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Interstate 91 South has reopened in Enfield after a reported oil spill. The highway was closed between exits 49 and 48 but has since reopened. The spill was initially reported at 3:30 p.m. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene. Drivers were asked to avoid the area. It’s unknown what prompted the spill, or how much oil has spilled. N...

A group of researchers at the Mozilla Foundation recently poured through the data collection policies of the top 25 most popular car brands in the world

An Interstate 691 ramp has reopened in Cheshire after a tanker truck rollover. The I-691 East exit 7 entrance ramp in Cheshire was shut down for several hours, state police said. Minor injuries were reported. Drivers were asked to take alternate routes. No additional information was immediately available.

Jewelry worth thousands of dollars was stolen during a smash-and-grab robbery at Trumbull Mall, according to police. Police said three masked robbers with hammers smashed the glass display cases at Kay’s in the Trumbull Mall on Wednesday afternoon, stole jewelry, then they escaped in a dark four-door sedan. Shoppers who heard the glass shattering t...

Waterbury police have arrested a third suspect in the shooting death of a man outside of Waterbury Superior Court last month. Police said they have obtained a warrant charging 26-year-old Nicholas Chiapponi, of Glastonbury, with the murder of 26-year-old Jarron Chapman, of Waterbury. Chiapponi was taken into custody at his home on Wednesday, accord...

Two people have died and another is hospitalized with serious injuries after a fire at a multi-family home in Wallingford, according to officials. They said the investigation indicates that the incident is criminal. Firefighters responded to the home on Geneva Avenue around 6 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call about smoke coming from a home and ...

One person was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor burns after a fire in Manchester on Thursday morning. Firefighters responded to Eldridge Street around 7:30 a.m. and found fire coming from the second floor of a single-family house. They had the blaze under control within 10 minutes, according to the fire department. One resident sustain...

A motorcyclist is in critical condition after colliding with a car in New Haven on Wednesday afternoon. The police department said they responded to the area of Forbes Avenue and Kendall Street just before 4 p.m. Responding officers found a motorcyclist, who is in their 40s, unresponsive with injuries. They were taken to the hospital and are in cri...

A teen that was critically injured during a shooting in Bridgeport has been pronounced dead a week later. Authorities said the shooting happened in the 1200 block of Park Avenue on April 10. Authorities responded to the area just before 7 p.m. after getting a ShotSpotter alert. Officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was…...

What to do with the geese in Bristol? The city’s Board of Park Commissioners discussed a potential plan Wednesday to cut down the geese population. It’s also brought stiff opposition from people saying it’s inhumane. Flocks of Canada geese are a common sight along Veterans Memorial Boulevard Park in Bristol. Their droppings though have caused compl...

Cromwell police say a karate instructor at Impact Martial Arts is accused of allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student when she was 16 years old. NBC Connecticut received an arrest warrant for Orest Markiv. In it, police said that during an interview, the teen said she and Markiv had sex on more than one occasion inside the karate&#8230...

Update: Officials said Thursday morning that two people have died and another has serious injuries after a fire in Wallingford on Wednesday. See the original story below. At least two people have been taken to the hospital with serious injuries after a fire broke out at a multi-family home in Wallingford. The fire happened Wednesday evening on Gene...

An Enfield resident and member of the Enfield Chapter of Standing up for Racial Justice raised concerns about state 2022-23 school year data, that points to a disproportionate number of students of color and students with disabilities being arrested or suspended from school in Enfield. She voiced the concerns at the April 15 town council meeting, a...

The first woman to ever serve as chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court has died. She was 94. Ellen Ash Peters was the first woman appointed to the state Supreme Court in 1978 and six years later, she became the first woman to serve as chief justice. “Chief Justice Peters achieved many firsts…She is a trailblazer, who in her…...

Jonathan the Husky is now 1 and UConn held a birthday celebration for the pup. The celebration was on Friday, April 19, from noon to 1:30 p.m. at the Jonathan statue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by UConn (@uconn) Jonathan’s Instagram post invited people to attend. “My birthday is on Friday! And you’re all invited to come......

After two days of beautiful weather, our StormTracker meteorologists are tracking weather changes on Wednesday. The day started with morning sunshine before afternoon cloudiness. Highs were in the upper 60s. Steadier showers develop after 7 p.m. There will be periods of light rain and drizzle through the overnight hours. Scattered showers are possi...