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Story image: Woman, baby die after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty; operator facing charges

Woman, baby die after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty; operator facing charges

Sources tell News 12 Manuel Hernandez, 46, is under federal custody and faces 13 counts of reckless endangerment after a boat capsized Saturday night near Liberty Island, killing a mother and her 5-month-old baby.

Story image: Made in Connecticut: Did a Bridgeport inventor beat the Wright brothers to powered flight?

Made in Connecticut: Did a Bridgeport inventor beat the Wright brothers to powered flight?

Story image: Caribbean food, music and culture highlight Jamaican Independence event in Bridgeport

Caribbean food, music and culture highlight Jamaican Independence event in Bridgeport

Story image: New program helps young women pursue dreams of playing college and professional basketball

New program helps young women pursue dreams of playing college and professional basketball

Story image: Bridgeport woman arrested for narcotics possession near Stop & Shop

Bridgeport woman arrested for narcotics possession near Stop & Shop

Police took 26-year-old Candace Rogers into custody Saturday after officers watched him engage in what appeared to be a drug deal at a Stop & Shop parking lot on Hemingway Avenue in East Haven.

Story image: Man shot to death outside Bridgeport apartment complex, police say

Man shot to death outside Bridgeport apartment complex, police say