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Former New England Goodwill Supervisor Turned Teacher Killed While Trying To Catch Bus: Police Former New England Goodwill Supervisor Turned Teacher Killed While Trying To Catch Bus: Police Former New England Goodwill Supervisor Turned Teacher Killed While Trying To Catch Bus: Police
Former New England Goodwill Supervisor Turned Teacher Killed While Trying To Catch Bus: Police A 26-year-old teacher was killed when an Audi struck her as she crossed a city street while trying to catch a bus early Wednesday, Sept. 30, authorities announced the following day. Zoe Schemm, of the 1200 block of North Fifth Street, was crossing Lombard Street northbound at 19th Street around 6:42 a.m. when she was struck by a white 2023 Audi A4 traveling west, according to Philadelphia police. Schemm became trapped beneath the vehicle and suffered severe injuries. Philadelphia Fire Department medics pronounced her dead at the scene, police said. Schemm was teaching in Philadelphia at th…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Kosta Diamantis Gets 7 Years For CT School Bribery Conviction After Fleeing To Greece Kosta Diamantis Gets 7 Years For CT School Bribery Conviction After Fleeing To Greece Kosta Diamantis Gets 7 Years For CT School Bribery Conviction After Fleeing To Greece
Kosta Diamantis Gets 7 Years For CT School Bribery Conviction After Fleeing To Greece A former Connecticut official who took bribes from contractors while overseeing school construction grants received a seven-year prison sentence while he remains a fugitive in Greece. Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 70, was sentenced in absentia in a Bridgeport federal court on Wednesday, Sept. 30, according to CT Mirror. He was previously convicted on 21 counts, including bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and lying to investigators. His crimes involved a state program that helps fund school construction. Two weeks before his sentencing, Diamantis fled the country to Greece, where his dual c…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID CT Woman Killed In Motorcycle Hit-And-Run Crash Police ID CT Woman Killed In Motorcycle Hit-And-Run Crash Police ID CT Woman Killed In Motorcycle Hit-And-Run Crash
Police ID CT Woman Killed In Motorcycle Hit-And-Run Crash Police have identified the Connecticut woman who was killed in a hit-and-run crash.  Deborah Cooper, 56, was found lying in the road on Albany Avenue in Hartford when officers responded to a reported crash around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, police said. She suffered “serious injuries” and was taken to a local hospital, where she died. Police said the motorcycle appeared to be a black and red Can-Am Spyder. It traveled north on Irving Street and left before officers arrived. Authorities ask anyone with information about the crash to call the Hartford Police Department’s tip line at 8…

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by Josh Lanier
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Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name
Tiny Paws, Big Milestone: Beardsley Zoo’s First Red Panda Cub Gets A Name This little "fluffball" has a new name. Meet Pabu. Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport announced the winning name Wednesday, Sept. 30, after a public vote to name the zoo’s first red panda cub. Voters chose Pabu, a Tibetan word meaning "fluffball." The name beat Ravi and Tashi as a potential panda pen name.  View this post on Instagram Pabu was born on June 24 at Beardsley Zoo to Ponya and Pilot. Red pandas are an endangered species. The zoo paired Ponya and Pilot through the Association of Zoos and Aquariums’ Red Panda Species Survival Plan.&n…

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by Josh Lanier
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Waterbury Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home Waterbury Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home Waterbury Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home
Waterbury Man Charged After Police Find 2 'Severely Malnourished' Dogs At His Home Two severely malnourished dogs are receiving care after police in Connecticut arrested their owner on animal cruelty charges, authorities said. Isaiah Ortiz, 23, of Waterbury, was arrested after officers responded to his Marley Place home around 2:20 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30,  to investigate a report of animal neglect, officers said.  Police found his pit bull mix and husky mix extremely thin and living in poor conditions, authorities said. Waterbury animal control officers removed both dogs and are caring for them. Police had checked on the same animals about a month earlier …

