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Former WTNH-TV Reporter Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race Former WTNH-TV Reporter Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race
Former Wtnh-tv Reporter Goes Viral For Grilling Trump Over VP Harris' Race A clip of former President Donald Trump saying Vice President Kamala Harris "turned black" to court the African American vote has gone viral, and it happened because of someone familiar to many in the region. ABC News' Rachel Scott, a 32-year-old former reporter for WTNH News 8 in New Haven, moderated a discussion with Trump at the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago on Wednesday, July 31.  She opened the panel by pressing the former Republican president on his party's attacks on Harris as a "DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) hire." Harris is of mix…

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by Josh Lanier
News
CT High School Football Player Dies Unexpectedly CT High School Football Player Dies Unexpectedly
CT High School Football Player Dies Unexpectedly A 15-year-old Connecticut high school sophomore football player died unexpectedly, days before his team was to play in the Class LL championship game. Christopher Fidalgo-Pugh, of West Haven, died at the Yale New Haven Children's Hospital on Tuesday, Dec. 5, reported ABC affiliate WTNH News 8.   A cause of death has not been revealed. A student at West Haven High School, Christopher was a lineman on the football team. Football Coach James McCarthy said on the X Platform that he misses the teen. "One of the kindest and hardest-working young men I have ever had the pleas…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Fairfield County Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Fairfield County Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean
Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Fairfield County Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean New details have emerged days after a young Connecticut woman lost part of her leg when she was attacked by a shark in the Caribbean. The 22-year-old was snorkeling near a resort around 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 24 in the Turks and Caicos Islands when the rare attack happened, authorities said. The Turks and Caicos Islands Police Department told Daily Voice it did not know what type of shark was involved in the incident. The woman has now been identified as a resident of the town of Darien in Fairfield County. On Saturday, May 27, the Turks and Caicos Sun reported she is a recent graduate of…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Brother Of CT Lieutenant Governor Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Brother Of CT Lieutenant Governor Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash
Brother Of CT Lieutenant Governor Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Police in Connecticut have made an arrest in a hit-and-run crash that severely injured the brother of Lieutenant Gov. Susan Bysiewicz, according to WTNH News 8. New Haven County resident John Bysiewicz, of Brandford, was hit around 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 12 on the 400 block of Leetes Island Road in Guilford, said Deputy Chief Chris Massey of the Guilford Police. Bysiewicz sustained severe injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment, WTNH reported. The driver, later identified by police as 30-year-old R. Neal Stom of Branford, fled in a black 2018 Honda Accord Sport, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Shooting At CT Condo Complex Woman Killed In Shooting At CT Condo Complex
Woman Killed In Shooting At CT Condo Complex A Connecticut woman was shot and killed outside a condominium complex. A 37-year-old woman was found in New Haven County around 9:25 p.m., Sunday, March 20 in Meriden after police received multiple 911 calls. The woman was found lying in the entryway to the Atrium Condominium/apartment complex when officers responded to the scene at 1274 East Main St., reported WTNH News 8. Medical personnel were called to the scene, however, the woman was pronounced dead at the scene, the news channel said. A preliminary investigation confirmed that shots were fired in the area, officials told …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Man Charged, Victim Fatally Shot While Lying In Bed In CT Neighborhood IDs Released For Man Charged, Victim Fatally Shot While Lying In Bed In CT Neighborhood
IDs Released For Man Charged, Victim Fatally Shot While Lying In Bed In CT Neighborhood Police have identified a Connecticut man who was shot and killed while lying in bed with his pregnant fiancé. The Hartford County incident happened around 11 p.m., Wednesday, March 16 in the borough of Unionville, located in the Town of Farmington. When officers arrived on the scene, they found Jorge Tejada Camacho, age 32, lying in bed with multiple gunshot wounds. He was rushed to St. Francis Hospital where he was pronounced dead, McKenzie said, said Lt. Tim McKenzie, of the Farmington Police. He was allegedly shot by 24-year-old Deondre Linder, also of Unionville. Linder is …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Killed After CT Apartment Fire Breaks Out Two Killed After CT Apartment Fire Breaks Out
Two Killed After CT Apartment Fire Breaks Out Two people are dead in Connecticut following a fire and reports of a shooting at a multi-family home.  The bodies were discovered around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, in New London after police responded to a report of shots fired on Granite Street. When officers arrived, they found flames coming from the top floor of the building and began evacuating other residents, reported WTNH News 8. New London Police told News 8 crews found two victims inside the building.  One was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was pronounced dead at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. Police said …

