College Issues Warning After Attack + Dramatic Rescue: CT News

Milford CT

28 August, 2021

8:42 AM

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Good Saturday morning Connecticut, We finally made it to the weekend! Today will be mostly cloudy and there is a 30 percent chance for a rain shower and a thunderstorm this afternoon. On Sunday it's mostly cloudy with temperatures near 80 degrees. It looks dry for Sunday, just not much sun. But at least it's the weekend, right? Here are 10 news stories currently trending across the state: 1. COVID-19 update: The infection rate was 3.44 percent on Friday. There were 788 new cases reported out of 22,892 tests. Hospitalizations dipped by 2 to 378. Here's a good review by the Hartford Courant's Alex Putterman that he shared on Twitter. COVID-19 in Connecticut last week vs. this week: Cases Last week - 3,839 This week - 4,852 Positivity rate Last week - 3.47% This week - 3.55% Hospitalizations (as of Friday) Last week - 346 This week - 378 Deaths Last week - 21 This week - 25— Alex Putterman (@AlexPutterman) August 27, 2021 Here's what this looks like graphically. Numbers are still going up but not quite as dramatically pic.twitter.com/sJ0nqJFN9Y— Alex Putterman (@AlexPutterman) August 27, 2021 2. Sacred Heart University is warning students to take safety precautions after a 21-year-old woman was attacked, police said. (Read More here.) 3. A 19-year-old woman was shot Saturday morning in CT. Police are investigating. (Read More at WTNH News 8.) 4. Firefighters came to the dramatic rescue of a dog trapped on a steep cliff Friday. The dog, named Winfield after former New York Yankees player Dave Winfield, had been missing at least 10 hours. (Read More here.) 5. Friendly's and Smoothie Factory are experimenting with a Northeast "store-in-store" concept in two Connecticut towns. (Read more here). 6. Connecticut schools have received at least $1.5 billion in federal aid since the pandemic began. See how much your town got.(>>>Read More.) 7. Car prices are surging in the United States. A new report looks at costs in CT.(>>>Read More.) 8. The 3rd annual 'Golf for a Cure' at Pine Orchard will help non-profit Cure Rare Disease provide treatment for young Max Herzog.(>>>Read More.) 9. The number of CT towns in the red zone for COVID-19 cases continues to rise. Here are the latest numbers for your town. Red Zone Spike: 92 CT Towns Now At COVID-19 Highest Alert Level 10. And something we'll need to keep an eye on for the middle of next week. Both GFS and EURO taking the remnants of Hurricane Ida into our area by late Wednesday night into early Thursday. This one is the GFS model. pic.twitter.com/CRzrXT4qXP— Sam Sampieri (@SamSampieri) August 28, 2021 Current issues on CT's roadways. Check back for updates. KILLINGLY - Road Work on I-395 Northbound between Exits 37 and 38 (0.4 miles) in effect today until Sunday, August 29 at 6:09 am. The right lane is closed. Reported Saturday, August 28 at 6:10 am. HARTFORD - Delays. I-91 Northbound is congested between Exits 27 and 29 (0.6 miles). Reported Saturday, August 28 at 8:35 am. NORWALK - Road Work on I-95 Southbound between Exits 16 and 15 (0.3 miles) in effect today until 4:15 pm. The left lane is closed. Reported Saturday, August 28 at 10:16 am. STAMFORD - Delays. I-95 Northbound is congested between Exits 6 and 10 (4.3 miles). Reported Saturday, August 28 at 10:08 am. MILFORD - Delays. I-95 Northbound is congested between Exits 40 and 43 (5.0 miles). Reported Saturday, August 28 at 10:11 am. STAMFORD - Delays. I-95 Southbound is congested between Exits 8 and 6 (1.9 miles). Reported Saturday, August 28 at 10:12 am. NEW HAVEN - Road Work on RT15 Northbound between Exits 59 and 60 (3.4 miles) in effect today until 3:20 pm. The left lane is closed. Reported Saturday, August 28 at 10:20 am. NEW BRITAIN - Road Work on RT9 Southbound between Exits 28 and 22 (4.1 miles) in effect today until 4:00 pm. The left lane is closed. Reported Saturday, August 28 at 7:57 am.