Connecticut
CT Native earns gold at international Taekwondo Competition
Amanda Gregg picked up taekwondo simply 4 years in the past and has shortly risen via the ranks.
She just lately represented the USA in Australia on the Virtus Oceana Video games, a global multi-sport competitors for elite athletes with mental impairment.
Gregg, who has a type of autism, gained gold and has earned the chance to be a captain for Workforce USA at a good greater worldwide competitors in France this summer season. Her success is barely motivating her to work more durable and proceed her mission of inspiring others.
“It reveals that it doesn’t matter what, laborious work will repay,” mentioned Gregg. “It was in all probability one of many greatest moments of my life. No phrases can describe how I felt. It makes me really feel good that folks can look as much as me and hopefully work laborious and know that something is feasible.”
Gregg teaches youth courses at Integrity Taekwondo in Uncasville. She has additionally began utilizing the hashtag #uniquetkd to encourage others to attempt the sports activities that has given her a lot.
Connecticut
Man suffers injuries following shooting in Hartford
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – A man suffered injuries following a shooting in Hartford Tuesday evening.
Police say that at around 7:28 p.m., units responded to Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on a report of a gunshot victim arriving for treatment.
The man, who is in his 20s, was alert and conscious when he arrived.
He was uncooperative with the investigation, and the area where the shooting originated from has not yet been determined.
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center says that a lockdown was initiated for the emergency department while police responded.
The lockdown was eventually lifted.
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Connecticut
Sasco Beach in Fairfield reopens after police investigation
Sasco Beach in Fairfield was closed for awhile on Tuesday for a police investigation and it has reopened.
Police said there was no threat to the public, but the beach was temporarily closed and they asked people to avoid the area.
Police Activity at Sasco Beach: We’re investigating an incident at Sasco Beach. There’s no threat to the public, but the beach is temporarily closed. Please avoid the area. Updates will follow as more info becomes available. Thank you for your cooperation. pic.twitter.com/4dlbLareyy
— Fairfield Police, CT (@FPDCT) December 31, 2024
Police later said a man died by what appeared to be suicide.
SUICIDE PREVENTION HELP: Here is information on suicide prevention from the National Institute of Mental Health. If you are in crisis, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255 or reach out to the Crisis Text Line by texting ‘Home’ to 741741.
Connecticut
Man killed after hitting sign, trees on Route 20 in Windsor
A man has died after hitting a sign and multiple trees on Route 20 in Windsor on New Year’s Eve.
State police said 60-year-old James Engle, of Ellington, was on the Route 20 East connector to Interstate 91 North around 12:30 a.m. when he crossed the right shoulder, hit a sign and then two trees next to the road.
After the collision, investigators said Engle had serious, life-threatening injuries.
He was transported to Hartford Hospital and later died.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact Trooper DeMaio #346 at Troop H at (860) 534-1098 or by email at kaitlyn.demaio@ct.gov.
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