CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B
CT Players Score Big Wins In Latest Powerball Drawing As Prize Climbs To $1.3B The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an eye-popping $1.3 billion after no one hit the top prize in the Labor Day drawing, but it was still a big day for several Connecticut gamblers.  The biggest Connecticut winner was in Simsbury. They walked away with $150,000 after correctly guessing four numbers and getting the Powerball right. Another person won $50,000. Those numbers were: 8-23-25-40-53, and the Powerball was 5. The next Powerball drawing will be on Wednesday, Sept. 3.  The $1.3 billion jackpot is the fifth-largest one in the nationwide game's history. Anyone who land…
CT Ranked In Top 15 For Teen Driving Safety, New Study Finds: Here's Why CT Ranked In Top 15 For Teen Driving Safety, New Study Finds: Here's Why
CT Ranked In Top 15 For Teen Driving Safety, New Study Finds: Here's Why Teen drivers across the Northeast face some of the safest conditions in the country, while some teens in the mid-Atlantic aren't as fortunate, according to a new study. WalletHub released its 2025 list of Best & Worst States for Teen Drivers on Tuesday, Aug. 26. The personal finance website compared all 50 states across 23 measures of safety, cost, and driving laws. Car crashes remain the leading cause of death for teens ages 16 to 19, with WalletHub finding that those wrecks cost more than $40 billion each year in medical expenses and lost productivity.  "Learning …
Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In CT Crash: Police Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In CT Crash: Police
Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In CT Crash: Police A 75-year-old Connecticut man is accused of deliberately trying to run down pedestrians in Stonington after first striking one person and fleeing the scene, police said. Officers responded Saturday night, Aug. 30, to Mason Island Road at Glen Hill Road, where they found an injured pedestrian. Witnesses pointed police toward the suspect’s vehicle, which was stopped in traffic nearby, according to investigators. When officers approached, the driver, who is from Mystic, spoke with police before trying to crash into the victim a second time while they sat by a nearby stone wall with several oth…
Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says
Old Greenwich Murder-Suicide: ChatGPT Encouraged Man’s Deadly Delusions, Report Says A grim murder-suicide in one of Connecticut’s wealthiest suburbs is fueling debate after a new report alleged that ChatGPT deepened the suspect’s delusions and may have driven him further into darkness in the days leading up to the killing. Stein-Erik Soelberg, 56, and his 83-year-old mother, Suzanne Adams, were found dead inside their Old Greenwich home on Aug. 5, police said. Investigators believe Soelberg killed Adams before killing himself.  Related: Strange Online Rants Preceded Greenwich Murder-Suicide In the months before the killing, Soelberg — who had a lifelong history of me…
$1M Tickets Sold In CT, Jackpot Climbs To $1.1B $1M Tickets Sold In CT, Jackpot Climbs To $1.1B
$1M Tickets Sold In CT, Jackpot Climbs To $1.1B While no one walked away with Saturday night’s $925 million Powerball jackpot, several lucky players still struck it rich — including some right here in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania. The Aug. 30 winning numbers were 3, 18, 22, 27, 33 and the Powerball 17, with a 3x Power Play, lottery officials said. Six tickets matched all five numbers (but missed the Powerball) to win $1 million each. Those were sold in California (4), Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. Three more tickets in Colorado, Indiana, and New Hampshire matched five plus the Power Play…
Amtrak Debuts New High-Speed Trains Across Northeast As Trump Seizes DC's Union Station Amtrak Debuts New High-Speed Trains Across Northeast As Trump Seizes DC's Union Station
Amtrak Debuts New High-Speed Trains Across Northeast As Trump Seizes DC's Union Station High-speed rail in the Northeast just got a significant upgrade. Amtrak's new NextGen Acela trains launched on Wednesday, August 27. The first train left Union Station in Washington, DC, at 5 a.m., while a second one departed Boston's South Station at 6 a.m. The upgraded trains promise faster service and more seats to the nation's busiest rail travel corridor. "Acela is synonymous with American high-speed trains, and today marks a new era of next-generation service," said Amtrak President Roger Harris. "On behalf of everyone at Amtrak, I’m proud to welcome you aboard NextGen Acela. Th…
America’s 50 Wealthiest Suburbs Ranked: East Coast Enclaves Dominate The List America’s 50 Wealthiest Suburbs Ranked: East Coast Enclaves Dominate The List
