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Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding Across Fairfield County Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding Across Fairfield County
Community Helps Those Hit Hardest By 'Rain Bomb' Flooding Across Fairfield County A sudden burst of heavy rain flooded roads and caused massive damage to homes across Fairfield County over the weekend. Gov. Ned Lamont called it a “rain bomb” during a press conference Monday, Sept. 14, at the State Capitol. More than 7 inches of rain fell Sunday in Stamford, Darien and Westport, National Weather Service data showed. “It’s how sudden the intense rainfall is — five, seven, nine inches in a very limited period of time. That’s what causes severe flooding that overwhelms our stormwater drainage systems,” Lamont said, according to CT Mirror. “And you saw that yesterday, es…
Jason Kelce’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Debut Had Fans Talking — But Not About Football Jason Kelce’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Debut Had Fans Talking — But Not About Football
Jason Kelce’s ‘Monday Night Football’ Debut Had Fans Talking — But Not About Football Jason Kelce made his "Monday Night Football" debut on ESPN, but fans' focus was on something other than football. His fashion choice. The former Philadelphia Eagles center joined ESPN's "Monday Night Countdown" from Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Monday, Sept. 14, before the Chiefs opened their season against the Denver Broncos.  Kelce paired a dark suit, white shirt, and blue tie with white New Balance sneakers, which is what many fans found problematic. "STOP WEARING TENNIS SHOES WITH SUITS IM BEGGING YOU," Amy, who posts as @amyknowsball on X, wrote Sunday, Sept. 14. The…
Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds
Stamford OnlyFans Model Admits To Tax Evasion After Earning $3M On Adult Site: Feds A Connecticut content creator who made more than $3 million on OnlyFans admitted she evaded federal taxes while spending large sums on luxury vehicles and jewelry, federal authorities said.  Seathra Zmeena Orr, 39, pleaded guilty to tax evasion in federal court in Hartford on Tuesday, Sept. 15, after she waived her right to an indictment and entered the plea, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut said.  The charge covers the 2019 through 2022 tax years. OnlyFans reported paying Orr about $164,670 in 2019, $801,395 in 2020, $1.34 million in 2021, and $822,400 in 2022, co…
Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In Norwalk City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In Norwalk City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines
Man Accused Of Secretly Filming Woman In Norwalk City Hall Restroom Captured Across State Lines A woman who told police in Connecticut that a man filmed her while she was in the bathroom at a city hall sparked a multi-state manhunt that ended at Rikers Island.  Terrill Kelly, 31, of New Canaan, is accused of illicit filming inside a women's restroom at Norwalk City Hall just before 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 17, police said.  A woman told officers that someone placed a cellphone beneath her restroom stall. The person appeared to record her before fleeing, according to Norwalk police. Officers searched the surrounding area but did not find the suspect. Norwalk detectives took over t…
Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops
Willimantic Man Charged In Ex-Wife Attack Now Facing Murder Charges In Infant’s Death: Cops A Connecticut man already jailed in an alleged strangulation attack on his ex-wife now faces murder charges in the death of an infant, police said.  Dean R. Peruta, 40, of Willimantic, was charged Tuesday, Sept. 15, with murder of a victim under 16 years old, murder and risk of injury to a child, according to a news release. The case began on Dec. 21, 2025, after an infant arrived at Windham Hospital following a reported fall at a Willimantic home the previous night, police said.  The hospital evaluated the child before transferring the infant to Connecticut Children’s Medic…
Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor
Man Avoids Prison For Deadly Crash That Killed UConn Grad: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Texas man will not face prison time after he pleading guilty to a fatal crash in Mount Olive, authorities announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Cody Bonds previously pleaded guilty to reckless vehicular homicide and was sentenced to five years’ probation, 100 hours of community service and a driver’s license suspension of five years, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano, and Mount Olive Township Police Chief Michael Cordileone. Bonds was also given credit for 17 days served in jail, authorities said. At 2:51 p.m., on Tu…
