Bill Cummings
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Hartford, CT, United States
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UConn professor who was fired wins $1.4 million payout for wrongful termination
A UConn researcher has won a $1.4 million settlement after an arbitrator found the school wrongly fired her. → Read More
Audit prompted by CT state police fake ticket scheme expands
Audit prompted by Connecticut State Police fake ticket scheme expands. Racial profiling group says it found inconsistencies with dozens of troopers' records → Read More
After fake ticket scandals, CT police reexamine practices
Officials at several larger area police forces expressed confidence that they have enough... → Read More
9 things to know about CT state troopers' fake ticket scheme
Here are the key highlights from our review of Connecticut State Police internal... → Read More
CT trooper stayed at party where cocaine was used, report says
CT trooper stayed at party where cocaine was used, according to report state police withheld for months; Claim that drugs were sniffed off badge “could not be proven" → Read More
A Bridgeport woman accused a man of abuse before her killing. Prosecutors couldn’t revoke his bail.
Bridgeport resident Marisol Dumeng was allegedly killed by Glenn Pettway while he was... → Read More
Norwalk celebrates anniversary of 19th Amendment
The ceremony celebrated the 19th Amendment and marked the 100th anniversary of the Norwalk League of Women Voters. → Read More
DOT: Norwalk to NY taking 45 minutes on I-95 due to disabled truck
The state Department of Transportation says average traffic speeds through the area are 22 mph. → Read More
Dozens still without power in Norwalk
At 6:30 a.m., Eversource reported that 59 customers in Norwalk were still without power. → Read More
The Latest: Kentucky Fried Chicken suspends tagline in ads
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Don't lick your fingers! That's what Kentucky Fried Chicken signaled to customers as the company suspended its "It's Finger Lickin' Good" tagline after 64 years, deeming it "the most inappropriate slogan for 2020" amid the coronavirus pandemic. The suspension will affect the slogan's use in global advertising "for a little while," the company said in a statement. "We find… → Read More
Students return to St. Luke’s for orientation
Staff and students will spend the week acclimating to campus and learning the new safety procedures before classes begin next Monday. → Read More
Lavielle: ‘Everource customers felt like hostages’
Eversource came under fire by Wilton state Rep. Gail Lavielle for how it treated customers following Tropical Storm Isaias amid the company's recent rate hikes. → Read More
'Dead' woman found to be breathing at Detroit funeral home
DETROIT (AP) - A young woman who was declared dead at her suburban Detroit home opened her eyes at a funeral home as she was about to embalmed, a lawyer said Monday. "They would have begun draining her blood to be very, very frank about it," Geoffrey Fieger told WXYZ-TV. The Southfield fire department acknowledged it was involved in a bizarre set of events Sunday that began when a medical crew… → Read More
Yankee Doodle Bridge work causing I-95 traffic shift, ramp closures
The traffic shift that began Tuesday night, involves the closure of the bridge's right lanes on southbound I-95 → Read More
Teen girl charged with plowing car into 5 pedestrians
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (AP) - A teenage girl plowed her car into five pedestrians including a 7-year-old child on a sidewalk Monday in Connecticut while trying to run down her ex-boyfriend's new girlfriend, police said. The young girl and another person were seriously injured, but are expected to survive, authorities said. The 17-year-old girl drove onto a New Britain sidewalk, struck the… → Read More
Ansonia’s Pitney retires from Brakettes, will coach 18-U Brakettes
Shortly after her decision to end her playing career, the former St. Joseph High and Manhattan College star was named head coach of the Select Brakettes. → Read More
Cuomo: Health workers to supervise annual 9/11 light tribute
NEW YORK (AP) - The annual light display honoring victims of 9/11 is back on, officials announced Saturday, saying New York health officials will supervise this year's tribute to ensure workers' safety amid concerns related to the coronavirus pandemic. "This year it is especially important that we all appreciate and commemorate 9/11, the lives lost and the heroism displayed as New Yorkers are… → Read More
Arizona train derailment causes bridge collapse and big fire
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - A freight train traveling on a bridge that spans a lake in a Phoenix suburb derailed Wednesday, setting the bridge ablaze and partially collapsing the structure, officials said. Video images showed huge flames and thick black smoke rising into the air and train cars on the ground near Tempe Town Lake. None of the train's crew members were hurt but there was a report of… → Read More
Bus driver sues state troopers following arrest
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A Peter Pan bus driver is suing two Connecticut state police officers saying they ignored video evidence when they arrested her for locking a passenger in the luggage compartment. Wendy Alberty filed a civil rights suit in the U.S. District Court in Hartford, Connecticut, July 20 against state trooper Robert A. Hunter and Sgt. Stephen J. Samson. Her lawsuit accuses them of… → Read More
Defending Borck Tournament champion Duffy ousted
Connor Goode eliminated defending champion Charlie Duffy from the Borck Junior Golf Tournament Wednesday in the quarterfinal round. → Read More