Ledyard 33 mins ago

Magnitude 1.8 earthquake recorded near Ledyard

There was a small earthquake near Ledyard on Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and there are reports of shaking buildings and loud booms in parts of Eastern Connecticut. The U...

  • StormTracker Mar 25

    Sunshine returns along with breezy conditions to end the weekend

    Saturday’s storm brought the state anywhere from 1.5″ to just under 4″ of rain across the state. As the storm pulls away, the sunshine returned and a breeze continued through the afternoon. The wind chill or “feels-like” temperature will remain mostly in the 30s today with some upper 20s in the hills. Less wind is in t...
  • Chester Mar 23

    Fire damages two-story barn in Chester

    A fire damaged a two-story barn in Chester on Saturday. Fire officials said the barn on fire was about 100 feet from a home on Old Colony Road. The fire appears to have caused extensive damage to most of the structure. The barn reportedly held vehicles and equipment, not animals. No injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is…

  • UConn Mar 23

    UConn celebrates Auriemma's 70th birthday with 86-64 first-round win over Jackson State

    Paige Bueckers scored 28 points and freshman Ashlynn Shade added 26 as No. 3 seed UConn celebrated coach Geno Auriemma’s 70th birthday with an 86-64 win over Jackson State in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament on Saturday. Aaliyah Edwards, wearing a mask after missing two games with a broken nose, had 20 points and 10 reboun...
  • New London Mar 24

    Man dead, woman critically injured in apparent attempted murder-suicide in New London

    A man has died and a woman has life-threatening injuries after an apparent attempted murder-suicide in New London on Saturday morning. Dispatchers received a report of multiple gunshot victims in the 100 block of Hawthorne Drive around 9:30 a.m. Emergency crews responded to the area and found two people who had been shot inside of an apartment. Acc...
  • UConn Mar 24

    Students camp outside Gampel to see UConn Women play first round of March Madness

    In Storrs, March Madness means several things. On Saturday, it meant supporting the UConn Women at their First Round NCAA Tournament game. “I am feeling very excited. Hyped up,” said Sam Perrottelli, a master’s student at UConn. And it didn’t matter that the game started at 1 p.m. Some students got to Gampel Pavilion well be...
  • Haddam Mar 23

    1 injured in rollover crash, vehicle fire in Haddam

    A driver sustained minor injuries after a car crash on Route 9 South in Haddam on Friday. The fire department responded to a car crash around 9:40 p.m. between exits 13 and 10. According to officials, the car went off the road, hit a guardrail, hit the ledge and flipped to its side, catching on fire. The driver was able…

  • Rocky Hill Mar 23

    Route 3 in Rocky Hill reopens after crash

    Route 3 in Rocky Hill has reopened after a crash on Saturday. Police said a vehicle crashed into a pole on Cromwell Avenue at West Street. Eversource and the state Dept. of Transportation are making repairs to the damage. No injuries were reported. Authorities did not say if anyone was injured in the crash. At one point, several southbound lanes&#8...
  • Ansonia Mar 23

    Person rescued from Coe Pond in Ansonia

    A person was rescued from Coe Pond in Ansonia on Friday night. Firefighters said a person was reported to be in the water around 3:20 p.m. and that prompted a deployment of the water rescue team. One rescuer swam out to the person and brought them back to shore. The person was then handed over to EMS for treatment. Rescuers…

  • Hiking Mar 23

    DEEP kicks-off its ‘2024 Sky's The Limit' hiking and walking challenge

    Spring is here and what better way to celebrate than to be outdoors hiking and walking through our scenic forests? The Connecticut Department of Energy and Enviromental Protection (DEEP) has announced its ‘2024 Sky’s The Limit’ challenge kick-off on March 22. Included locations: Pootatuck State Forest (Squantz Pond State Park), Ne...
  • Manchester Mar 23

    Life-threatening injuries reported in crash on I-384 West in Manchester

    Life-threatening injuries were reported in a crash on Interstate 384 West in Manchester on Saturday morning. The single-vehicle crash happened around 7:30 a.m. near exit 2. Firefighters said an SUV was originally traveling in the eastbound lanes, hit several trees and ended up in the westbound lanes. The driver of the vehicle was transported to the...
  • StormTracker Mar 23

    Heavy rain out of Connecticut, breezy winds develop overnight into Sunday

    Heavy rain and strong winds battered Connecticut Saturday afternoon, causing tough conditions across the state. A flood warning (not river related) is in place for shoreline areas of Fairfield county through 8:45 p.m. A flood watch has been issued through Sunday morning due to the amount of rain expected. The rain picked up in intensity this aftern...
  • March Madness Mar 22

    No. 1 UConn begins title defense by cruising past Stetson 91-52 in NCAA Tournament

    Donovan Clingan scored 19 points and Cam Spencer added 15 as top-seeded UConn began defense of its national championship by cruising past 16th-seeded Stetson 91-52 Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The top-ranked Huskies (32-3) will face ninth-seeded Northwestern on Sunday in the second round of the East Region at Barclays Center in...
  • decision 2024 Mar 22

    Early voting in Connecticut begins Tuesday with the presidential primary

    There really is no strong party contest on either the Republican or Democratic ballot for the April 2 Presidential Primary, but officials want voters to still show up Tuesday for an historic day in Connecticut: the first day of early voting.   “It would be great to use early voting this first time we have it in Connecticut, so you…...
  • meriden Mar 22

    Driver took off after heavily damaging Meriden's WWI Monument: police

    Police are looking for the driver who crashed into, and heavily damaged the World War I Monument in Meriden Thursday night. Officers responded to the intersection of Broad Street and East Main Street around 10 p.m. They found the city’s World War Roll of Honor Monument had been struck and knocked over. The driver sped away from the scene,......
  • StormTracker Mar 22

    Some snow, ice for parts of state overnight, heavy rain moves in Saturday

    A system will move into Connecticut late Friday night bringing a bit of snow and even some ice to higher elevations. There is a winter weather advisory for the overnight for Litchfield and Hartford counties. A flood watch has been issued for all of Connecticut starting Saturday morning and lasting through Sunday morning. The heaviest rainfall will ...
  • decision 2024 Mar 26

    What to know as early voting for Connecticut's 2024 presidential primary begins

    The presidential primary in Connecticut will be on April 2 and this is the first election in the state in which early voting will be available. The following Democratic candidates were selected to appear on the ballot (listed in alphabetical order): The following Republican candidates were selected to appear on the ballot (listed in alphabetical or...
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