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Casey Donahue

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Originally from Pennsylvania, Casey graduated from Fairfield University with a major in journalism and a minor in political science. He has covered several towns in Fairfield County since 2010. Case was formerly an assistant managing editor at Daily Voice.

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Suspects Charged With Murder In Westchester Sales Associate's Death Suspects Charged With Murder In Westchester Sales Associate's Death
Suspects Charged With Murder In Westchester Sales Associate's Death Two suspects have been charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 26-year-old Westchester sales associate at a party in a Manhattan apartment last November, according to the Daily News. James Rackover, 26, of Manhattan, and Lawrence Dilione, 28, of Jersey City, N.J., were indicted Wednesday on murder charges stemming from the death of Joseph "Joey" Comunale, according to the Daily News. Comunale was killed on Nov. 13 at the luxury apartment, and his body was discovered the next day in a shallow grave in New Jersey. Comunale, a 2012 graduate of Hofstra Universit…

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Police & Fire
Car Hits Tree And Catches Fire In Weston Car Hits Tree And Catches Fire In Weston
Car Hits Tree And Catches Fire In Weston WESTON, Conn. -- A car crashed into a tree and caught fire on Old Redding Road in Weston Tuesday morning.The Weston Volunteer Fire Department and EMS responded to the crash Tuesday morning. The car had left the roadway and hit a tree, and was fully involved when firefighters arrived, according to fire officials. The driver of the car was helped out by a resident and taken to the hospital. Old Redding Road was closed for the duration of the incident.

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Greenwich Man Charged With Cheating Unemployment Out Of $11K Greenwich Man Charged With Cheating Unemployment Out Of $11K
Greenwich Man Charged With Cheating Unemployment Out Of $11K GREENWICH, Conn. -- A Greenwich man has been charged with fraudulently collecting more than $11,000 in unemployment benefits, according to the office of the Chief State's Attorney. Marcus Deloatch, 53, was arrested Monday and charged with one count each of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud. An investigation was launched by the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit of the office of the Chief State's Attorney after a complaint by the Connecticut Department of Labor, which administers the Unemployment Compensation program. According to the…

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Police & Fire
Car Runs Off The Roadway In Trumbull Car Runs Off The Roadway In Trumbull
Car Runs Off The Roadway In Trumbull TRUMBULL, Conn. -- The Long Hill Volunteer Fire Company responded after a car went off the road in Trumbull and hit an object Tuesday.

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Bridgeport Man Charged With Unemployment Fraud Bridgeport Man Charged With Unemployment Fraud
Bridgeport Man Charged With Unemployment Fraud BRIDGEPORT, Conn. -- A Bridgeport man was charged with fraudulently collecting nearly $21,000 in unemployment benefits while working for the YWCA of Greenwich, according to the office of the Chief State's Attorney. Sean Northrop, 49, was arrested on Friday and charged with one count each of first-degree larceny by defrauding a public community and unemployment compensation fraud. He was arrested by the Unemployment Compensation Fraud Unit of the office of the Chief State's Attorney following a complaint by the Department of Labor, which administers the Unemployment Compensation program. Acc…

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State Board Of Ed Member From Trumbull Held On Large Bond After 4 DUIs State Board Of Ed Member From Trumbull Held On Large Bond After 4 DUIs
State Board Of Ed Member From Trumbull Held On Large Bond After 4 DUIs TRUMBULL, Conn. -- A state Board of Education member from Trumbull who has been arrested four times on drunken driving charges this year was held on a large bond after a judge called him a "threat" on Tuesday, according to the Connecticut Post. Stephen Wright, 62, had been sought by police since late April after failing to show up to court on one of the four drunken driving arrests, according to the Connecticut Post. He was finally taken into custody last week. Related story: State Board of Education member, on the run after four DUIS, arrested While appearing in court on Wednesd…

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Weather
Drought Over For Fairfield County, But Dry Conditions Continue Drought Over For Fairfield County, But Dry Conditions Continue
Drought Over For Fairfield County, But Dry Conditions Continue FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- The drought that has impacted Fairfield County since last summer is over, though much of the county continues to see abnormally dry conditions. According to the United States Drought Monitor located at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 92.69 percent of Fairfield County was experiencing abnormally dry conditions as of May 2. This is an improvement over much of the past year, when most of the county saw moderate or severe drought conditions. The county first began seeing signs of moderate drought in June, and by July 26, the entire county was under moderate drough…

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Ex-Fairfield Lawyer Gets 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients of $950K Ex-Fairfield Lawyer Gets 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients of $950K
Ex-Fairfield Lawyer Gets 3 Years in Prison for Defrauding Clients of $950K FAIRFIELD, Conn. -- An attorney who had an office in Fairfield was sentenced to three years in prison Monday for stealing more than $950,000 from his clients, according to Deirdre M. Daly, U.S. Attorney for the district of Connecticut. John O'Brien, 53, of North Kingstown, R.I. was sentenced in Bridgeport to 36 months followed by three years of supervised release. He had pleaded guilty in December to one count of wire fraud, Daly said. According to court documents, O'Brien was an attorney with an office in Fairfield, and between April 2011 and June 2014 he defrauded four clients by using…

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Police & Fire
Norwalk Police Arrest Same Man Two Times In One Afternoon Norwalk Police Arrest Same Man Two Times In One Afternoon
Norwalk Police Arrest Same Man Two Times In One Afternoon NORWALK, Conn. — A Norwalk man was arrested twice in one day after getting in an argument with someone over clothing, according to the Hour. Police told the Hour that 26-year-old Kristjan Duhanaj was arrested first at around 4 p.m. and charged with second-degree threatening, and again shortly after 5 p.m. and charged with disorderly conduct. Duhanaj had also been arrested in late April and charged with trying to run over his girlfriend's father with his car, according to the Hour. Police said that on Monday a resident called the police to report that they had heard Duhanaj talking on the p…

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Purses Snatched From Cars At Merwin Meadows In Wilton Purses Snatched From Cars At Merwin Meadows In Wilton
Purses Snatched From Cars At Merwin Meadows In Wilton WILTON, Conn. -- Someone broke into three cars and stole purses at Merwin Meadows Park in Wilton last week, police said. The burglaries happened within a short time frame on Monday, May 1 at around 5 p.m. The last of the three cars was parked at 5 p.m., and a witness noticed that one of the cars had a broken window at 5:15 p.m. There are no suspects at this time, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Zimnoch at (203) 834-6260.

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