Bridgeport Firefighters are on the scene of a stubborn attic fire on Staples Street. Everyone made it out safely. No reported injuries; the fire marshal has been called in to investigate the cause of the fire. The Red Cross has been called to help 3 adults with their immediate needs. 2025-11-14@4:47pm --- #Bridgeport CT #ctfire
Report of a fire on da roof, allegedly set by kids, at 63 Derby Ave in Derby. Firefighters on scene report a confirmation that there is a small fire on the roof.
A 67-year-old man may have suffered a broken hip after being struck by a car in the 800 block of Boston Avenue. 2025-10-27@5:40pm-- #Bridgeport CT
Police UPDATE: Bridgeport Police Officers found a 24-year-old woman lying on the street injured and unresponsive on Black Rock Ave. at around 9:30 pm Tuesday night. Evelyn Rayo-Mairena, 24, of Bridgeport, was transported to St. Vincent's Hospital where she later died. The department is investigating her death as a homicide. Officers were initially dispatched to Black Rock Ave. on a report of an abandoned child on the front porch of a house. They located the child and then found the mother injured on the street a short distance away. The child was transported to Bridgeport Hospital for evaluation. Police are not providing details of the victim's injuries at this time. Homicide detectives have been working the case throughout the night…
https://youtu.be/q7GSZauIaPI FAIRFIELD — With the Connecticut Siting Council’s denial of United Illuminating’s Docket 516R, Fairfield business owner Stephen Boccarossa says a weight has been lifted from his staff and customers—at least for now. Boccarossa, who owns Boccarossa Insurance, said the company’s headquarters sat squarely in the project’s crosshairs. “Standing right here, the transmission line would have gone directly over the top of our building,” he said. “If an access road were added later, they could take the building. That’s how close this came.” Beyond the physical route, Boccarossa said the risks extended into legal and financial territory that could threaten a small business’s survival. After consulting with colleagues, he said he learned of cases where property owners beneath high-voltage lines…
After battling a porch fire in Black Rock, firefighters were called to a larger fire at the intersection of Huntington Road and Beecher Street. Chief Edwards told us everyone made it out of the building safely. There were no reported injuries. The Red Cross has been called to help with 5 adults and a child with their immediate needs. The fire marshal was called to investigate the cause of the fire. 2025-10-17@2025-10-17@11:46pm #Bridgeport CT #ctfire
A man received a broken leg after a collision with a car on East Main Street at Clarence Street. 2025-10-09@3:05pm-- #Bridgeport CT
There were multiple injuries in a rollover accident on Poplar Street near Maplewood, but the car that rolled over was near Fairfield Avenue. 2025-10-08@8:39pm --#Bridgeport CT
Stratford, CT – The Town of Stratford is proud to announce that three of its 911 Dispatchers — Estefani Escalante, Suzanne (Suzi) Smolinsky, and Paul Tighe — were recognized with a Unit Citation during the State of Connecticut EMS Advisory Board Awards Ceremony, held September 25, 2025, at the Mohegan Sun Conference Center. The award honored the dispatchers’ professionalism, teamwork, and dedication during a critical emergency incident earlier this year involving an overturned boat in the Housatonic River with four people on board. Dispatcher Estefani Escalante answered the initial 911 call and remained on the line with the distressed caller, who eventually entered the water and drifted toward Long Island Sound. For nearly an hour, Escalante provided calm reassurance, gathered…
cCMV is the most common infectious cause of birth defects, affecting 1 out of every 200 births. [WASHINGTON, D.C.] – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Roger Marshall (R-KS) and U.S. Representatives Greg Landsman (D-OH) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced the Stop CMV Act, legislation to raise awareness of Congenital Cytomegalovirus (cCMV) and encourage early screenings for newborns to allow for early treatment and intervention. cCMV is a common virus that can cause deafness, seizures, & other serious birth defects and health conditions in babies, and early screenings can help prevent severe health complications. “The Stop CMV Act provides health care providers with the tools and resources to identify cCMV and incentivizes newborn screenings—critical action to ensure babies affected by…
