This story has been updated.There was gridlock on a stretch of I-95 after a crash initially blocked two lanes.The incident, reported around 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 18, occurred on the southbound side between Route 33 (Exit 17) in Westport and Center Street (Exit 19) in Norwalk.The lanes reopened just before 5 p.m.

A quick-moving storm system has brought more freezing rain and sleet than snow in the area on Presidents Day morning.With temperatures hovering around freezing, motorists are urged to use caution until the Winter Weather Advisory expires at 10 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 18.There is a chance of rain late in the morning through the afternoon on a cloudy day in which the high temperature will be ...

Who is the only president ranked among the Top Five of all time who does not have a 60-foot sculpture of his head on Mount Rushmore?If you guess Franklin D. Roosevelt, you are correct.At least according to the Siena College Research Institute’s (SCRI) Survey of U.S. Presidents, which was released just in time for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18.Mount Rushmore features (from ...

A search is on for suspects involved in an overnight stabbing in South Norwalk.The victim was stabbed on the street in the stomach after a disagreement at a bar on Washington Street early Sunday morning, Feb. 17, according to Norwalk PD Lt. Terry Blake.Officers interviewed the victim, whose injuries are described as non-life threatening, at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday The victim’s injuries ...

This story has been updated.Metro-North service was delayed after a person was struck and killed by a train in Westchester.The incident occurred in the vicinity of the Hartsdale station just before 10 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 17.A fatality investigation followed the incident, which occurred when an unauthorized person was on the northbound tracks.Neither the gender nor identity of the ...

UpdateA 50-year-old Greenwich man who went missing has been found and is safe, police said.A missing-person alert for Stein Soelberg was issued by Connecticut State Police on Saturday, Feb. 16. Greenwich Police announced on Monday, Feb. 18 that Soelberg was located and in "good health."Original reportHave you seen him?A 50-year-old man has gone missing in Greenwich and state and ...

Projected snowfall totals have been released for a quick-moving storm system that will sweep through the area overnight Sunday, Feb. 17 into Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18.The expected accumulation amounts range from 2 inches farther south to 4 inches farther north with ice accumulations of a light glaze also expected. (See first image above.)For a look at areas (in ...

Another iconic retailer is going out of business.Payless ShoeSource will be closing all of its 2,100 remaining stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico.The chain had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection nearly two years ago, closing hundreds of stores as part of its reorganization.Liquidation sales start Sunday, Feb. 17 with all stores staying open until the end of March with ...

Click here for an updated story: Snowfall Projections Released For Quick-Moving Storm That Will Sweep Through Area A quick-moving storm system will sweep through the area, bringing accumulating snowfall to overnight Sunday, Feb. 17 into Presidents Day morning on Monday, Feb. 18.Saturday, Feb. 16 will be sunny, with a high near 40 and the wind-chill factor between 25 and ...

A total of 31 people were displaced after a three-alarm fire broke out at a three-story housing structure in Bridgeport early Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 13.At 1:24 p.m. fire units responded to a structure fire at 135-141 Madison Avenue. The initial fire to the structure subsequently became a three-alarm fire that affected the adjacent structure which also had to be evacuated, Bridgeport ...