Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, PAPD Says
Driver Shot In Head On George Washington Bridge, Papd Says A driver was rushed to Englewood Hospital after being found with a gunshot wound to the head on the George Washington Bridge Tuesday evening, Oct. 20. Port Authority police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on the bridge's westbound upper level around 7:06 p.m., a PAPD spokesperson said. Responding officers found the driver suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound to the head, PAPD said. The driver was taken to Englewood Hospital in critical condition, according to the NYPD. Reports that the driver had died could not immediately be verified by Daily Voice. …
Enfield Woman Arrested In Wethersfield Motel Armed Robbery That Left Clerk Injured Enfield Woman Arrested In Wethersfield Motel Armed Robbery That Left Clerk Injured Enfield Woman Arrested In Wethersfield Motel Armed Robbery That Left Clerk Injured
Enfield Woman Arrested In Wethersfield Motel Armed Robbery That Left Clerk Injured A second person faces charges following a motel robbery that left a clerk injured after being forced into an office at gunpoint, police said. Erica Valentin, 40, of Enfield, was arrested on a warrant Oct. 20 in connection with the July 27 robbery at Motel 6 on Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, according to police. She is charged with conspiracy to commit first-degree robbery and conspiracy to commit second-degree larceny. Valentin was released on a $500,000 bond, police said.  The robbery happened around 10:16 p.m. at 1341 Silas Deane Highway, police said. Two masked suspects carr…
WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video WATCH: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video
Watch: Homecoming King Gives Crown To Classmate With Down Syndrome In Viral Video A Pennsylvania homecoming king gave his crown to a classmate with Down syndrome during a Schuylkill County pep rally on Friday, Oct. 16 — a moment captured in a viral video shared by local parent Dawn Bowers. Keny Cedanio Ramirez was named homecoming king at Mahanoy Area Junior-Senior High School, where fellow candidate Axton Kuhla was the runner-up, according to NBC News.  As the two waited for the announcement, Ramirez put his arm around Kuhla. After receiving the crown and sash, Ramirez placed them on his classmate as the crowd cheered. The two shared a hug, smiling as Kuhla wiped a…
Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police
Human Remains Found In Shed As Cops Probe NY Woman’s 2010 Disappearance: Police Human remains were found during a search operation Tuesday, Oct. 20 in Albany in connection with a 16-year-old missing person case. Ashley Carroll, of Troy, was 24 years old when she was last seen on May 6, 2010, in Albany, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Cops searched a home at 7 Marlborough Court in Albany around 9 a.m. Tuesday as part of the case and found “what appeared to be human remains” in a shed on the property, the Albany Police Department said. The remains have not been identified. Albany County District Attorney Lee Kindlon told the Albany Tim…
RFK's Mass Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dead At 42 RFK's Mass Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dead At 42 RFK's Mass Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dead At 42
RFK's Mass Granddaughter Kyle Kennedy Dead At 42 A member of one of America's most prominent political families has died at her Massachusetts home.  Kyle Francis Kennedy died at her home in Westwood, surrounded by family, on Sept. 21, according to her obituary on the Burke Funeral Home website. She was 42 years old. Kyle was one of 34 grandchildren of Sen. Robert F. “Bobby” Kennedy, brother of John F. Kennedy, and Ethel Kennedy. Her parents were Michael Kennedy and Victoria Denise Gifford. She is survived by her children, Conor and Declan, and her siblings. Her daughter Josephine died shortly after birth. Kyle is…
Yale Employee Shot In Attempted Carjacking; Nearby School Delays Opening Yale Employee Shot In Attempted Carjacking; Nearby School Delays Opening Yale Employee Shot In Attempted Carjacking; Nearby School Delays Opening
Yale Employee Shot In Attempted Carjacking; Nearby School Delays Opening A Yale University employee was shot during an attempted early morning carjacking in New Haven, prompting a nearby school to delay its opening as police investigated. The attack happened around 4 a.m. Tuesday near Canner and St. Ronan streets, according to Yale.  The employee, a 30-year-old East Haven man, was taken to Yale New Haven Hospital. New Haven police said he was in stable condition. Yale said a male suspect wearing a black ski mask tried to take the employee’s vehicle. The investigation pushed back the start of classes at the Foote School on Loomis Place. The school announce…
