traffic to downtown Hartford Wednesday night
Hartford police alerted the public that heavy traffic is expected downtown Wednesday night due to multiple events, including a Yard Goats baseball game at Dunkin Donuts Park and a Journey concert at the XL Center. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Richard Dabate was ‘ticking time bomb’ in love with two women, running out of time, state says; jury expected to begin deliberating Monday in ‘Fitbit murder’
Dabate, who is charged with murder in his wife’s death, staging a crime scene and lying to police more than six years ago, took the stand last week and stuck fervently to his story that a masked, camouflage-wearing intruder with a Vin Diesel-like voice broke into his house and killed his wife. Top Featured Tags:…
As hospital systems grow in Connecticut, rural patients lose some services
Across the country, hospital mergers are changing the ways in which people access health care. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Ganim faces questions of gender inequality in Bridgeport City Hall
The mayor responded to comments from Constance Vickers, who on Wednesday left her job as his liaison with state lawmakers at the Capitol in Hartford, and from City Council President Aidee Nieves. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
What comes next in Bridgeport’s plan to sell Sikorsky Airport?
It’ll be several months before the sale gets final approval from all interested parties. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Recently committed Sacred Heart football player dies in NJ, report says
Cyrenius “Cy” Menard, 19, died in a car accident in New Jersey on Friday. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Workers in Connecticut and elsewhere grapple with new stresses as they return to office
Overall, among employed adults, the April AP-NORC poll shows 16% say they work remotely, 13% work both remotely and in-person and 72% say they work only in-person. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Forecast says Connecticut’s ‘fiscal cliff’ will be gone when pandemic aid expires
For more than a year, officials have been dreading “the fiscal cliff” — the chasm state programs would fall into once $3 billion in emergency federal pandemic relief expires. But a new forecast, showing state income tax receipts will grow for years to come, has shrunken that cliff to something less than a pothole. Top…
In Hartford, more than 1,500 properties don’t pay local real estate taxes. Here’s what they are.
The city of Hartford has 1,500 properties that don’t have to pay real estate taxes. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Stratford teachers plan rally, warn of possible school closure
Mayor Laura Hoydick’s budget proposal includes roughly $2.5 million less than requested by school officials. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Photos: Children’s Trout Derby returns in Milford
The derby was not held the past two years due to the pandemic. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Bridgeport to put $2.5M toward replacing police headquarters
Officials have for years lamented the condition of police headquarters but never committed any funds for a new building. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Ban on flavored vaping products fails to win passage in Connecticut for third straight year
The flavor ban had early momentum in the General Assembly. The Public Health Committee approved the measure in March after hearing hours of testimony. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Upscale Mexican cuisine moves into West Hartford
El Santo is the newest restaurant in West Hartford, serving upscale Mexico City-inspired cuisine. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Amid development frenzy, Farmington could get hundreds — or perhaps 1,000 — new apartments
With recent approvals for large residential developments near UConn Health and close to the Big Bird bridge on Route 4, Farmington has slightly more than 750 apartments that could be built in the next year or two. Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Bridgeport PD: Man dies after March shooting on East Main Street
Thomas Asbury, 22, died on Friday night, according to police. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
Former Bridgeport man charged with sexually assaulting juvenile in Ansonia, Seymour
The suspect, Melvin Dixon, has pleaded not guilty to all the charges. Continue Reading at CTPost.com here Top Featured Tags: – Connecticut News Press Release Distribution Service
