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Tristate Twister: Tornado With 100 MPH Winds Travels Through CT, 2 Other States Tristate Twister: Tornado With 100 MPH Winds Travels Through CT, 2 Other States
Tristate Twister: Tornado With 100 MPH Winds Travels Through CT, 2 Other States A survey conducted by the National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado caused damage across three states during a severe thunderstorm including in Connecticut. The tornado touched down Wednesday, Sept. 13 in Windham County in Killingly. It then traveled over the towns of Foster, Glocester, and Lincoln in Providence County, Rhode Island, and then finally, into North Attleboro, Massachusetts, in Bristol County. According to the National Weather Service, most of the damage was confined to downed trees and limbs, with some roof and home damage. More of the damage.CT Emergency Ma…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash: Tractor-Trailer Loses Control On CT Highway, Runs Off Shoulder Fatal Crash: Tractor-Trailer Loses Control On CT Highway, Runs Off Shoulder
Fatal Crash: Tractor-Trailer Loses Control On CT Highway, Runs Off Shoulder Authorities are investigating an early morning crash involving a tractor-trailer in northern Connecticut that left a 56-year-old man dead.  The incident happened in Windham County on Friday, July 21 around 3:45 a.m., when the tractor-trailer traveling northbound on Interstate 395 in the area of Exit 45 in Putnam lost control and drove off the left shoulder of the highway, according to state police.  The tractor-trailer then came to a final, uncontrolled rest in the left lane across from the Exit 45 off-ramp.  The driver, 56-year-old Archie Miller of Kingston, Pennsylvania, d…

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by Ben Crnic
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17-Year-Old Dies After Crashing Pickup Truck In Connecticut 17-Year-Old Dies After Crashing Pickup Truck In Connecticut
17-Year-Old Dies After Crashing Pickup Truck In Connecticut An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old died in a single-vehicle crash in Connecticut.  A 2003 Dodge Dakota SXT was traveling west in Windham County near 407 Hartford Turnpike in Hampton at about 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, when it left the westbound lane and traveled into the eastbound lane, according to Connecticut State Police. The Dodge struck a metal beam guide rail and continued west into the eastbound shoulder, where it struck several trees, police said.  The driver, identified as Fabian Rafael Sosa-Mangual, of Willimantic, was ejected from the vehicl…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Suspect In Connecticut Homicide Case Arrested At Hotel In New Hampshire, Police Say Suspect In Connecticut Homicide Case Arrested At Hotel In New Hampshire, Police Say
Suspect In Connecticut Homicide Case Arrested At Hotel In New Hampshire, Police Say A suspect in a Connecticut homicide case was arrested at a hotel in New Hampshire. Matthew Candler, age 46, was located and brought into custody at the Seabrook Inn, in Seabrook, New Hampshire, according to an update from Connecticut State Police on Tuesday, May 3. Candler was identified by police as the suspect in the death of 51-year-old Jeffrey Rawson in Windham County. Rawson, of Chaplin, was found dead at a location on Miller Road in Chaplin at about 6:10 a.m. on Sunday, May 1, police previously reported. Candler was arrested by the Seabrook, New Hampshire Police Department…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
CT State Police Search For Man Wanted On Felony Arrest Warrant CT State Police Search For Man Wanted On Felony Arrest Warrant
CT State Police Search For Man Wanted On Felony Arrest Warrant Police are searching for a Connecticut man wanted on a felony arrest warrant. Roger Cote, age 61, is wanted for reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and engaging in a pursuit, according to Connecticut State Police. Cote's last known address was in the Windham County town of Killingly, police said. Police said he was last known to be driving a silver Kia Sorento with Connecticut license plate SR-7217. Authorities asked anyone with information about his whereabouts to call state police at 860-779-4900.

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by Nicole Valinote