Bill Flood

Portland

Assignment Editor at WTIC-TV (Hartford, CT)

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East Haven police investigating deadly hit-and-run

Jun 14, 2024 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

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Police: North Haven father tackles man stealing daughter's bike

Jun 14, 2024 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

Crime Stephen Morin of Waterbury allegedly tried to take a pink and white Huffy bike from a garage. Author: Bill Flood Published: 10:35 PM EDT June 14, 2024 Updated: 10:35 PM EDT June 14, 2024 NORTH HAVEN, Conn. — A North Haven dad might be getting some extra gifts this Father's Day after he stopped a man who allegedly tried to steal his daughter's bicycle.
What are other towns' flag flying policies?

Jan 22, 2024 | fox61.com | Doug Stewart |Bill Flood

Local News Enfield's town council placed a ban on non-government flags flying at town hall. Author: Doug Stewart (FOX61), Bill Flood Published: 4:39 PM EST January 22, 2024 Updated: 4:39 PM EST January 22, 2024 HARTFORD, Conn — Enfield is not the only town that places restrictions on what flags can fly. Several towns in the state restrict non-government flags.
Hartford City Councilors, with new President, sworn in for new terms

Jan 8, 2024 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

Hartford Council member Shirley Surgeon will now lead the council. Author: Bill Flood Published: 11:49 PM EST January 8, 2024 Updated: 11:49 PM EST January 8, 2024 HARTFORD, Conn. — Members of the Hartford City Council -- some new, some returning, and including a new council President -- took their oaths of office Monday night.
Police trying to identify ATV riders who vandalized school athletic fields

Jan 1, 2024 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

Crime Two all-terrain 'quads' did extensive damage to fields at the middle school on Sunday. Author: Bill Flood Published: 12:24 AM EST January 2, 2024 Updated: 12:26 AM EST January 2, 2024 PLAINVILLE, Conn. — Police in Plainville say that two teenagers driving all-terrain vehicles did "a significant amount of damage" to the soccer and softball fields at the town's Middle School on Sunday afternoon. Police say a witness reported that the quads were ridden by teenage males.
Two-alarm fire spreads to second house on Crown Street in Waterbury.

Jan 1, 2024 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

WATERBURY, Conn. — Firefighters in Waterbury were called to a major fire on Crown Street Monday night, which involved two buildings. Fire officials say they were called to the corner of Crown and Barnes Streets shortly after 8:30 p.m. for a fire in a vacant triple-decker home. The fire spread to a neighboring building, which was also unoccupied because it is under renovation. Firefighters were able to douse the flames in under an hour. No injuries were reported. This is a developing story.
U.S. Marshals arrest Bloomfield homicide suspect in Arizona

Dec 15, 2023 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

Crime Devante Swaby, 29, is a suspect in the deadly shooting of Bloomfield resident Timothy Ross, 31. Author: Bill Flood Published: 9:21 PM EST December 15, 2023 Updated: 9:21 PM EST December 15, 2023 PEORIA, Ariz. — The U.S. Marshals in Arizona today arrested a man wanted in connection to a deadly shooting in Bloomfield, where a man lost his life.
Analysis says DEEP underestimates revenue impact of banning new gas cars in 2035

Nov 22, 2023 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

Local News The non-partisan Office of Fiscal Analysis says DEEP's estimate is off by a factor of three; the agency disagrees, but no one has a crystal ball. Author: Bill Flood Published: 12:18 AM EST November 23, 2023 Updated: 12:18 AM EST November 23, 2023 HARTFORD, Conn. — A new report is challenging claims about a proposal to end the sale of new, gasoline-powered cars in Connecticut by 2035, less than two weeks before a legislative committee decides on its fate.
Groton woman charged with assaulting 82-year-old at bus stop

Oct 6, 2023 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

GROTON, Conn. — Police have charged a Groton woman with assaulting an elderly woman at a bus stop in September. Groton Town Police said they responded to a report of two women in a physical altercation at a bus stop on Plaza Court around 5:20 on Wednesday, September 27. On arrival, witnesses told police it was an unprovoked attack, and that the attacker fled the scene. Witnesses provided a description to the police.
Suspected food poisoning at CCSU determined to be viral stomach bug

Oct 6, 2023 | fox61.com | Bill Flood

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — City and state health officials have confirmed the cause of gastrointestinal symptoms that affected a group of Central Connecticut State University students on Sept. 27 was in fact a virus, and not food poisoning. The New Britain City Health Department, the state Department of Public Health, and the State Laboratory investigated and confirmed through laboratory tests that norovirusand not a unique food source caused the illness.