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
Sports Legend Bobby Valentine Running For Mayor Of Stamford Sports Legend Bobby Valentine Running For Mayor Of Stamford
Sports Legend Bobby Valentine Running For Mayor Of Stamford Baseball legend Bobby Valentine is looking to go from a seat in the dugout to a seat in City Hall. Valentine, 70, the former Major League Baseball player and manager who currently serves as the athletic director at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, announced on Friday, May 7 that he plans to run for mayor the second largest city in Fairfield County - his hometown of Stamford. A three-sport high school star in Stamford, Valentine made the announcement on social media that he plans to run as an independent candidate against incumbent David Martin and State Rep. Caroline Simmo…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension
Fallout From Crash In City-Issued SUV Could Lead To Hartford Police Chief's Suspension Hartford's police chief is facing suspension after he allegedly hit a guardrail in his city-issued SUV about six weeks ago. On Monday, July 13, the Hartford City Council will take up whether to suspend Police Chief Jason Thody from all duties while an investigation by the State Attorney into the incident is conducted, according to WTNH News 8. Thody said he was distracted by his phone when the crash happened on Sunday, May 31, but a witness who called 911 after the chief's black Chevy Tahoe grazed a guardrail on Route 154 near the Haddam-Chester line, said he thought the driver, T…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Police Investigate UConn Students' Alleged Use Of Racial Slurs Police Investigate UConn Students' Alleged Use Of Racial Slurs
Police Investigate UConn Students' Alleged Use Of Racial Slurs African-American students at the University of Connecticut reportedly feel they are under siege after students used racial slurs in a video that was spread around campus and online. According to reports, three white students were shown in the video allegedly using the N-word to African American students, then laughing about it, according to WTNH News 8. The incident is being investigated by university police. One student reportedly said the incident has "put everybody on edge" as this has happened twice. The student who recorded the video is calling on the students to be expelled.

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Dead, Woman Clinging To Life Following Officer-Involved Shooting In CT One Dead, Woman Clinging To Life Following Officer-Involved Shooting In CT
One Dead, Woman Clinging To Life Following Officer-Involved Shooting In CT A man is dead and a woman is clinging to life following an officer-involved shooting that began with a domestic dispute. The incident began around 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 5, when detectives from the Connecticut State Police’s Eastern District Major Crime Squad were called to a domestic violence incident on Skyline Drive in East Hartford, said WTNH News 8. When police arrived on the scene they found a woman severely injured. The woman's husband, who has not been identified, then became violent with police and attacked them despite attempts to subdue him using a taser, the news chan…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Evidence In Missing Mom Case May Have Been Dumped At Restaurant, New Report Says Evidence In Missing Mom Case May Have Been Dumped At Restaurant, New Report Says
Evidence In Missing Mom Case May Have Been Dumped At Restaurant, New Report Says The estranged husband of missing Fairfield County mom of five Jennifer Farber Dulos, may have dumped items related to the case in front of a Hartford restaurant, a new report says. According to WTNH News 8, some of the surveillance footage collected by police following pings on Fotis Dulos's phone shows a man -- who police believe is Fotis Dulos -- dumping garbage in front of a Spanish restaurant near Albany Avenue and Garden Street in Hartford. Fotis DulosNew Canaan Police Department The restaurant is more than 70 miles from Jennifer Dulos' New Canaan home, where police believe a strug…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Estranged Husband Goes For Jog Day After Posting $500K Bond In Missing Mom Case Estranged Husband Goes For Jog Day After Posting $500K Bond In Missing Mom Case
Estranged Husband Goes For Jog Day After Posting $500K Bond In Missing Mom Case Click here for an updated story: Police Search Lake In Missing Mom Investigation Fresh out of jail, Fotis Dulos, wearing a T-shirt, shorts, headphones and GPS ankle monitor, went out for a jog early Wednesday, June 12, while K-9 dogs and police continued their search for his missing wife, Jennifer Farber Dulos. Dulos, who is out on $500,000 bail on charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence and hindering prosecution, ignored shouted questions from reporters as he ran along Deercliff Road in Avon, where he lives in a $4.3 million mansion, WTNH News 8 reported. Fotis …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Eight Dirt Bikers Arrested After Frightening Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch Eight Dirt Bikers Arrested After Frightening Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch
Eight Dirt Bikers Arrested After Frightening Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch As dirt bike, quad and motorcycle riders continue frightening motorists on a stretch of I-95 and other busy Connecticut roads, local law enforcement agencies are cracking down. At least eight dirt bike riders were arrested and a dozen vehicles seized by police in New Haven this week, according to WTNH News 8. The arrests come days after riders blocked traffic and surrounded several vehicles on I-95 and nearby roadways. The report states that at least three of the arrested riders came to Connecticut from New York and Rhode Island. Cell phone video footage from WTNH shows dirt bike riders goi…

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by Zak Failla