2023-02-06@7:16pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Firefighters were called to the 1900 block of Chopsey Hill Road for a structure fire. Firefighters found smoke and fire on the outside of the building and extinguished it before it extended anywhere else to the home. This news report is made possible by;
2023-02-06@6:07pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a person running themselves over with their own car on Griffin Avenue This news report is made possible by:
Police UPDATE: Bridgeport Police On-Scene Command reported one male party located in the parking lot behind 974 William Street. The victim, who has been identified as 26-year-old Tyheem Scales from Naugatuck, had been shot multiple times. Scales was taken to Bridgeport Hospital by ambulance but was pronounced dead upon arrival. The Bridgeport Police would like to extend their condolences to the family and friend of Mr. Scales. Anyone with information should contact Detective Harper at 203-581-5239 or call the Bridgeport Police Tip Line at 203-576-TIPS (8477). 2023-02-06@2:20pm--#Bridgeport CT-- Detectives are on scene in the 900 block of William Street for an “unconfirmed” homicide behind an apartment building. The person was shot in the back of a black Honda (with the…
Governor Calls for Connecticut’s First Income Tax Rate Reduction in Almost Thirty Years and the Largest Rate Reduction in State History (EAST HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today held a news conference in East Hartford to announce that the fiscal years 2024 and 2025 biennial state budget proposal that he will present to the General Assembly later this week calls for a broad-based reduction in income tax rates for middle-class workers in Connecticut. Currently, single (joint) filers pay a 3% state personal income tax on their first $10,000 ($20,000) of adjusted gross income and a 5% tax on income up to $50,000 ($100,000). Governor Lamont is proposing to permanently lower the 5% rate to 4.5% and the 3% rate…
2023-02-05@11:00pm--#Bridgeport CT-- A person was injured during a robbery in the 300 block of Jewett Avenue. This news report is made possible by:
2023-02-05@10:37pm--#Shelton CT-- First responders on the way to the 100 block of Howe Avenue where a person has been burned by fire from the lithium-ion battery from their cell phone. The phone has been removed from the home. This news report is made possible by:
2023-02-05@10:05pm--#Bridgeport CT-- #cttraffic-- A crash on I-95 northbound near exit 29 has things backed up. No word on any injuries.
2023-02-05@#Bridgeport CT-- Report of a dryer fire at the laundromat at 529 North Avenue. The fire did not spread to any other part of the laundromat according to radio reports. This news report is made possible by:
2023-02-04@5:54pm--#Bridgeport News: There are downed wires in the 3000 block of Madison Avenue with a power outage in the surrounding area. This news report is made possible by:
GOVERNOR LAMONT AND CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCE CONNECTICUT RECEIVING $18 MILLION FEDERAL GRANT TO ADDRESS UNSHELTERED AND RURAL HOMELESSNESS (NEW HAVEN, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Senator Chris Murphy today held a news conference in New Haven to announce that the State of Connecticut is receiving an $18 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to address homelessness among people in unsheltered settings and in rural communities. The funds are being directed toward two state agencies – the Connecticut Department of Housing and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services – and will be distributed over a three-year period with the state receiving approximately $6 million annually. These funds will be…
