Weird News

As someone who has these pests in their very own backyard, Stratford has my condolences. [August 13, 2010] Residents in Stratford have once again reported seeing white squirrels–a unique variation of the …

Holy Bat Mold! Still no clues on what causes this odd disease. [April 10, 2010] The mysterious white-nose fungus continues its deadly rampage, spreading and killing thousands of bats across Connecticut … …

This one’s for the birds (and their lovers)! [August 10, 2010] A white-tailed kite, a hawk-like raptor usually only found in the Southwestern U.S., has been seen in the Lordship section of …

Yeah this makes sense — those bath shop Wiccans are always opening portals to hell in the scented sachet section. [November 17, 2009] An East Haven Wiccan was fired from Bath and …

Usually if there’s any wild turkey in downtown New Haven, it’s wrapped in a brown paper bag and sipped slowly. [May 8, 2010] A lone wild turkey brought traffic to a halt …

It’s sort of a love story, really. [December 2, 2015] A Wilton man drove seven hours to Ottawa, Canada, to see a half-ton block of provolone cheese … Source: Ottawa Citizen

A nice story about our old MUFON buddy Marc D’Antonio. [December 29, 2011] The Winsted man who created a “UFO” for National Geographic says he did so to help educate the public …

Still not sure why there were two TVs in the lobby—”Ghost Whisperer” reruns? [April 13, 2013] A Newington woman was arrested after she admitted to stealing a pair of flat-screen TVs from …

Obviously, not to be confused with those VIP store billboards (I think). [April 11, 2009] An East Hampton woman is trying to land a job by advertising herself on a billboard on …

Goodwill on Earth and peace to all! [December 26, 2010] West Hartford police arrested a woman for allegedly attacking her parents with a decorated Christmas tree on Christmas Eve … Source: Hartford …

Mom gets an “A” … for arrested. [June 11, 2014] A Stratford woman was arrested after giving her son a simulator grenade for show-and-tell, which resulted in an evacuation of the school …

Outside of the unwanted harassment, a lot of people might not see this as a “crime.” [December 12, 2009] A Waterbury woman was arrested after repeatedly calling a Monroe couple and demanding …