Bridgeport NewsLocal news for Bridgeport, CT continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Bridgeport native trains troops against insurgents- July 6, 2008 Army Sgt. Jocean Garcia, who grew up in Bridgeport, is part of a special unit that prepares troops going to Iraq for a different side of the war.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/bridgeport-native-trains-troops-against-in... Hennessy clears election hurdle- July 5, 2008 Rep. John F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, can't get any respect, except maybe from Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/hennessy-clears-election-hurdle?fromrss=1 Bridgeport felon held on gun count- July 5, 2008 A man with a felony conviction, allegedly carrying a gun outside a club in Bridgeport, was arrested early Saturday.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/bridgeport-felon-held-on-gun-count?fromrss... Parade marks fire company's 75 years- July 5, 2008 Three-quarters of a century ago, residents of Pine Rock Park got their own fire department when a group of volunteers came together to form the Pine Rock Fire Company.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/parade-marks-fire-companys-75-years?fromrs... Man nearly drowns in river- July 4, 2008 A 21-year-old Bridgeport man swimming with friends in the Housatonic River off Route 34 nearly drowned Thursday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/man-nearly-drowns-in-river?fromrss=1 Man charged with stealing cop radio- July 4, 2008 A local man who allegedly stole a policeemergency medical service radio was arrested yesterday after he tried to obtain a charger for the device, police said.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/man-charged-with-stealing-cop-radio?fromrs... Five accused of laundering $22 million- July 4, 2008 According to the indictment, the five are accused of conspiring to illegally transfer more than $22 million from the United States to Brazil," the Connecticut Post reports.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/five-accused-of-laundering-22-million?from... Himes on the Campaign Trail: A 'Walk in a New Direction'- July 4, 2008 Appropriately labeling his "steamy 22-mile walk" from Greenwich to Bridgeport a metaphor for the undoubtedly arduous political campaign trail to come, Democratic candidate for Congress Jim Himes made a pit stop ...http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/himes-on-the-campaign-trail-a-walk-in-a-ne... Man pleads guilty to killing estranged wife in Bridgeport- July 3, 2008 A Hamden man has pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing his estranged wife in a Bridgeport home while the couple's three young children waited in another room.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/man-pleads-guilty-to-killing-estranged-wif... City man held for attempted murder- July 3, 2008 A city man was charged this morning with shooting another man after a fight at a local club last month.http://www.topix.net/city/bridgeport-ct/2008/07/city-man-held-for-attempted-murder?fromrss... |