Gas Prices To Skyrocket In CT Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Gas Prices To Skyrocket In CT Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Gas Prices To Skyrocket In CT Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report
Gas Prices To Skyrocket In CT Amid Lockout At Largest Refinery On East Coast: Report Drivers across the Northeast could soon be paying more at the pump after hundreds of workers were locked out of one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries in New Jersey, union leaders warn. The 385 workers at the Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery in Linden were locked out Monday afternoon, Oct. 19, after rejecting the company's latest contract offer, according to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Jeff Sanford, president of Teamsters Local 877, told News 12 New Jersey that he anticipates the dispute will send gas prices climbing across the region and raise concerns about fuel supplie…
New London Teen Remembered For Heartwarming Smile As Community Seeks Funeral Help New London Teen Remembered For Heartwarming Smile As Community Seeks Funeral Help New London Teen Remembered For Heartwarming Smile As Community Seeks Funeral Help
New London Teen Remembered For Heartwarming Smile As Community Seeks Funeral Help Richard Rowell Jr. could break the tension with a smile, his father said. Now, a fundraiser wants to give his father hope as he prepares to lay the 18-year-old Connecticut victim to rest.  Rowell, of New London, died after officers found him inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 14, police said. Officers responded to a parking lot near Garfield and Jefferson avenues. Paramedics took him to an area hospital, where he later died at a hospital. His father, Richard Rowell Sr., told News 8 WTNH that his son had a gift for putting people at ease. “That smile, I mean…
Hartford Man Charged In DUI Crash That Killed Bloomfield Tow Truck Driver, Father Of 2: Police Hartford Man Charged In DUI Crash That Killed Bloomfield Tow Truck Driver, Father Of 2: Police Hartford Man Charged In DUI Crash That Killed Bloomfield Tow Truck Driver, Father Of 2: Police
Hartford Man Charged In DUI Crash That Killed Bloomfield Tow Truck Driver, Father Of 2: Police A Hartford man faces manslaughter and DUI charges after a DUI crash killed a 26-year-old tow truck driver who leaves behind a wife and two young children. Police arrested Curran Melanson, 28, at his Hartford home Monday, Oct. 19, following the Sept. 8 Bloomfield crash that killed Alexander Ramos on Tunxis Avenue in Bloomfield, police said.  Melanson faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, and failing to reduce speed for a non-emergency or emergency vehicle, police said. Melanson was being held on a $425,000 bond, auth…
Three-Drug Overdose Killed Enfield Girl Eve Rogers, 12: Medical Examiner Three-Drug Overdose Killed Enfield Girl Eve Rogers, 12: Medical Examiner Three-Drug Overdose Killed Enfield Girl Eve Rogers, 12: Medical Examiner
Three-Drug Overdose Killed Enfield Girl Eve Rogers, 12: Medical Examiner A three-drug overdose killed 12-year-old Eve Rogers of Enfield, but investigators still have not determined the intent behind it. Connecticut’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner released the findings Monday, Oct. 19. Authorities found Eve dead at her Elm Street home on March 18. The medical examiner identified the drugs as diphenhydramine, fluoxetine and bupropion. They are commonly sold as Benadryl, Prozac and Wellbutrin. Her manner of death remains undetermined. The findings do not establish whether the overdose was accidental, intentional, or caused by someone else. The announcement…
Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response
Racist Video Ignites Outrage At NY High School As District Faces Backlash Over Response A group of New York high school students who recorded themselves shouting the N-word have sparked outrage and protest at their school. The nine-second video of the Colonie Central High students was shared widely Friday, Oct. 16 and afterward. The teens say little in the clip besides the N-word. A large group of students demonstrated, chanted, and held signs outside the school Monday, Oct. 19, according to NBC affiliate WNYT. The signs included “Black Lives Matter,” “We Deserve Equality,” and “Silence is Compliance.” “The actions of the young men in the videos circulating the internet are d…
School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton
School Bus With Students Aboard Runs Off Route 309 In Canton Two students escaped injury when a school bus ran off Route 309 in Canton on Monday morning, Oct. 19, fire officials said. Canton police and firefighters responded and found the bus off the road. Crews remained there for hours until the bus could be removed, officials said. The cause was not immediately known. The information provided did not say whether the driver was hurt. No student was injured.  Police are investigating the cause of the crash.