Fire on Worth Street in Bridgeport
Another multifamily house fire in Bridgeport this morning. A good video report by Kent Pierce of WTNH. Firefighters faced some cold weather challenges. No injuries and a life was actually added because of the fire!
Congressional redistricting: Supreme Court appoints ‘special master’
With politicians stuck on a partisan tug of war over Bridgeport and New Britain, the redrawing of Connecticut’s congressional districts — constitutionally mandated to follow each federal census — has fallen to the Connecticut Supreme Court to resolve. On Friday, Dec. 30, 2011, the court appointed Professor Nathaniel Persily as the “special master” who will assist the court in resolving the redistricting issue. He is the Charles Keller Beekman Professor of Law and Political Science at Columbia University Law School. Read full article.....
Flatto quits state job to take Jewish Home post
FAIRFIELD -- After eight months on the job as the state's executive director of special revenue and gaming, former First Selectman Kenneth Flatto has resigned to take a position with the Jewish Home for the Elderly. Read full story...
2 Families Homeless After Bridgeport Fire
[caption id="attachment_5802" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Fire broke out around 10pm"][/caption] Two families at 33 Orange Street in Bridgeport are left out in the cold as a fire swept through the two family home around 10pm Tuesday night. Occupants told me they thought a tenant on the 2nd floor put a cigarette into the trash that may not have been fully extinguished. Assistant Fire Chief Dominick Carfi could not verify this being so early in the investigation but said there was a trash can in the back and that it was in fact fully involved. Fire fighters did rescue a dog and reunited him with his owner. It was not determined how many were left homeless from the fire. No firefighters were…
Viral Video Leads To Hyundai Commerial
[caption id="attachment_5773" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Jessica Frech"][/caption] Although this is not a local to Connecticut story this commercial has been playing almost non stop on Connecticut air waves during the holidays....it was bugging me.....I've seen this pretty face before. I sometimes meet hundreds of people a week so I had to investigate. Turns out I was right I've seen her on the the video that went viral this year called the People of Walmart. The video pokes fun of photos taken of customers of Walmart in all sorts of interesting outfits. There is an actual website called the People of Walmart. If you haven't been here before you will be stunned at how people will leave their home to go shopping! …
Bridgeport’s First Homicide Victim Of The Year Identified
As we were first to report right after the shooting around 4am New Years morning. We had the first cameras on scene shortly after 4am and WTNH used our footage in this report.
Church Burns To Ground In Somers
An early morning fire Monday destroyed the Somers Congregational United Church of Christ. The church burned to the ground. The fire department was originally called for smoke coming from the basement, there was no one inside the church. There were no injuries battling the blaze. The historic church dates to 1842 and the congregation dates to 1727. Sunday night, congregants jammed into the town hall auditorium across the street Monday afternoon to pray, sing and discuss the future of the church. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SVsRpzaH_io?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SVsRpzaH_io?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>
Happenings NOW 1-03 thru 1-06 2012
[SlideDeck id='494' width='100%' height='400px'] 1:20pm--#Fairfield--Report of a 16 year old son attacking his mother with scissors at 238 Mill Hill Road. Police were at this address last night for a verbal argument. There has been previous domestic calls here as well. Parties are separated and son is now in the backyard. One in custody. 12:28--#Fairfield--A man has just been assaulted at Bill's Crossroads Cafe- 12 Tunxis Hill Rd. He was unconscious but has come to. He was assaulted by a white male who fled in a white pickup truck which fled on Brookfield Avenue the wrong way. The truck may have the word "rat" on it. Police canvassing the area. 3:28pm--#Westport--Fire officials were called to Bank Of America on Post…
2 Youths Injured On Dirt Bike Struck By Car
Two youths were injured when they drove their dirt bike shortly after 8:15pm Sunday night. The accident occurred on the Capitol Avenue, the block between Park Avenue and Lincoln Boulevard. The injuries do not appear to be serious as the second ambulance arrived with no lights or sirens. It is unknown at this time if the dirt bike had lights or if it were registered to operate on a public street, police are investigating.
2 Dead One Critical in Wesport I-95 Crash
As we reported live as breaking news: Fairfield Fire Department responded to I-95 Northbound approximately 1 mile before Exit 19 to the report of a motor vehicle accident. Fairfield Fire Department work in conjunction with Westport Fire Department at that single vehicle accident. The vehicle left the roadway and went over the guardrail continuing down a steep embankment through thick overgrowth and trees for approximately 100 feet before coming to rest on its roof. The driver of the vehicle was sitting on the guardrail and immediately treated by Westport EMS and AMR Ambulance and transported to the hospital. Fairfield and Westport Fire departments stabilized the vehicle and assessed the 3 victims remaining in the vehicle. 2 victims were pronounced dead…