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Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On I-84 In Fairfield County Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On I-84 In Fairfield County
Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On I-84 In Fairfield County A man was killed after he was struck by a car on a stretch of I-84. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5 in Danbury. A 2016 Honda Fit being driven by a 27-year-old woman from Providence, Rhode Island, was traveling in the left of five lanes on I-84 eastbound, prior to Exit 4, Connecticut State Police said, when the pedestrian, identified as Mariano Canales-Hernandez, age 77, was attempting to cross the east lanes from the center median. Canales-Hernandez, of Danbury, was then struck by the Honda in the left lane, according to police.  Canales-Hernand…
Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say
Two Killed After Wrong-Way, Head-On I-95 Crash, CT State Police Say Police are investigating a double-fatal, head-on overnight crash on a stretch of I-95. It happened around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16 in New Haven County in the Town of Guilford. Connecticut State Police say a 2018 Toyota Highlander was traveling northbound between exits 56 and 57 and a 2011 Toyota Highlander SE was traveling southbound on I-95 north, the wrong way on the highway, in between those exits.  The two Highlanders then collided into each other head-on and came to rest in the left travel lane of the highway, police said.  The driver of the 2018 Highlander…
Nation's Four Top Pizzerias Are All In New England, According To These Rankings Nation's Four Top Pizzerias Are All In New England, According To These Rankings
Nation's Four Top Pizzerias Are All In New England, According To These Rankings Four New England pizzerias have topped the list in a new ranking of the best pizza joints in the United States. KOA.com, a website that focuses on information for camping trips and RVing, created a ranking of the top 20 pizza shops. The site listed Slab, located in Portland, Maine, as its top pizza joint, followed by Al Forno, in Providence, Rhode Island. Regina Pizza, located in Boston, was ranked third thanks to its thin-crust pies made in a brick oven. The website reported that the eatery uses a recipe that is more than 100 years old. Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, located in New Have…
Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England
Man Admits To Stealing, Selling Luxury Car Tires, Rims In NY, CT, Other Parts Of New England A man has pleaded guilty to a charge related to a scheme to steal tires and rims from vehicles at luxury car dealerships in Connecticut, New York and more states and sell them across the country.  Michael Farias, age 56, of Providence, Rhode Island, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Nov. 10, to one count of interstate transportation of stolen property, according to Leonard Boyle, acting United States attorney for the District of Connecticut. Between May 2015 and August 2018, Farias and other individuals stole tires and rims for various luxury vehicles at dealerships in Connecticut…
Police ID, Unveil Charges Against Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff Police ID, Unveil Charges Against Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff
Police ID, Unveil Charges Against Armed Group Involved In I-95 Standoff Police have identified the heavily armed 10 adults and one juvenile who were apprehended after an hours-long standoff in a wooded area off a busy stretch of Interstate 95 and announced the charges against them. The situation began to unfold in the early morning hours Saturday, July 3 on the stretch of I-95 in Wakefield, Massachusetts, just north of Boston. As a result, I-95 was shut down for several hours. Authorities initially had taken two of the suspects in military-style uniforms into custody after they were observed refueling their vehicle in Wakefield overnight. The others …
Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties
Feds: Man Stole, Sold Tires, Rims From Luxury Auto Dealers In Westchester, Fairfield Counties An out-of-state man has indicted by a grand jury on charges that he ran a scheme to steal tires ad rims from new vehicles at luxury car dealerships in Westchester, Fairfield and New Haven counties and elsewhere. Michael Farias, 54, of Providence, Rhode Island, was charged on Wednesday, Nov. 18, following an investigation by the FBI and police departments from Shelton, Milford, Waterbury, and Darien, and Bedford, New York, said John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut. As alleged in the indictment, between May 2015 and August 2018, Farias and others stole tires and rims …
Popular Longtime WFSB Anchor Dennis House Announces Departure Popular Longtime WFSB Anchor Dennis House Announces Departure
Popular Longtime Wfsb Anchor Dennis House Announces Departure Popular longtime news anchor Dennis House and WFSB-TV jointly announced that after nearly two decades, he's leaving the station. “Words cannot express how grateful I am to have served the great state of Connecticut as a journalist for 28 years at WFSB," said House in a statement on his website. "The station has meant so much more to me than just a job. I’ve grown up here. The people who work here are my family. " House hosted Connecticut's highest rated political show, "Face the State," for the CBS affiliate located in Rocky Hill, won several Emmy Awards and was inducted into the Silv…