America’s 50 Wealthiest Suburbs Ranked: East Coast Enclaves Dominate The List The richest suburbs in America have been named — and the East Coast is cleaning up. A new GOBankingRates report finds that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Maryland, and Virginia communities are holding their own (and then some) among the country’s priciest and most prosperous addresses. For the second year in a row, Scarsdale, NY wore the crown. The leafy Westchester enclave boasts an average household income of $601,193 in 2023 — up 2.2 percent from the year before — and home values pushing past $1.2 million. Not far behind was Rye, NY, where the average household brings in $421,259 an…
‘Your Bank Is Hacked’: CT Senior Targeted In $400K Scam By NJ Brothers, Prosecutors Say ‘Your Bank Is Hacked’: CT Senior Targeted In $400K Scam By NJ Brothers, Prosecutors Say
‘Your Bank Is Hacked’: CT Senior Targeted In $400K Scam By NJ Brothers, Prosecutors Say Two New Jersey brothers are accused of running a scam that stole nearly $400,000 from elderly victims in New York and Connecticut, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Monday, Aug. 25. Abhishek Barvalia, 31, and Tushar Barvalia, 32, of Rutherfo, were indicted on charges of second-degree grand larceny, first-degree scheme to defraud, and fourth-degree conspiracy, Gonzalez said. They were released without bail after being arraigned in Brooklyn Supreme Court and are due back Oct. 22. Prosecutors say the scam ran from June 2023 to January 2024, targeting women ages 76, 78, 83, and 90 i…
NOAA Releases 3-Month Forecast: Fall Weather Won't Be Ordinary NOAA Releases 3-Month Forecast: Fall Weather Won't Be Ordinary
NOAA Releases 3-Month Forecast: Fall Weather Won't Be Ordinary If you're getting set for sweater weather with Labor Day weekend marking the unofficial close of summer, the just released three-month long-range outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center may come as a surprise. Bottom line: expect a fall that’s anything but ordinary. Residents across the Northeast, Atlantic Corridor, and Appalachians can expect a warmer-than-normal stretch from September through November, according to the center's newly-released forecast. The new outlook shows a strong chance for above-average temperatures across New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, M…
Plan b Closing 3 Restaurants Soon In 'Strategic Realignment' Plan b Closing 3 Restaurants Soon In 'Strategic Realignment'
Plan b Closing 3 Restaurants Soon In 'Strategic Realignment' Two longtime Plan b restaurants in Connecticut — Hartford and West Hartford — will shut down at the end of the month, marking the third closure of a Connecticut restaurant for the chain this year.  The company announced that both Connecticut locations, along with its Springfield, Massachusetts, restaurant, will close as part of what leaders call a “strategic realignment," a press release said. “This decision reflects a balance between fiscal responsibility and staying true to the experience our guests and teams deserve," said founder and CEO Allie J. Gamble in the statement. “ Plan b i…
Boar’s Head Plant Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak Will Reopen With Federal Oversight Boar’s Head Plant Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak Will Reopen With Federal Oversight
Boar’s Head Plant Linked To Deadly Listeria Outbreak Will Reopen With Federal Oversight The Boar's Head deli meat plant in Virginia, linked to a listeria outbreak that killed 10 people and sickened dozens more, is set to reopen with direct oversight from federal inspectors, according to reports. In September 2024, millions of pounds of deli meat were subject to recall after a listeria outbreak was reported at the facility in Jarratt, Virginia, where liverwurst samples tested positive for the bacteria.  The outbreak sickened at least 60 people in more than a dozen states, according to federal officials. The facility was shut down in September, leaving nearly 200 workers wi…
Old Farmer's Almanac Unveils 2025-26 Winter Forecast Old Farmer's Almanac Unveils 2025-26 Winter Forecast
Old Farmer's Almanac Unveils 2025-26 Winter Forecast Winter’s first plot twist just dropped, and it points to very different scenes along the I-95 corridor and the nearby mountains. On Tuesday, Aug. 26, The Old Farmer’s Almanac released its 2025-26 US winter outlook, calling the season “mostly mild — with pockets of wild.” “Don’t lose track of your snow shovels and umbrellas,” editor Carol Connare said, noting much of the country leans near to slightly milder while the Appalachians skew colder. The outlook cites a fading La Niña shifting toward neutral, a recently peaked solar cycle, and the chance of a wobbly polar vortex to occasionally cr…