There’s no better place to find strange news stories than the Weird CT News feed. We scour the local media every day to bring you the latest unusual happenings in the state!
Tub-henge?
[July 13, 2010] Eight claw-foot bathtubs, each standing on its end atop a pedestal (almost like Easter Island statues), have appeared on a homeowner’s property in Middlebury …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
If you want weird, the crowds alone are worth the visit.
[July 10-11, 2010] The Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford welcomes ConnectiCon, the “pop culture” convention, this weekend …
Source: ConnectiCon
This just keeps getting odder …
[July 8, 2010] A woman who was living with the corpses of her husband and twin sister, a former West Hartford resident, will be allowed to keep them with her if an above-ground crypt is built …
Source: Hartford Courant
She makes it seem so simple, it’s actually kind of sweet … and creepy!
[July 7, 2010] A former Connecticut woman who made national headlines after it was discovered she was living with the exhumed bodies of her husband and twin sister recently discussed her situation …
Source: NBC 30
If aliens could invade the Earth, would a rifle be enough to hold them off?
[July 3, 2010] A former convicted felon and Fairfield resident was prevented from buying a rifle, claiming that he was going to use to defend himself against aliens that live under the sun and come to Earth every 30,000 years to destroy humans …
Source: Connecticut Post
Still doesn’t explain how he got under the rock in the first place.
[July 3, 2010] A Bethel man escaped with only minor lacerations and bruises after somehow become trapped under a half-tone boulder while hiking at Huntington State Park …
Source: NBC 30
A prickly situation.
[July 2, 2010] Thieves scaled a six-foot fence to steal eight exotic rose bushes from Fulton Park in Waterbury, shrubs that had been planted and maintained by children working with the Police Activity League …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
Wonder if she was wearing a Santa suit?
[July 1, 2010] A 9-year-old New Canaan girl was rescued after becoming stuck in a chimney, which she accessed when a painting crew left a ladder against her house …
Source: Stamford Advocate
Obviously, their feet brought them no luck.
[June 29, 2010] Over a dozen rabbits were found dead or dying at Trumbull’s Twin Brooks Park over the weekend …
Source: Connecticut Post
Oh, and American Idol finalist Katie Stevens graduated, too!
[June 29, 2010] Southbury’s Pomperaug High School graduated 13 sets of twins, believed to be a world record …
Source: Waterbury Republican-American
