Bridgeport’s 3rd Homicide
BRIDGEPORT -- Police are investigating the city's third homicide of the year after a man's body was found early Thursday morning on Bond Street. Detective Keith Bryant said....read full story....
House Fire On Johnson Street Bridgeport
Around 6:40pm firefighters were called to 59 Johnson Street for a structure fire. Although an abandoned house, firefighter were told that someone ran back in to the second floor but after primary and secondary search turn up nothing. X Assistant Fire Chief Ivan Fossesigurani told us firefighters faced challenges with the fire containing itself in walls and behind the cedar shingles under the siding on the house. The house to the right of the house had some minor damage to shingles from the exposure to the heavy flames, but firefighters contained it to minor damage on the outside. The abandoned house received extensive damage. The arson squad was called in to investigate.
Dr. Mel passes away at 66
New Haven, Conn. (WTNH) - Long time Storm Team 8 Meteorologist Dr. Mel Goldstein passed away today. He was 66 years old. Dr. Mel, who had been fighting Multiple myeloma for a number of years, died this morning. Read full story... Dr. Mel - What a Ride It's Been: wtnh.com
Pedestrain Struck in Westport
(Westport, CT) Today at approximately 6:45 am the Westport Police Department received a 9-1-1 call that a pedestrian was struck by a motor vehicle at the intersection of Post Road East at Playhouse Square. The Westport Police, EMS and Fire Department responded and Emergency personnel treated the pedestrian at the scene and then transported her to Norwalk Hospital. The pedestrian, Adrienne Garcia, age 45 of New Milford Connecticut was attempting to cross four lanes of traffic on Post Road East in the area of Playhouse Square when she was struck by a 2000 Mercedes SUV driven by Saul Gideon, age 60 of Norwalk Connecticut. According to witness statements the Mercedes was driving eastbound on the Post Road and turned left…
Malloy To Back Sunday Liquor Sales
HARTFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has supported selling alcohol on Sunday. "It's embarrassing Connecticut was only one of two states in the nation that has not allowed Sunday sales,'' he said, adding that it is a loss of revenue to liquor stores here. According to the Washington, D.C.-based Distilled Spirits Council, Connecticut also loses $8 million annually in tax revenue due to the lack of Sunday alcohol sales. Read full story...
Packers Frozen Tundra Myth
What's in a name? Apparently nothing aside from a decades-long mythology when it comes to the vaunted "frozen tundra" at Lambeau Field. In a story in Saturday's edition of The New York Times, the newspaper reported the turf at the Green Bay Packers' home stadium hasn't been frozen during a football game for more than 40 years. Read full story
2 More Bodies Found on Italian Cruise Ship
The Italian Coast Guard says its divers have found 2 more bodies aboard the stricken Costa Concordia cruise ship. The discovery of the bodies brings to 5 the number of known dead after the ship ran aground with some 4,200 people aboard. (Jan. 15)
Candle Suspected In Bridgeport Fire
An unattended candle is suspected in a fire that broke out at 111 Maple Street around 8:30pm Saturday night. Quick action by firefighters confined the fire to a third story window frame despite a windy cold night. Olivia Bell, the tenant of the second and third floor was taking her daughter out of the bathtub when the smoke alarm alerted her. She saw smoke fill her bedroom and she gathered the children and ran into the frigid night air. Assistant Fire Chief Richard Thode said the firefighters will cover the window over with tar paper and the tenants will be able to remain in the home.
Is Sonia Baghdady Leaving WTNH?
[caption id="attachment_6075" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Sonia's Modeling Portfolio on ddNickle.com"][/caption] Judging from this post on WTNH’s website it looks as if they are looking for a news anchor to replace Sonia Baghdady. The post says: ” You’ll be anchoring most of your newscasts sitting next to this guy, Darren Kramer (Go ahead and take a peek, I’ll make it easy: http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/news/news_team/darren_kramer)”. The anchor that works with Darren is Sonia. This is sometimes a negotiation tactic to scare talent that they are looking for a replacement. Soinia Baghdady joined WTNH in December 2002 and has anchors the weekday evening shows “News 8″ at 5pm, 5:30 and 11pm. Sonia is a graduate of Fairfield University and her sister Amanda Baghdady, a biology teacher…
Car Crashes Into Bridgeport Business
[caption id="attachment_6063" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Car hit a main support making the building unstable."][/caption] Shortly after 3:30pm Saturday a car parked on North Avenue suddenly accelerated, jumping the curb, broke through a railing and crashed into a a car parked at M & M Auto Repair located at 414 North Avenue. Marcos Zasilva was inside M&M Auto Repair the accident occurred and said he thought something exploded inside the shop. Assistant Fire Chief Ivan Fossesigurani of the Bridgeport Fire Department said the car knocked out a main support truss making the building unstable until they get someone shore it up. Fossesigurani said the driver of the vehicle was rushed to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.