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Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store
Winning $825,000 Lottery Ticket Sold At CT Convenience Store A lucky area resident cashed in a winning $825,000 lotto ticket that was sold at a Connecticut convenience store. On Thursday, Sept. 9, in New Haven County, an East Haven resident cashed in a "$1,000,000 Emeralds" scratcher that was sold at Krauszer's Food Store on Campbell Avenue in West Haven. Related story - 'I Was In Shock': Connecticut Man Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize According to CT Lottery, “when a winning scratch ticket is validated through a Lottery Retailer's terminal, the remaining number of unclaimed prizes for that prize level is automatically updated reflecting one less p…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Fatal Explosion At Connecticut VA Hospital Kills 2, Injures 3 Fatal Explosion At Connecticut VA Hospital Kills 2, Injures 3
Fatal Explosion At Connecticut VA Hospital Kills 2, Injures 3 Two people were killed and another three were injured after a steam pipe exploded at a Connecticut veterans hospital.  The explosion took place at 8 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 13, according to reporting by Channel 3 Eyewitness News,  the West Haven Veteran's Hospital on Campbell Avenue.  The men who died were a contractor from Mulvaney Mechanical and a VA employee. The two had served in the U.S. Navy and were reportedly attempting to replace a steam line when there was an explosion that killed them both and injured three VA employees.  “State emergency management officials ar…

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by Christina Coulter
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COVID-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25 COVID-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25
Covid-19: CVS Adds 13 New Drive-Thru Test Sites In CT, Bringing Total To 25 Amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, CVS Health expanded its COVID-19 testing program by announcing 13 additional test sites at select CVS Pharmacy drive-thru locations across Connecticut.  The opening of additional test sites on Friday, May 22 adds to the 12 locations previously opened on Friday, May 15 in Connecticut. These new sites will utilize self-swab tests and mark the next phase of the company’s nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy, announced in late April. CVS Health expects to have up to 1,000 locations across the country offering this service by the end of May, w…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Police Following A Dangerous Chase That Started In Norwalk ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Police Following A Dangerous Chase That Started In Norwalk
ID Released For Man Shot, Killed By Police Following A Dangerous Chase That Started In Norwalk A man who was shot and killed by a Connecticut State trooper has been identified. Soulemane Murbarak,19, of New Haven, was shot and killed on Wednesday, Jan. 15, following a pursuit, first with Norwalk police and then state police, said the Connecticut State Police. State police said the incident that led to the shooting began around 4:30 p.m. when the Norwalk Police broadcast an alert for a stolen vehicle they had attempted to stop following a carjacking and disturbance at a store. According to initial reports, Norwalk officers had responded to a reported armed carjacking. Norwa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Admits To Robbing West Haven Bank Man Admits To Robbing West Haven Bank
Man Admits To Robbing West Haven Bank A Connecticut convict with weapon and burglary convictions has admitted to robbing a West Haven bank last year. New Haven resident Malcolm Lytell, 65, pleaded guilty in New Haven district court on Friday, March 8 to one count of bank robbery dating back to an incident last year at the TD Bank on Campbell Avenue in West Haven. On Dec. 21 last year, Lytell, donning a hooded jacket, dark gloves and a mask covering most of his face, entered the bank. He then provided a teller with a black bad and note demanded cash. He threatened to shoot employees if they did not comply with his demands. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
College Student Fan Bus En Route To Ivy League Football Game At Yale Bowl Crashes Off I-95 Exit College Student Fan Bus En Route To Ivy League Football Game At Yale Bowl Crashes Off I-95 Exit
College Student Fan Bus En Route To Ivy League Football Game At Yale Bowl Crashes Off I-95 Exit A coach-style bus carrying Princeton football student fans to the Yale Bowl for the Ivy League game crashed after exiting the northbound I-95 ramp in West Haven on Saturday. Campbell Avenue was closed for several hours after the crash at Exit 43. The bus, which was carrying about three dozen people, crossed the intersection without stopping and continued onto the property of Anderson Glass where it came to a stop after colliding with a structure located in the parking lot, West Haven Police said. Four students and the bus driver were hospitalized with what police called minor injuries…

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by Joe Lombardi