Snowglobe Forces Evacuation At Bradley Airport
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) — State police say a harmless snowglobe in a carryon bag caused a partial evacuation at Bradley International Airport. State police Lt. J. Paul Vance says a Transportation...
View ArticleConnecticut Cleans Up After Deadly Irene Slams The State
GREENWICH, CT (WCBS 880/AP) - Two deaths in Connecticut were being attributed to Tropical Storm Irene, which knocked out power to more than 700,000 utility customers and swept some shorefront homes...
View ArticlePassengers Stranded Onboard Plane For 7 Hours In Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — It was a passengers’ nightmare at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn., this weekend. Passengers on three JetBlue planes and one American Airline plane say...
View ArticleDisabled JetBlue Passenger Details Nightmare On Bradley Airport Tarmac
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) –Homeowners weren’t the only victims of the freak weekend storm — so were hundreds of passengers on stranded flights. For one disabled man from Staten Island, being stuck...
View ArticleJetBlue Begins Refunding Passengers Stranded On Bradley Airport Tarmac
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — JetBlue is beginning to pay back air travelers who were trapped on a Connecticut tarmac during Saturday’s snowstorm. Five JetBlue flights were snowbound at Bradley...
View ArticleTravelers Should Expect Metro-North Delays Due To Heat
NEW HAVEN, CT (CBSNewYork/AP) — Metro-North says trains on the New Haven line are operating at reduced speeds due to high temperatures. The railroad issued a service advisory Thursday, citing extreme...
View ArticleConn. Governor Malloy Issues ‘Katrina-Like Warning’ To Residents Who Defied...
SOUTHPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Gov. Dannel Malloy warned potentially thousands of residents who had been placed under evacuation orders may now be stranded in their homes. At a news conference...
View ArticleUS Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Bradley International Airport
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (CBSNewYork) – A US Airways flight has safely landed back at Bradley International Airport shortly after takeoff on Monday after a fire was reported on the plane. None of the 49...
View ArticleThousands In Conn. Without Power; Motor Vehicle Travel Ban In Effect
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) -- More than 23,000 customers were left without power in Connecticut Friday night after snowstorm winds picked up. Governor Dannel P. Malloy said Connecticut Light &...
View ArticleThe Big Dig Continues In Connecticut; 2 Found Dead In Snow-Covered Car
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — Monday proved to be a snow day in Connecticut, mostly because people had the same problem they had on Saturday and Sunday. They couldn’t get anywhere. Most colleges...
View ArticleUConn Women’s Basketball Team To Hold ‘Victory Lap’ Around Campus After...
STORRS, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — The UConn women’s basketball team is planning a “victory lap” around the Storrs campus after winning another national championship. The Huskies are set to arrive at...
View ArticleGov. Malloy: Connecticut Avoids ‘Big Snow Event,’ But Cold A Real Concern
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Connecticut dodged a bullet with this first winter storm of 2014. It came in like a lion, but by noon on Friday it was out like a lamb and the dig-out began, CBS 2′s...
View ArticleWintry Mix Closes Schools, Cancels Flights In Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) – A winter storm packing snow, sleet and freezing rain has prompted school closings, dozens of flight cancellations and Metro-North rail service reductions in...
View ArticlePlane Headed To Conn. Makes Emergency Landing In Buffalo After Passenger...
http://media.newyork.cbslocal.com/CBSNY_20150422171958303AA.mp4 CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A plane headed for Connecticut was forced to make an emergency landing upstate Wednesday, after a...
View ArticlePlane From Newark To Connecticut Lands Safely After Small Cockpit Fire
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A United Express flight landed safely at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut Friday, after the pilot extinguished a small cockpit fire. As...
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