Connecticut
‘Suspicious’ Connecticut house fire kills 3, including baby
A house fire in Wallingford, Conn. labeled suspicious claimed the lives of two young parents and their baby, police said Friday.
Authorities identified the victims as 24-year-old Justin Varnado, 19-year-old Karizmah Johnson, and their 9-month-old child Kylenn (Jasir) Varnado.
The deadly fire occurred Wednesday, around 6 p.m. at 25 Geneva Avenue, roughly 14 miles north of New Haven.
When law enforcement arrived on the scene, they reportedly found Varnado outside the residence with severe burns, and airlifted him to a nearby hospital, where he later died, the Wallingford police department said Friday.
Johnson and the baby were found in a second-floor apartment, with one being declared dead at the scene and another succumbing to their injuries later at the hospital.
Police on Thursday labeled the incident ”suspicious” and said it appeared to be a criminal act.
But no arrests have been made at this point and no additional details released.
Varnado had a pending court case against him after a woman reported that he had hit her in the head in front of their child, reported CT Insider.
The woman was not identified in the case because she was a victim of domestic abuse, but she told police she had been living with Varnado in Wallingford for about five months before the incident.
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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Dave Matthews Band’s U.S. tour will make a stop in Connecticut this summer.
The band scheduled a show for July 25, 2026 at The Meadows Music Theatre in Hartford, Live Nation announced on Tuesday.
The band’s tour starts on June 10 in New York and wraps up Labor Day weekend in Washington State.
Online ticket presale for members of the DMB Warehouse Fan Association started Tuesday at 9 a.m.
General on sale for tickets begins on Friday, Feb. 20, at 10 a.m. Check out LiveNation.com for more.
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NEW YORK – Track school closings and delays for Tuesday, Jan. 27 in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
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List of school closings and delays
New York
- Byram Hills School District: 2-hour delay
- Central Islip School District: 2-hour delay
- East Islip School District: 2-hour delay
- Haverstraw-Stony Point School District: 2-hour delay
- Liberty Central School District: 2-hour delay
- Mattituck Jr. / Sr. High School: 2-hour delay
- Newburgh City School District: closed
- Poughkeepsie City School District: 2-hour delay
- Tuckahoe School District: 2-hour delay
New Jersey
- Barnegat Township School District: closed
- Bergenfield Elementary School: 2-hour delay
- Bergenfield Middle and High School: 2-hour delay
- David Gregory School: 90-minute delay
- Englewood City School District: 2-hour delay
- Essex Co. Vocational School District: 2-hour delay
- Fair Lawn Schools: 90-minute delay
- Hackensack School District: 2-hour delay
- Hoboken School District: 90-minute delay
- Jefferson Township School District: 2-hour delay
- Kinnelon Borough School District: 2-hour delay
- Livingston Township School District: 2-hour delay
- Memorial Day Nursery-Paterson: closed
- Middletown Township School District: 2-hour delay
- Mount Carmel Guild Academy: 90-minute delay
- Neighborhood Child Care Center: 2-hour delay
- Pequannack Township School District: 2-hour delay
- Ridgefield Park ATC: no transportation
- Riverdale Public Elementary: 90-minute delay
- Somerset Co. Educational SVCS. School District: 90-minute delay
- Springfield Adult Training: no transportation
- Springfield Township School District: 2-hour delay
- Tewksbury Township School District: 2-hour delay
- The Jardine Academy: 90-minute delay
- The Phoenix Center: closed
- Totowa School District: 1-hour delay
Connecticut
- Bridgeport Board of Education: closed
- Norwalk High School: closed
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