I-95 Crash
2021-08-14@1:09am--#Westport CT-- #cttraffic-- A multi car crash I-95 southbound between exit 17 and 18.
Bridgeport News: Garbage Chute Fire
2021-08-13@12:55pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Don't go to sleep yet Bridgeport! It's time for the garbage chute fire at 985 Fairfield Avenue AGAIN!! This news report is made possible by:
Bridgeport News: Launch The Fireboat Uber!
2021-08-13@6:03pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Seaside park officials report two people on the rocks at Seaside Park near the cannons. The fireboat uber has been launched. This news report is made possible by:
8/25 5 Car Crash
2021-08-13 @5:52pm-- #Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic--A report of a 5 car accident on Route 8/25 southbound near exit 2. Nothing showing on the traffic cams, no report of any injuries.
Route 15 Crash
2021-08-13@2:02pm--#Orange CT-- First responders at a crash on Route 15 northbound at the Racebrook overpass for a crash. First reports said there are children involved and a second report from Ansonia mutual aid said there are a couple critical patients but I don't know if it involves the children. This news report is made possible by:
Fairfield News: Stuck In A Refridgerator
2021-08-13@1:30pm--#Fairfield CT-- I know its hot but first responders are on their way to the elderly housing at 20 Trefoil Court for a woman stuck in her refrigerator. More like Micalizzi kind of day!
BIPARTISAN ANTITRUST LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE APP STORE COMPETITION
WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Open App Markets Act, which would set fair, clear, and enforceable rules to protect competition and strengthen consumer protections within the app market. Two companies, Google and Apple, have gatekeeper control of the two dominant mobile operating systems and their app stores that allow them to exclusively dictate the terms of the app market, inhibiting competition and restricting consumer choice. “This legislation will tear down coercive anticompetitive walls in the app economy, giving consumers more choices and smaller startup tech companies a fighting chance,” said Blumenthal. “For years, Apple and Google have squashed competitors and kept consumers in the dark—pocketing hefty windfalls while acting as supposedly…
Fairfield News: Interesting Beach Find
2021-08-10@5:38pm--#Fairfield CT-- Police were called under "See Something, Say Something" for a suspicious package on the path to the beach. A large bag or pillow case found ticked up with hair sticking out of it. Police said it contained a couple of chickens, some cut up vegetables and loose change, theorized to be a religious offering. The caller offered the officer a large trash bag and the contents were properly disposed of. This news report is made possible by:
Overdose Awareness Vigil
FAIRFIELD, Connecticut – Deaths due to drug overdoses take the lives of over 47,000Americans each year and is the leading cause of death in Americans under the age of 50. According to the ConnecticutDepartment of Public Health, there were 1,373 confirmed overdose deaths in Connecticut in 2020, a 14.3% increasewhen compared to 2019.International Overdose Awareness Day takes place on August 31st every year. People and communities come together toraise awareness of one of the world’s most urgent public health crises – one that, unfortunately, is only getting worse.In Honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, the Fairfield Health Department, along with Fairfield CARES, and theFairfield Police Department will be hosting the 4 th annual Overdose Awareness Vigil. The International OverdoseAwareness Day…
Bridgeport News: Chainsaw Injury
2021-08-12@12:33pm--#Bridgpoert CT-- A man was injured by a chainsaw on the hand and taken to the hospital by EMS. This news report is made possible by: