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Tolland County, Connecticut

Police & Fire
Police Seek Help Finding Missing UConn Student Police Seek Help Finding Missing UConn Student
Police Seek Help Finding Missing UConn Student Police are searching for a 19-year-old college student who has been missing for three days. “Betty” Li Furong, was last seen Sunday, Sept. 3 in Tolland County on the University of Connecticut's main  campus in Storrs, officials said. "UConn is working to determine the student’s location and circumstances, including the possibility that she left campus voluntarily," University spokeswoman Stepanie Reitz said. "We encourage her or others who encounter her to contact UConn Police so they can confirm her well-being." University police began the search for Furong after her family reported …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Leaving Hoax IED At CT Business, Causing Evacuation Man Accused Of Leaving Hoax IED At CT Business, Causing Evacuation
Man Accused Of Leaving Hoax IED At CT Business, Causing Evacuation A 36-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly leaving a hoax IED at a Connecticut business, causing an evacuation. Troopers in Tolland County received a report at about 2 p.m. on June 12 about a suspicious device that was found inside a bathroom at the Mansfield Drive-In Theatre & Marketplace, located at 228 Stafford Road in Mansfield, according to Connecticut State Police. The Emergency Services Unit Bomb Squad, Fire & Explosive Investigation Unit, and the FBI all responded to the scene, and the building and property were evacuated for safety reasons, police said.&nbs…

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by Nicole Valinote
Lifestyle
These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says
These Connecticut Counties Among Healthiest In Nation, New Report Says When it comes to the healthiest locales in the United States, several counties in Connecticut are faring quite well, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report. The outlet analyzed nearly 3,000 US counties on metrics it said shape and show the health of a community, like public safety, access to healthcare, educational equity, income, housing affordability, food availability, and nutrition. Analysts then used that data to rank the 500 healthiest communities in the country across 10 categories on a scale of zero to 100. In Connecticut, Middlesex County was ranked healt…

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by Michael Mashburn
Weather
CT Tornado Touchdown Confirmed By National Weather Service CT Tornado Touchdown Confirmed By National Weather Service
CT Tornado Touchdown Confirmed By National Weather Service National Weather Service officials in Connecticut have confirmed a tornado touched down in the state. The Enhanced Fujita Scale EF-0 tornado occurred around 4:10 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 9, in the middle of a severe storm in Tolland County in the town of Coventry. The tornado, which reached speeds of 75 mph, traveled for nearly 80 yards before it died out, the weather service said. The tornado initially touched down near the intersection of South and Pucket streets, downing several large trees in a field, officials said. The storm continued to travel where it knocked down additional trets un…

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by Kathy Reakes