Westport News: Gazebo Fire
2024-06-03@11:43pm--#Westport CT-- Firefighters on the scene of a fully engulfed gazebo fire on Burnham Hill. The gazebo was over ten feet from the home.
Milford News: Water Rescue
2024-06-03@4:39pm--#Milford CT-- Milford Firefighters rescue a paddle boater in distress in Long Island Sound near Gulf Street.
Bridgeport News: Bedroom Fire
2024-06-03@1:39pm--#Bridgeport CT--The Red Cross is assisting the needs of a family in the 600 block of Brooks Street after a bedroom fire. Firefighters kept the fire to the bedroom.
Fatal Collision motor vehicle versus motorcycle
https://youtu.be/2LfeK3Ek728 On June 2, 2024, at approximately 6:18 pm, the Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center received several calls for an accident involving a motorcycle versus a motor vehicle. The callers stated the collision occurred at 1853 Stratford Avenue and the two occupants of the motorcycle were unconscious on the ground. Bridgeport Fire Engine Units, American Medical Response (AMR), and Bridgeport Police Officers were dispatched to the location. Bridgeport Police Units arrived on scene and observed two individuals on the ground next to Stratford Avenue and Edwin Street. The two individuals appeared to be seriously injured and unresponsive. The two individuals received medical assistance and they were transported to the Bridgeport Hospital Medical Center by AMR. The Bridgeport Police Serious Crash Team…
Fairfield News: Water Rescue
2024-06-02@4:49pm--#Fairfield CT-- A person who was drowning was pulled from the water at Jennings Beach and is now breathing. The lifeguard called 911 to report the incident but the call bounced across Long Island Sound to Suffolk County who then relayed the info to Fairfield Emergency Communications.
Derby News: Today’s Vehicle Fire
2024-06-01@11:41pm--#Derby CT--#cttraffic-- Today's vehicle fire is being hosted by Derby on Route 8 southbound near exit 17.
Motorcycle Down!
2024-06-01@9:30pm--#Seymour CT--#cttraffic-- Report of a motorcycle down with two people injured on Route 8 northbound near exit 22. Update: It is on the on-ramp just past the Henny Penny.
MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, COLLEAGUES CALL ON DOJ TO IMMEDIATELY LAUNCH FULL COURT PRESS AGAINST BIG OIL TO PREVENT AND PROSECUTE COLLUSION & PRICE FIXING
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) joined 22 Senate Democrats in a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to use every tool at its disposal to prevent and prosecute collusion and price fixing in the oil industry. The senators called for the DOJ to launch an industry-wide investigation into possible violations of the Sherman Act to hold any bad actors accountable and to redress any harms to competition and consumers. The letter also outlined how Big Oil’s alleged collusion with the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a national security concern that aids countries looking to undermine the U.S. The…
MURPHY, BLUMENTHAL, HAYES, COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN SCHOOLS
WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (D-Conn.) joined U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), U.S. Representative Katherin Clark (D-Mass.), and 22 other members of Congress to reintroduce the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would greatly boost the availability of mental health providers in America’s public schools. Mental illness affects 20% of American youth. This bicameral legislation will put additional mental health providers in elementary and secondary schools across America. “Kids spend most of their time in the classroom, so teachers and counselors are often the first people to notice when something is wrong. This funding will help…
Motorcycle Accident
2024-06-01@2:44pm--#Stratford CT--Report of a motorcyclist down at Hawley Lane near Hawley GlennPossible hip fracture.