Another CT City Gives Go-Ahead For Red-Light Cameras: Here's How Much Tickets Will Cost Another CT City Gives Go-Ahead For Red-Light Cameras: Here's How Much Tickets Will Cost Another CT City Gives Go-Ahead For Red-Light Cameras: Here's How Much Tickets Will Cost
Another CT City Gives Go-Ahead For Red-Light Cameras: Here's How Much Tickets Will Cost Bristol drivers could soon face red-light camera fines as the city moves toward automated enforcement at its most dangerous intersections. The Bristol City Council voted 6-1 on Oct. 13 to finalize the ordinance language and select a vendor. The plan still needs state approval for camera locations. The city has identified more than 35 intersections with high crash totals, the city council said in a press release Thursday. Officials reported 90 serious injuries and 20 traffic deaths over the past three years. Route 229 at Pine Street and Mountain Road tops the city's crash list. Officials na…

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DoorDash Driver Robbed At Gunpoint In Waterbury; 2 Teens Arrested After Negotiators Step In DoorDash Driver Robbed At Gunpoint In Waterbury; 2 Teens Arrested After Negotiators Step In DoorDash Driver Robbed At Gunpoint In Waterbury; 2 Teens Arrested After Negotiators Step In
DoorDash Driver Robbed At Gunpoint In Waterbury; 2 Teens Arrested After Negotiators Step In A DoorDash driver hoping for a big tip wound up with a gun pointed at them when they were robbed by the customers who ordered the food. The incident spiraled, leading to police negotiators talking them out of a standoff.  The incident happened around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, when the delivery driver was taking an order to 65 Lone Oak Avenue in Waterbury. They told police the men inside displayed a firearm and took the food without paying, Waterbury police said.  No one was hurt, and no shots were fired. The department’s Emergency Response Team and Hostage Negotiation Team res…
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No Jail Time For Driver In CT Crash That Killed Meriden Motorcyclist, Hurt 2 Others A distracted driver who crashed into and killed a motorcyclist will not go to prison, a judge ruled this week.  Anngelina Morton, 20, received a 10-year suspended sentence and five years of probation at Hartford Superior Court on Thursday, Oct. 15. The sentence follows the August 2024 crash in Farmington that killed Justin Gittings, 31. She must also pay a $5,000 fine.  Morton told investigators she had been looking at the SUV’s infotainment screen when she unknowingly veered into oncoming traffic and hit Gittings head-on. Two friends on other motorcycles were also hurt in the cra…
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New Haven Officer Arrested After Repeatedly Hitting Handcuffed Woman In Head: Police A Connecticut police officer faces an assault charge after police say he repeatedly hit a handcuffed woman in the head during a downtown arrest. Officer Evan Kelly arrested the woman on Oct. 18, 2025, after responding to Elm City Social, a restaurant where she reportedly refused to leave. Police described her as intoxicated and belligerent. As Kelly escorted her to his cruiser, he believed she was trying to grab items from his duty belt, police said. A struggle followed. Kelly struck her in the head several times while she remained handcuffed behind her back, according to the…
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Friends Mourn Gifted CT Guitarist Known For His Humor, Heart, Devotion To His Family Connecticut’s music community is mourning David “Dave” Crespo, a Stratford guitarist whose death has left his family facing funeral expenses and the loss of his mother’s primary caregiver. Crespo died Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to a fundraiser supporting his family. He was 60 years old. For the past six years, Crespo lived at home and cared for his mother, Barbara, while teaching guitar lessons, according to a GoFundMe. Making sure she had the care she needed was one of his greatest concerns, the fundraiser said. The fundraiser, organized by Elana Klemm on behalf of Crespo’s sister, Valer…

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CT ZIP Codes Among Nation's Wealthiest In New Ranking: See Which Ones One of the Northeast's wealthiest regions is climbing the ranks of the nation's most expensive places to buy a home, according to a new study. PropertyShark released its 2026 list of the nation's 100 most expensive ZIP codes by median home sale prices. The real estate data website's report showed the New York City metropolitan area claiming a record 25% of the rankings. The NYC region had 31 ZIP codes on the list, tying California's Bay Area for the most ZIP codes in the rankings. New York state had 20 ZIP codes in the rankings, up from 15 in 2025. The Hamptons dominated New York…

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Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade The woman who oversaw some of Netflix's biggest hits, including "Stranger Things," "Wednesday," and "Squid Game," is leaving the streaming giant after nearly a decade. Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, is departing the company, Netflix announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Peter Rice, a former Disney and Fox executive, will replace her beginning Monday, Oct. 26. The shakeup comes one day after Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told employees on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that the company was cutting about 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of layoffs yet d…

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Trader Joe's Sued After New England Woman Hospitalized With E. Coli: 'Worst Pain Of Her Life' Two women, including one from Massachusetts, are suing Trader Joe's after claiming they were hospitalized with E. coli infections from eating chicken salad wraps sold at the grocery chain. Meaghan Egan Bright of Somerville, Massachusetts, and Gayle Gottlieb of Pembroke, North Carolina, filed the lawsuit in federal court in California. The women claim they became sick after eating Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps purchased at Trader Joe's stores in Massachusetts and South Carolina in late August. Bright bought one of the wraps at a Trader Joe's in Boston's Allston neighborhood on Monda…

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Trader Joe's Sued After New England Woman Hospitalized With E. Coli: 'Worst Pain Of Her Life' Two women, including one from Massachusetts, are suing Trader Joe's after claiming they were hospitalized with E. coli infections from eating chicken salad wraps sold at the grocery chain. Meaghan Egan Bright of Somerville, Massachusetts, and Gayle Gottlieb of Pembroke, North Carolina, filed the lawsuit in federal court in California. The women claim they became sick after eating Tarragon Chicken Salad Wraps purchased at Trader Joe's stores in Massachusetts and South Carolina in late August. Bright bought one of the wraps at a Trader Joe's in Boston's Allston neighborhood on Monda…

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Trump Press Secretary Abruptly Fired After Turbulent Tenure Of Less Than A Week: Report Trump Press Secretary Abruptly Fired After Turbulent Tenure Of Less Than A Week: Report Trump Press Secretary Abruptly Fired After Turbulent Tenure Of Less Than A Week: Report
Trump Press Secretary Abruptly Fired After Turbulent Tenure Of Less Than A Week: Report A White House appointment billed as a fresh start has ended almost before it began. President Donald Trump fired White House press secretary Katie Zacharia on Friday, Oct. 16, after less than a week in the job, The New York Times reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. Zacharia's appointment to the position was announced Friday, Oct. 9. Trump told reporters earlier in the day that he had encouraged the 41-year-old Zacharia to reconsider remaining in the highly visible position. “Honestly, if I were you, I’d reconsider,” Trump said while recounting their conversation. “Kati…