StormTracker 1 hour ago

Mostly sunny and chilly today as spring arrives tonight

Tuesday will be mostly sunny and chilly as spring arrives late this evening. Highs will be in the mid 40s. It will be fair at night. Spring arrives a few minutes after 11 p.m. Clouds will increase on ...

  • Newington Mar 13

    Police search for burglars who broke into smoke shop in Newington

    Newington police are trying to identify the burglars who broke into the Cloud 9 Smoke Shop in Newington early Wednesday morning and are asking people who live in the area to check home surveillance video. Officers responded to the shop at 451 New Britain Ave. at 3:15 a.m. and found the glass front door was broken.  Police said video surveillan...
  • West Hartford Mar 12

    5 people displaced after West Hartford house fire

    Five people living in a home on Edgemere Avenue in West Hartford have been displaced after a fire broke out Tuesday night. The fire department said they were called to a single-family home just before 8 p.m. Responding crews saw fire coming from the second floor. Additional units were called in and mutual aid was on standby. Everyone made it…...
  • Norwalk Mar 12

    Third police officer faces charges in a month's span in Norwalk

    The Norwalk Police Department is vowing transparency after three of their officers were charged in a month’s span. On Saturday, Officer David Vetare was arrested following a road rage incident. State police said he tried to run a woman off the road and threw an object at her car. The incident happened at 12 p.m. on Route 15 North between&#823...
  • West Hartford Mar 12

    Officials investigate racial slur written on kid's laptop at West Hartford school

    A mother is furious after a racial slur was allegedly used towards her son at a West Hartford middle school. District officials said they’re investigating this incident. That mother believes more needs to be done to address the issue, and she doesn’t feel comfortable sending her kid to school. “My heart just dropped. I was literally in the middle.....
  • Milford Mar 13

    Motorcyclist has serious injuries after crash in Milford

    A motorcyclist has serious injuries after a crash in Milford on Tuesday night. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. in front of the Big Y on Boston Post Road, according to officials. Police said a vehicle was leaving the shopping plaza at 150 Boston Post Road and a motorcycle heading west on the Boston Post Road collided with the vehicle…....
  • Hartford Mar 13

    State trooper hospitalized after head-on crash on I-91 in Hartford

    Update: State police said a driver was going the wrong way on Interstate 91 South and a state trooper tried to stop him and prevent a head-on crash with the vehicles behind him. A state trooper has been taken to the hospital after a reported head-on crash on I-91 South in Hartford Tuesday night. Connecticut State Police said they responded…...
  • school bus Mar 12

    Lawmakers look to crack down on drivers who illegally pass school buses

    Lawmakers say they share parents’ outrage over video showing 10,000 drivers illegally passing Bridgeport buses. Now, they want to change state laws so it’s easier for cities and towns to crack down. “We want to make sure that no child’s life is lost,” Sen. Herron Gaston (D-Bridgeport) said. The bill would allow towns to pass their own r...
  • Waterbury Mar 12

    Mother dies in Waterbury crash with two children in car: police

    A woman has died after crashing into a tree with her two toddlers inside the vehicle in Waterbury Tuesday morning. Police were called to Jersey Street for a reported crash just after 8:30 a.m. The driver, 23-year-old Jermiyiah Pegues, of Waterbury, was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. Pegues’ two children, both 3 years old...
  • Bristol Mar 12

    Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould announces plan to retire

    Bristol Police Chief Brian Gould has announced that he will be retiring from the police force once his contract expires in April. In October of 2022, the police department lost two of their own. Lt. Dustin Demonte and Sgt. Alex Hamzy were killed in an ambush-style shooting while responding to a 911 call on Oct. 12, 2022. A third responding…...
  • New Britain Mar 12

    Police investigate homicide that left New Britain woman dead

    Police have identified a woman who was killed at her home in New Britain earlier this month. New Britain police said Lauren Gualano, 71, was found dead on March 2. She died of blunt force trauma to the head, neck, torso and extremities with strangulation, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. Officials ruled her death a homicide&#8...
  • Middletown Mar 13

    Former teacher at childcare center in Middletown accused of tossing 2-year-old into wall

    A former teacher at a childcare center in Middletown is accused of tossing a 2-year-old child “like a piece of luggage” into a wall at the facility and has been arrested.

  • StormTracker Mar 12

    Lighter winds today, highs in the 50s

    After a windy start to the workweek, there will be lighter winds on Tuesday with highs in the 50s. Gusts of up to 30 miles per hour are possible with sustained winds between 10 and 15 miles per hour. It will be sunny with highs near 57. Temperatures will continue warm up in the days ahead. Highs will be near…

  • Tackling Gun Violence Mar 13

    Tackling Gun Violence: CT DPH declares community violence a public health issue

    When you think about public health, you may think about disease, epidemics or smoking. Now in Connecticut, there is another crisis: gun violence. “In Connecticut, we know that unfortunately, we face all forms of gun violence,” Commissioner Manisha Juthani, Connecticut Department of Public Health, said. The Connecticut Department of Public Health ha...
  • Entertainment Mar 15

    Several 1990s stars coming to 90s Con in Hartford

    Stars from ‘90s hits will be coming to Connecticut this weekend for 90s Con. The celebrities coming include “Thelma and Louise” stars Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, Alyssa Milano, Marisa Tomei, Danielle Fishel, Patrick Duffy, Melissa Joan Hart, James Van Der Beek, Dave Coulier, Jodie Sweetin and more. Two women who loved the Spice Girl...
  • gun violence Mar 13

    Tackling Gun Violence

    It is an issue that touches ever corner of our state: gun violence. Police, state leaders, advocates and community members are all working on solutions. It is a sad and familiar scene in the capital city: flashing lights, police tape at the scene, followed by vigils and grieving families. Here’s how police departments across the state are tur...
  • Cromwell 20 hours ago

    Texas Roadhouse to open in Cromwell in March

    Texas Roadhouse is opening a restaurant in Cromwell. The new location at 55 Shunpike Road and is scheduled to open in late March. Cromwell’s new Texas Roadhouse will employ a staff of 220 and the company is hiring for all full-time and part-time positions. Learn more about the job openings online here. The restaurant will serve dinner-only Monday t...
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