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Hartford, CT
Breaking News
Missing Diver: Friends Continue Search For Former CT Police Officer In Bahamas
Friends and family members of a former Connecticut police officer are continuing their search for the missing man who disappeared while free-diving in the Bahamas. To help fund the mission for Hartford County resident Ryan Proulx, age 31, of East Hartford, the group has started a GoFundMe in an effort to raise enough money to keep the mission going now that the US Coast Guard has called off the search. Shelby Morin, who started the fundraiser said that Proulx who worked for the East Hartford Police Department from 2017 to 2021, went missing around 6 p.m. on Friday, June 16 near the Bimini B…
Stamford, CT
Breaking News
Shark Attack: Connecticut Woman Loses Part Of Leg In Caribbean
Shark Attack Update: Details Emerge On Connecticut Woman Who Lost Part Of Leg In Caribbean A young Connecticut woman is in serious condition after losing part of her leg to a shark attack while snorkeling in the Caribbean region. The shark bit off her leg while snorkeling near a resort around 3 p.m., Wednesday, May 24, said The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police. Police did not know what type of shark attacked the 22-year-old or what town or city in Connecticut she is from. The woman was rushed to a hospital where she is listed in serious condition, police said. The Turks and Cai…
Dorchester, MA
Breaking News
Jimmy Buffett To Announce New Show Dates After Brief Hospital Stay In Boston
Have no fear Jimmy Buffett fans, you'll be wasted away in "Margaritaville" before you know it! After a brief hospital stay in Boston caused the singer to postpone his upcoming show in Charleston, SC, Buffett shared an update regarding his health on his Facebook. "Thank you for the outpouring of support and well wishes," the post on Friday, May 19 read. "I head home tomorrow for a while, and then I will go for a fishing trip with old friends, along with paddling and sailing to get myself back in good shape." quick update - Posted by Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefers on Friday, May 1…
Pelham, NY
Breaking News
$3,800,000 Money Laundering Case: Attorney From Pelham Admits Role In Scheme
An attorney from Westchester has admitted to laundering money in order to make payments to maintain six US properties owned by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, federal officials said. Pelham resident and attorney Robert Wise pleaded guilty on Tuesday, April 25 to participating in a scheme to make around $3.8 million in payments to maintain six properties in the US that were owned by Viktor Vekselberg, a sanctioned Russian oligarch, according to the US Attorney's Office for Southern District of New York. According to federal officials, Vekselberg was designated …
Mechanicsville, MD
Breaking News
Woman Injured On Cruise Ship Airlifted To Safety By Maryland State Police
Maryland State Police made a daring rescue on Sunday night after a 68-year-old woman was injured when she fell on a cruise ship in Chesapeake Bay that was bound for the Bahamas. A state police helicopter was called in by the US Coast Guard in Baltimore at approximately 10 p.m. on Sunday, April 16, to come to the aid of the woman, who suffered injuries less than five hours into their trip on the 960-foot Carnival Legend ship. The cruise, which was heading to Nassau in the Bahamas, was approximately seven miles east of Point Lookout when the Aviation Command got the emergency call to come to …
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Your Community
Fyre Festival II Is On, NJ Fraudster Founder Says
Lovers of bland cheese sandwiches rejoice! Fyre Festival II is finally happening, so Billy McFarland says. Which means it's probably not happening. McFarland, who was raised in Short Hills, tweeted on Sunday, April 9: For those who don't remember, Fyre Festival I, organized by McFarland and Ja Rule was a massive debacle. What was supposed to be a planned music festival and luxury weekend on the Bahamas promoted by social media influencers ended with guests sleeping in shoddy tents, served bland cheese sandwiches and being the subject of epic schadenfreude by bemused onlookers relishing ev…
Pound Ridge, NY
Obituaries
Beloved Store Owner In Pound Ridge Dies: Lived 'Extraordinary Life'
A well-known man from Fairfield County who owned a beloved store in Northern Westchester has died. Stamford resident Joseph DiPietro, Sr. died on Friday, Feb. 10 at the age of 90, according to his obituary. DiPietro, who lived an "extraordinary life," was the owner of Chubby's Hardware in Pound Ridge located at 68 Westchester Ave., which was named after his childhood nickname, his obituary said. Born in 1932, DiPietro worked at Getman and Judd Lumber Co. after high school and eventually rose to the position of General Manager before deciding to take a risk and start his own…
Newark, NJ
Breaking News
Associates Of NJ Fyre Fest Fraudster Warn Of New 'Crazier' Party: Report
The infamous New Jersey con artist behind the disastrous Fyre Festival Billy Fraudster has apparently decided to make a comeback after his prison release: An event hosting with another island party reportedly in the works. This one is called PYRT, pronounced pirate, NBC News reports. And it's a lot like the disastrous 2017 Fyre Festival in the Bahamas, except this time, the Short Hills native tells NBC News he won't be promising results. Several of his old associates, however, have come forward warning the general public to not fall into his trap, the outlet said. “PYRT appears to be …
Cambridge, MA
Breaking News
Former FTX CEO, MIT Grad Sam Bankman-Fried Charged With Defrauding Investors Of $1.8 Billion
The former CEO of what used to be one of the world's largest cryptocurrency companies has been charged with defrauding investors of almost two billion dollars, authorities said. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Samuel Bankman-Fried on Tuesday, Dec. 13, with defrauding FTX investors out of more than $1.8 billion. The SEC alleges that Bankman-Fried raised the funds – including $1.1 billion from 90 US-based investors – by falsely promoting a safe, responsible cryptocurrency since May 2019. "We allege that Sam Bankman-Fried built a house of cards on a foundation of dece…
Edison, NJ
Weather
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before bringing drenching rain and gusty winds to the Northeast. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Bahamas by midday Wednesday, Nov. 9, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest projected timing and track for Nicole from AccuWeather.com, click on the first image above. Nicole's center is then expected to move across…
Massapequa, NY
Weather
Nicole Expected To Become Hurricane, Bring Drenching Rain, Gusty Winds To Northeast
Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to strengthen to hurricane status before bringing drenching rain and gusty winds to the Northeast. Packed with maximum sustained winds of around 70 miles per hour with higher gusts, the center of Nicole will move near or over the Bahamas by midday Wednesday, Nov. 9, and approach the east coast of Florida within the hurricane warning area Wednesday night, the National Hurricane Center said. For the latest projected timing and track for Nicole from AccuWeather.com, click on the first image above. Nicole's center is then expected to move across…
Fairfax, VA
Weather
Hurricane Watch Issued In Florida As Nicole Heads Toward US: Here's New Projected Timing, Track
A Hurricane Watch has been issued along Florida's East Coast as newly named subtropical storm Nicole makes its way toward the East Coast. Nicole, located about 380 miles east-northeast of the Bahamas as of early Tuesday morning, Nov. 8, is moving northwest. A turn toward the west and west-southwest is expected later in the day, and that motion should continue through Wednesday, Nov. 9, the National Hurricane Center said. A turn toward the northwest and north-northwest is expected Thursday, Nov. 10. Nicole now has maximum sustained winds of around 50 miles per hour with higher …
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