Stephen Krauchick

DoingItLocal is run by Steve Krauchick. Steve has always had interest with breaking news even as an early teen, opting to listen to the Watergate hearings instead of top 40 on the radio. His interest in news spread to become the communities breaking news leader in Connecticut’s Fairfield County. He strongly believes that the public has right to know what is happening in their backyard and that government needs to be transparent. Steve also likes promoting local businesses.

Bridgeport News: Man attempts to light his baby on fire

2:33pm--#Bridgeport CT--VIDEO REPORT-- Just after 2:30 Thursday afternoon in Bridgeport Police got a call from a woman in the 200 block of Lexington Avenue to report that a man was attempting to light a baby on fire.  The woman took the baby from the man and brought the child into her apartment until police, firefighters and EMS arrive.  The man was identified as  Marvin Williams, 28, of Bridgeport the suspect's son. The boy is 13 months old. The boy suffered only minor injuries, thankfully.  The suspect is charged with possession of narcotics, risk of injury to a minor, reckless endangerment and third-degree assault.  Before police arrived, a nearby resident observed what was happening, went outside and took the child away from the…

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Possible Truck on the Merritt Parkway

11:00pm--#cttraffic--UPDATE-- The tractor trailer has been stopped by Connecticut State Police by exit 41 northbound.  The truck has heavy damage.  He hit a number of overpasses in #Westchester County and  radio reports say 5 overpasses in Greenwich.   State police received a call that New York State Police contacted them for a truck that hit a number of overpasses in their state.  Connecticut Sate Police keeping an eye out for it, reports say it is northbound near exit 38.

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Congress passes flood insurance bill halting premium increases

CONGRESS PASSES FLOOD INSURANCE BILL HALTING PREMIUM INCREASES First Selectman Mike Tetreau announced that Congress has passed a flood insurance bill, which the President is expected to sign into law that would halt major flood insurance premium increases that took effect following the passage of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012. This bill, called the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013, overhauls most of the 2012 provisions of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). According to Congress.gov, the bill summary, which is authored by the Congressional Research Service, prohibits the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) from: (1) increasing flood insurance risk premium rates to reflect the current risk of flood for certain property located…

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