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.

Sunday Services at New Life Trumbull (ad)

Sunday Services 8:30am, 10:00am, 11:30am, 6:00pm NewLife Church at  28 Hedgehog Road, Trumbull CT (203) 261-2728 info@newlifect.com New Life is a contemporary/casual church where you can find people who are trying to discover how church can be fun as well as meaningful in our lives. The service will last about an hour and feature some awesome music, a brief look at God's Word and an application of how it can change our lives.

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Dramatic Rescue Saves Fairfield Dog

Video Report with article written by Wes Duplantier CTPost.com #FAIRFIELD — A hour-plus rescue effort ended with happy cheers and a happy dog Saturday afternoon after firefighters saved a dog that was trapped in a drainage pipe at Fairfield Warde High School. The dog, an 11-year-old German shepherd-boxer mix named “Shadow,” slipped away from his owner as they were walking at the school just before 2 p.m. Shadow crawled into a pipe on the edge of the school’s soccer fields and couldn’t get out. A woman nearby called for help and several fire crews coverged on the field. The pipe is 24 inches wide at its opening, but narrows to 14 inches as it goes into the ground toward a cistern.…

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Police, Federal Authorities Break Up Sex Trafficking Ring

#Bridgeport, CT – Nov. 15, 2013 – City vice officers in cooperation with state and federal authorities arrested three people Thursday after breaking up a sex trafficking operation in the city. The operation centered in the Hollow neighborhood and involved the rotation of women, mainly of Mexican descent, between New York and Bridgeport to work as prostitutes. The investigation remains active in New York and Massachusetts. “This truly is a sad case,” said Police Chief Joseph L. Gaudett Jr. “These arrests resulted from outstanding cooperation and coordination between a number of agencies – local, state and federal.  The FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement all played key roles in the investigation.” The investigation began more than a year ago when Bridgeport Police…

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Couch fire should have been much worse

10:29pm--#Bridgeport CT--A quick thinking homeowner realized that his couch was on fire and quickly brought it outside to keep it from spreading to the rest of the house at 1209 Wood Avenue.   Firefighters were quick to the scene and reported wood burning in the front of the home.  Smoke remained in the home and firefighters ventilated the structure.  Neighbor and witness  Jackie whom I had the pleasure of meeting tonight said the homeowner was a big man who had no problem removing the couch on his own.  There were no reported injuries.

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