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Reckless on our Roads: Our cameras capture drivers running stop signs
Stop signs are self-explanatory – they spell out what you’re supposed to do when you encounter one. In practice, drivers are not always following the letter of the law. NBC Connecticut Investigates looked into the frequency of crashes at stop sign intersections and found out, it hasn’t really been studied. So we put some intersections to the test. We...
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10K drivers ticketed for illegally passing school buses in Bridgeport
Bridgeport police have looked at tens of thousands of video clips since September. The videos were captured by cameras on the school district’s 248 buses, which are also outfitted with license plate readers. The city took action after a pilot program showed drivers failing to stop for school buses at a rate of about 75 violations per weekday. Sen. Herron…
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Reckless on our Roads
Reckless on our Roads is a series that looks into why Connecticut’s roads have gotten more dangerous, and what’s being done to stop it. We started working on our first story back in 2023 – and much of the behavior we saw then is still happening today. How many times have you come home from work frustrated about getting cut…
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11 Connecticut residents included in Jan. 6 pardons
President Donald Trump’s pardon of Jan. 6 defendants includes 11 Connecticut residents. NBC Connecticut confirmed with the Federal Bureau of Prisons that Patrick McCaughey, of Ridgefield, was no longer in custody Tuesday. He was serving a 90-month sentence for assaulting Metropolitan Police Officer Daniel Hodges inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Wolcott resident Richard Markey was one month…
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Small businesses struggle with rising electric costs
While residential electric bills went up 20, 30, even 40 percent in the last several months, some small business owners have seen their bills jump 50 percent or more. Leed Himmel Industries in Hamden makes a variety of aluminum products in an operation that requires a lot of power. “We’ll use about a million and a half kilowatt hours this…
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Jan. 6 sentence handed down almost three years later
A sixth person from Connecticut has been sentenced in connection with the U.S. Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Richard Markey was sentenced to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for assaulting officers. He was also ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The 40-year-old Wolcott man has been in federal…
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Hartford Fire Department move could limit fire protection in the area
Should paid firefighters be allowed to volunteer with other departments in their free time? State law has said yes, but the Hartford fire chief has issued his firefighters an ultimatum that could limit firefighting in communities that rely on volunteers. Hartford Fire Chief Rodney Barco sent out a memo to the department on Tuesday. He told union members they have…
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Does Connecticut recycle well? Here's what you need to know
November 15 is America Recycles Day. NBC Connecticut dove into the data to see how well Connecticut recycles. Connecticut generates 3.6 million tons of municipal solid waste annually, according to a state report. Approximately 1.3 million tons, or 37%, was diverted from landfills through recycling, composting or a process known as anaerobic digestion, which essentially breaks down organic waste. According…
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Man wrongfully convicted as a teen settles with New Milford for $2.5 million
One of two men who spent 30 years behind bars for a wrongful conviction has reached a settlement with the Town of New Milford. The town council approved a $2.5 million settlement with Shawn Henning at a special meeting on Tuesday night. Henning was 17 years old when he and his friend Ricky Birch went to prison for the gruesome…
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End in sight for crumbling concrete crisis?
Over 1,000 homes have gotten new foundations through a state program. There could be thousands more to go. A family on Deer Run Trail in Manchester has the distinction of being the 1,000th to have their home’s foundation replaced through the Connecticut Foundations Indemnity Solutions Company (CFSIC). CFSIC Superintendent Michael Maglaras said he had no idea what to expect when…
