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Dozens of firefighters spent hours battling a raging fire in an old factory building in downtown New Britain on Tuesday night and part of the roof and some stairwells have collapsed. The building, located at 59 High St., was built in the 1800s. It is on the corner of High Street and Columbus Boulevard and High Street, Columbus Boulevard and…...

A woman who is accused of driving drunk has been charged in connection to a deadly crash in Ledyard that happened earlier this year. Police said 23-year-old Amber Lahue, of New London, turned herself in on Tuesday. Her charges are in connection to a deadly crash that happened in February. According to an arrest warrant, an officer had stopped Lahue...

A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for Tolland and Windham counties. The warning is in effect until 5:15 p.m. The storms developed just north of the Massachusetts state line and made their way into Connecticut Wednesday afternoon. It’s the second round of storms to make their way through the state on Wednesday. The earlier storms b...

Train service has been restored after a freight train in Stamford caught fire late Tuesday night. Fire officials said they were called to East Main Street for a reported train fire. Authorities told NBC Connecticut that a freight train operated by Providence and Worcester Railroad Company caught fire east of the Stamford train station just before 1...

A big shift for the Boy Scouts of America. The organization said it’s changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America starting next year. The move comes as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims. The youth organization said the change is meant to make ever...

Berlin police are warning anyone who may have visited Dollar General recently to monitor their accounts for suspicious activity after a card skimmer was found. The police department said anyone who visited the store on Farmington Avenue recently and paid by card should monitor their accounts for suspicious activity after a card skimmer was found on...

Firefighters are at the scene of a large fire that broke out at a commercial building in New Britain on Tuesday evening. The fire could be seen coming from a building at 59 High St. New Britain Mayor Erin Stewart said the building is a large complex that houses a machine shop and car repair shop. There are also many…

Avon police are looking for your help finding the person who fled the scene of a crash with serious injuries over the weekend. Police said they are investigating a hit-and-run accident that happened on Waterville Road in the area of Pine Hill Road on Saturday night just after 7 p.m. A white four-door sedan and three-wheeled motorcycle were involved...

Police are looking for a man accused of robbing a bank at gunpoint in Torrington on Tuesday morning. The police department said they responded to TD Bank in the Torrington Commons Plaza on High Street at 11 a.m. for a reported robbery. A man allegedly walked into the bank and passed the teller a note demanding cash while implying he…

House Democrats have approved a plan to spend as much as $400 million in unused American Rescue Plan Act funding on various priorities next year. The bill, which garnered a 103-48 vote, now heads to the Senate. Prior to the vote, Rep. Matt Ritter (D-House Speaker) made a plea to Republicans to support their stabilization bill. “What I would say&#82...

State police are investigating after a man died in a pedestrian crash on Interstate 91 South in Enfield on Tuesday. The crash was reported just after 5:30 p.m. State police initially said serious injuries were reported, but later confirmed that a person died in the crash. Troopers said 39-year-old TJ Jennings, of Hopewell Junction, New York, was st...

“When people come into New London, they go by the many lighthouses and they see, if they’re lucky, a submarine, all the ferries. It is a very interesting port,” Susan Tamulevich, executive director of the New London Maritime Society, said. For the next six months, the Thames River will have even more life as it welcomes cruise ships into...

Caitlin Clark’s upcoming professional debut in Connecticut is creating plenty of excitement in the area.

On National Fentanyl Awareness Day, the city of New Haven announced its plans for money it received from the National Opioid Settlement Fund. The city had over $650,000 to allocate this round. Much of it was being funneled directly into community groups on the front lines of the opioid crisis. One group getting a major cut of this round’s fun...