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On Earth Day, crews and first responders from Mystic Aquarium rescued a gray seal on Block Island. The seal, which was found alone on the beach, was entangled in a fish net. Mystic Aquarium received the call on Sunday and was able to rescue the baby seal the next day. “Since 2018, we’ve actually seen the seal population in our…

A blind dog that was abandoned in Hartford had to be put down, Hartford Animal Shelter shared on Facebook. The roughly 15-year-old dog, who animal control officers named Brooke, was suffering from pyometra, a uterine infection. She was put down this morning. She was recently found abandoned in Hartford wearing a blue sweatshirt and she had rosary b...

Hartford police say a man has died after being stabbed in Hartford Thursday afternoon. Officers responded to Plainfield Street near Blue Hills Avenue just before 4 p.m., according to police. They found a man in his 40s in the driver’s seat of a car suffering from a stab wound. The man later died. He has been identified as 41-year-old......

Unsung heroes who fought in World War II could soon be honored with their own special day in the state of Connecticut. If a bipartisan bill passes, April 26 would be named Tuskegee Airmen Day in Connecticut. The Tuskegee Airmen served in World War II as the first Black military airmen. The bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Tammy Exum and Rep…....

Shake Shack has opened in Newington. You can now get the signature burgers, hot dogs, chicken, fries, shakes, frozen custard and more at 3329 Berlin Turnpike. The restaurant opened on Thursday. It is open until 10 p.m. For each burger and hotdog sold on Thursday, $1 will go to FoodShare, according to the restaurant. This is the seventh Shake Shack&...

Two barbers in East Hartford, Connecticut, run to save a girl that they saw was running to an intersection. The rescue was captured on video.

There will be some changes to train service for riders on CT Rail’s Hartford Line beginning after Memorial Day and lasting into the fall. The Connecticut Department of Transportation will begin contruction on the Windsor Locks station on May 28. The projects include a new station in Windsor Locks with high-level platforms, new lighting fixtur...

A goodbye message from Leslie Mayes.

Police shot a man at Baummer’s Pond in Naugatuck on Thursday morning after he got into a confrontation with officers, according to police. Officers responded to the pond around 9:15 a.m. after learning that a man had a knife and two officers fired their department-issued guns during the confrontation, police said. The man is at a local hospital to....

State police have charged a man in connection with a fatal fiery crash on the Gold Star Bridge last year. Reginald Collins, 59, of New London, has been charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, illegal operation of a motor vehicle without minimum insurance and improper parking. State police respo...

Police have arrested a man who is suspected of stabbing and choking a woman in Shelton.   The victim, a 35-year-old woman, was stabbed at a home on Walnut Tree Hill Road in Shelton on Tuesday night, police said. Two teenagers were also in the home when it happened and they were not injured. Officers and medics responded to the…

Nurses are holding an informal picket outside of Danbury Hospital Thursday amid contract negotiations and said they are asking for support to improve working conditions in the hospital. The Danbury Nurses Union Unit 47, AFT Local 5047, which represents about 600 registered nurses at Danbury Hospital, said union leaders have tried to resolve issues ...

Ten families are displaced after a fire in Brookfield early Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to Boxwood Drive in the Ledgewood Condominium Complex around 1:30 a.m. and battled the two-alarm fire that damaged 10 units and displaced 10 families. Assistant Fire Chief Derek Broadmeyer said the fire started in one unit and spread to others and F...