Stamford man seriously hurt after being struck by car

Stamford man seriously hurt after being struck by car

STAMFORD — A 46-year-old local man is in critical, but stable condition after he was hit by a car on West Main Street, according to police.  Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth said that the man was crossing the road when he was hit by a 73-year-old resident in a 2013 Nissan Rogue on Tuesday around … Read more

Queens man killed crossing road near high school

Stamford man seriously hurt after being struck by car

In a release, New Milford Police Chief Spencer Cerruto said Alexander Jefferson III, a 43-year-old resident of the Jamaica neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., was the man struck and killed on Thursday. Cerruto said police were called around 6:45 p.m. to the area immediately south of New Milford High School on Route 7, also known as … Read more

Calif. family whose son was swept away in raging flood still searches

Calif. family whose son was swept away in raging flood still searches

National Guard troops, sheriff’s office personnel and firefighters search for missing 5-year-old Kyle Doan Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, near San Miguel, Calif.  AP It’s been a year of nonstops for the Doan family of Paso Robles. Nonstop disbelief. Nonstop searching. Nonstop second guessing. Nonstop grieving. And now a nonstop legal battle.   It’s been a year … Read more

After middle-finger gesture, leaders want Bridgeport official removed

After middle-finger gesture, leaders want Bridgeport official removed

FILE PHOTO: City leaders are calling for Maria Pereira, who represents Bridgeport’s 138th district in the City Council, to resign after making “offensive” comments in an email and giving the middle finger to a member of the public during a meeting last week. Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media FILE PHOTO: Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim and City Council … Read more

Multiple spinouts close I-80 westbound near Tahoe amid winter storm

Multiple spinouts close I-80 westbound near Tahoe amid winter storm

Cars drive through the fresh snow at Tahoe Donner, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024.  Andrew Chamings/SFGATE California Highway Patrol has closed Interstate 80 off to westbound traffic in Truckee after snowy conditions caused multiple collisions and spinouts over Donner Summit on Saturday, the agency announced. Closures are impacting westbound traffic in Truckee and at the Nevada state … Read more

Newtown police identify remains of woman found in woods in October

Stamford man seriously hurt after being struck by car

NEWTOWN — A person’s remains found in the woods near Edmond Road in October have been positively identified as a Southbury woman in her 70s, Newtown police said Friday.  Police identified her as 73-year-old Janet Connor. Her death is not believed to be suspicious, Newtown police said in a news release.  “Connor’s last known residence was … Read more

Man sentenced to 3 years for assault on pregnant Stamford woman

Stamford man seriously hurt after being struck by car

STAMFORD — A New York man was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for breaking into a pregnant woman’s Stamford home and assaulting her in February 2021. In September, 29-year-old Marc Emanuel, of Mount Vernon, pleaded guilty as a part of a deal with state prosecutors to first-degree burglary, second-degree assault on a pregnant … Read more

Man sues SF hotel, alleging he was assaulted by homeless man

Man sues SF hotel, alleging he was assaulted by homeless man

FILE: The San Francisco Marriott Marquis seen from Yerba Buena Gardens in August 2008. AlecOwenEvans/Getty Images A California man is suing a downtown San Francisco hotel alleging that it did not do enough to protect him from an alleged attack by an individual wielding a piece of wood outside the hotel last summer. The lawsuit, filed … Read more

Man dies after crawling into engine of SFO-bound flight

Man dies after crawling into engine of SFO-bound flight

FILE: A Delta Air Lines Airbus being serviced at the gate at Salt Lake City International Airport in 2015. Robert Alexander/Getty Images SLCPD released a timeline of the incident, which according to the department began when a store manager inside the airport contacted Airport Control Center dispatchers at approximately 9:52 p.m. Monday to report a … Read more

Funeral services set for Bridgeport Marine killed on Merritt Parkway

Stamford man seriously hurt after being struck by car

Gaviria, 28, of Bridgeport, was a Marine. A viewing will be held for Gaviria from 5 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the Abriola & Kelemen Funeral Home in Stratford. A graveside service will take place at Mt. Grove Cemetery on Jan. 3, with a meeting at the funeral home at 10 a.m. State police previously … Read more