CT Man Sentenced For Shooting Into Occupied Homes Of Former High School Classmates CT Man Sentenced For Shooting Into Occupied Homes Of Former High School Classmates CT Man Sentenced For Shooting Into Occupied Homes Of Former High School Classmates
CT Man Sentenced For Shooting Into Occupied Homes Of Former High School Classmates A Connecticut man will serve more than a decade in prison for firing into the occupied homes of two women he knew from high school. Gregory McHugh, 42, of Guilford, fired eight rounds into one home on Dec. 21, 2022, and four rounds into another on Oct. 24, 2023, prosecutors said.  Both homes were in Guilford. The women had attended Guilford High School with him. Judge David L. Zagaja sentenced McHugh to 24 years in prison, suspended after 12 years served, followed by five years of probation, according to New Haven Judicial District State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. An arrest warrant…

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Granby Man Charged After Shooting Bear That Killed His Chickens A Connecticut homeowner has been charged after he said he shot and killed a black bear that broke into an enclosure and killed some of his chickens, state environmental police said.  Michael Gero, 39, called the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection on Friday night, Sept. 25, to report the shooting. Investigators said he saw the bear eating a chicken in his yard before he fired. Gero also told them he believed the bear had killed his goats the month before, according to DEEP.  Police charged Gero with illegally taking a black bear.  Connecti…
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Plainfield Motorcyclist Airlifted After Near-Fatal Crash Faces 6 Charges Months Later A Connecticut man who was airlifted to a hospital for emergency care following an April crash has now been accused of leading police in a pursuit before the near-fatal wreck, officials said.  Jonathan Charron, 39, of Plainfield, turned himself in Monday morning, Sept. 28, and is facing six charges. They stem from an April 17 crash near Plainfield Pike and New Road. Plainfield police have not provided many details on the alleged chase, but they previously said Charron crashed his Harley-Davidson motorcycle around 9:39 p.m., when he was rushed to an area hospital, then airlifte…
East Granby Man Paid Juvenile $5K To Deposit $34K In Forged CT Checks: Police East Granby Man Paid Juvenile $5K To Deposit $34K In Forged CT Checks: Police East Granby Man Paid Juvenile $5K To Deposit $34K In Forged CT Checks: Police
East Granby Man Paid Juvenile $5K To Deposit $34K In Forged CT Checks: Police Police in Connecticut have arrested a 23-year-old man and a juvenile who they said were involved in a check scheme that defrauded a business out of more than $34,000. Christopher Collins, 23, of East Granby, faces multiple charges after the Wallingford business reported in March that someone had stolen and forged the checks, police said. Collins is accused of offering a juvenile $5,000 to deposit the checks, worth $21,775 and $12,604.50, at different banks. Police said they tracked the money through bank accounts and financial technology companies, leading to both arrests. The juvenile was…
Driver Charged In CTDOT Worker’s Death On I-95 Ordered Held On $2M Bond: Police Driver Charged In CTDOT Worker’s Death On I-95 Ordered Held On $2M Bond: Police Driver Charged In CTDOT Worker’s Death On I-95 Ordered Held On $2M Bond: Police
Driver Charged In Ctdot Worker’s Death On I-95 Ordered Held On $2M Bond: Police The man accused of crashing into and killing a Connecticut Department of Transportation worker last week was ordered held on a $2 million bond when he appeared in court on Monday, Sept. 28.  Elvin Hernandez, 60, had stepped out of a state dump truck Friday to clear debris along I-95 near Exit 20 in Fairfield when a car drove onto the shoulder and struck him, Connecticut State Police said. Hernandez worked out of the CTDOT's Stratford garage. He had been with the agency since 2010.  The driver, Edward Myers, 60, of Derby, was charged with second-degree manslaughter and driving…

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Nor'easter Uncovers Possible 19th-Century Shipwreck Off New England Coast A powerful nor'easter uncovered what's believed to be a large piece of a ship that wrecked more than 140 years ago. The storm exposed wooden wreckage along the south shore of Nantucket, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Sept. 26. The remains are believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a three-masted wooden schooner that sank off the island's coast in December 1884. The discovery was first reported by the Nantucket Current on Saturday, Sept. 26. Jason Graziadei, the newspaper's editor-in-chief, spotted the large wooden beams held together by iron fastenings near Miacomet Beach. …

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Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video
Eagles Legend Brian Dawkins Fires Back After DHS Uses His Image In Migrant Video NFL Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins had a clear message for the Trump administration after the Department of Homeland Security posted a propaganda video featuring him.  Keep his name out of your mouth. DHS shared a montage of the Philadelphia Eagles legend's highlights captioned, "Our time has come." The video was shared in resposne to reports of a "huge migrant caravan" approaching the southern border of the United States, ESPN reports. #HelloBlessedPeople🙏🏽I have respectfully not given permission to anyone other than those I currently do business with to use my NIL. Be Blessed! …

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National Coffee Day 2026: Where Free Cups, Special Deals Are Brewing Cafés, restaurants, and retailers are celebrating National Coffee Day with plenty of freebies and deals! National Coffee Day in 2026 falls on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular drinks in the US. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking dates to the middle of the 15th century at Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen, according to National Day Calendar. Monks roasted coffee seeds and brewed coffee using methods similar to those used today. Yemeni traders brought coffee from Ethiopia and began cultivating it in Yemen. Coffee later spread to Euro…

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National Coffee Day 2026: Where Free Cups, Special Deals Are Brewing Cafés, restaurants, and retailers are celebrating National Coffee Day with plenty of freebies and deals! National Coffee Day in 2026 falls on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The annual holiday celebrates one of the most popular drinks in the US. The earliest credible evidence of coffee drinking dates to the middle of the 15th century at Sufi monasteries around Mokha in Yemen, according to National Day Calendar. Monks roasted coffee seeds and brewed coffee using methods similar to those used today. Yemeni traders brought coffee from Ethiopia and began cultivating it in Yemen. Coffee later spread to Euro…

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ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve, Son Of 'Superman' Actor, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve, Son Of 'Superman' Actor, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve, Son Of 'Superman' Actor, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
ABC News Correspondent Will Reeve, Son Of 'Superman' Actor, Reveals Cancer Diagnosis ABC News correspondent Will Reeve is sharing a deeply personal health story with a hopeful turn. The 34-year-old son of late “Superman” actor Christopher Reeve revealed Tuesday, Sept. 29, that he underwent treatment for testicular cancer earlier this year, according to the ABC News report. He says a checkup Tuesday, Sept. 8, confirmed he is now cancer-free. Reeve decided to speak publicly to encourage men to pay attention to changes in their bodies. His experience began in April, when he noticed a lump in his left testicle. His wife, Amanda Dubin Reeve, encouraged him to seek medical care,…