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later
CT Family Found Dead: Cause Of Death Remains Unknown Months Later Police disclosed that a Connecticut family found dead in their home had no food except powdered milk and had no known contact with the outside world for nearly nine months before their bodies were discovered earlier this summer.  At a news conference Wednesday, Sept. 30, Connecticut State Police outlined their findings in the deaths of Paul Cash, his wife, Sally Ann Cash, and their son, Brian Cash, whose skeletal remains were discovered inside their Burlington home on June 14. Over the past three months, police said they have discovered more details about the highly reclusive fami…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions
CT Dad Of 2 Vanishes, Leaving Family With Mounting Bills, Unanswered Questions A missing Connecticut father’s family faces a growing financial strain as they work to cover their expenses and search for answers to his startling disappearance.  Manoj Bagga, 52, disappeared Aug. 7 in Suffield. Police said his last known contact was around 5 a.m. and that he was last seen on the Suffield Canal Path. Fundraiser organizers said he was last seen near the Route 190 bridge over the Connecticut River. A GoFundMe for his wife, Anju, and their two children said the family has struggled since he vanished nearly two months ago.  "A family that was once financially stable…

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by Josh Lanier
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CT High School Fencing Coach Charged With Sexual Assault, Placed On Leave CT High School Fencing Coach Charged With Sexual Assault, Placed On Leave CT High School Fencing Coach Charged With Sexual Assault, Placed On Leave
CT High School Fencing Coach Charged With Sexual Assault, Placed On Leave A Connecticut high school fencing coach faces criminal charges after police investigated an alleged inappropriate relationship with a minor. James "Jamie" Buchas, 31, of Griswold, turned himself in to authorities on July 20, and officials charged him with risk of injury to a minor, fourth-degree sexual assault, and harmful communication with a minor, according to Connecticut State Police.  Buchas worked as the head coach of the Griswold High School coed fencing team. Griswold Superintendent Sean McKenna told students and parents that the high school's head fencing coach was on adminis…

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by Josh Lanier
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College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa
College Student Survives 8-Story Fall While Dancing On Sofa A 21-year-old University of Georgia senior survived a fall from an eighth-floor apartment window after apparently striking a metal bench on the way down, police said. Kristen Sargent fell at Rambler Athens Apartments at 558 W. Broad St. around 7:37 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, according to an Athens-Clarke County Police Department field case report.  The incident happened just after the Georgia Bulldogs had won a game against the Oklahoma Sooners, Sargent's father, Richard Sargent, told WSB-TV. Richard said he later heard his daughter talking to one of her friends: “Hey, I'm alive. I…

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by Cecilia Levine
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CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt
CT Murder Suspect Wounded In Police Shootout; Second Person Hurt A Connecticut murder suspect is in police custody after a chase ended with officers shooting him during a shootout in Hartford, authorities said. Barrington Oneil Brown Jr., 43, of Middletown, and a second person suffered non-life-threatening injuries following a chase and shooting Tuesday evening, Sept. 29. Authorities charged him with murder, stalking, and unlawful discharge of a firearm, police said.  The investigation began after police found a woman dead with a gunshot wound in a Middletown apartment on Town Colony Drive near East Street just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday. Detecti…

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by Josh Lanier
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Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure
Target Slashes Prices On Nearly 2K Items Amid Inflation Pressure Target is cutting prices on nearly 2,000 items as families continue tightening their budgets amid stubborn inflation and economic stress. The retailer announced the latest round of price reductions in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The cuts cover clothing and shoes for women, men, infants, and toddlers, along with bedding and other home products. Some items are now priced at least 20% lower than in the fall of 2025, according to Target. "Guests are looking for great products at an incredible value, and that's an important part of what we aim to deliver every day," said chief me…

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by Chris Spiker
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Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast
Bronx-Raised Attorney, Long Island Husband Among 4 Americans Killed In Greece Blast A Bronx-raised attorney and her husband, a Long Island native, were among four American tourists killed in an explosion near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Florida Hoxha grew up in the Bronx and was a senior attorney at the New York Legal Assistance Group, according to ABC News. Her husband, Ian Alexander Kirkpatrick, was from Huntington and attended Huntington High School from 2003 to 2007, according to his LinkedIn profile. Hoxha and Kirkpatrick were killed alongside Hoxha’s brother, Florin Hoxha, and his wife, Erisa Cani, on Friday, Sept. 25, when an early-morning explosion destroyed a…

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by Cecilia Levine