Missing Person Found Dead At CT Pond After Search Missing Person Found Dead At CT Pond After Search
Missing Person Found Dead At CT Pond After Search Reports of a missing person in a Connecticut pond ended in tragedy this week.  Searchers with the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection were called to Black Pond in Middlefield around 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14.  DEEP’s Environmental Conservation Police searched the area with K9 teams, Connecticut State Police, and the Middlefield Fire Department. Crews found the body Tuesday.  Officials have not released the person’s name as they notify their family.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EnCon police are investigating how the person died. Aut…
CT Mom, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash; Leaves 1-Year-Old Son CT Mom, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash; Leaves 1-Year-Old Son
CT Mom, 21, Killed In Motorcycle Crash; Leaves 1-Year-Old Son Authorities have identified a young Connecticut mother killed in a weekend motorcycle crash on Route 2. Alicea Heaven Martinez-Navaez, 21, of Manchester, was killed shortly before midnight Sunday, Sept. 13, when she was ejected from her Suzuki GSXR motorcycle near Exit 1A in East Hartford, Connecticut State Police said. Investigators believe Martinez-Navaez failed to negotiate a right-hand curve and struck the guardrail, according to State Police. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Loved ones created a GoFundMe to help cover her funeral costs and support her 1-year-old son. "…
Teen Who Fled NY Mental Health Hospital Found Hiding In Wilton Thanks To Residents Teen Who Fled NY Mental Health Hospital Found Hiding In Wilton Thanks To Residents
Teen Who Fled NY Mental Health Hospital Found Hiding In Wilton Thanks To Residents A teenager who ran away from a behavioral health hospital was found hours later hiding near a home in Fairfield County, police said.  The search for the missing 17-year-old began around 9:10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, after a Wilton homeowner spotted him near a neighbor's home, Wilton police said. He sprinted into the woods when officers confronted him.  Wilton officers searched the area with help from Connecticut State Police and police from New Canaan and Westport. But area residents were the first to spot him moving through yards and other properties. Those calls helped police tr…
City Taunts Trump By Renaming Its Own 'Gulf': 'Words Don't Matter' City Taunts Trump By Renaming Its Own 'Gulf': 'Words Don't Matter'
City Taunts Trump By Renaming Its Own 'Gulf': 'Words Don't Matter' Cleveland has renamed its portion of Lake Erie to mock President Donald Trump's push to rename bodies of water. The city's council approved a resolution to call part of Lake Erie the "Gulf of Cleveland" on Monday, Sept. 14. The measure passed 13-1 and is nonbinding, which means it doesn't legally change the lake's name, WKYC 3News reported. Council member Kris Harsh introduced the resolution, which applies to the area of Lake Erie stretching from the easternmost to westernmost points of Cleveland's shoreline. The "Gulf of Cleveland" also extends two miles into the lake. …
Death Penalty Decision Announced In Nick Reiner Double-Murder Case Death Penalty Decision Announced In Nick Reiner Double-Murder Case
Death Penalty Decision Announced In Nick Reiner Double-Murder Case Prosecutors have resolved a major question hanging over the double-murder case against the son of a celebrated Hollywood couple. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan J. Hochman announced on Tuesday, Sept. 15, that his office will not seek the death penalty against Nick Reiner, who is accused of killing his parents, actor/director Rob Reiner and photographer/producer Michele Singer Reiner. Reiner, 33, now faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted. He has pleaded not guilty. Hochman said consultations with Reiner’s siblings, Romy and Jak…
CT Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police CT Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police
CT Assistant Principal Sexually Assaulted Student In School Office Twice: Police A Connecticut school assistant principal is accused of sexually assaulting a student inside his office while classes were in session, authorities said.  Daniel Bonet-Ojeda, 49, who worked at James Hillhouse High School in New Haven, was arrested and faces multiple charges after the Department of Children and Families alerted New Haven police in May.  During a forensic interview, the student reported two assaults on back-to-back days, investigators said. Police said Bonet-Ojeda had arranged to be alone with her in his office. A detective reviewed school surveillance vide…