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There is another Cash5 $100,000 jackpot winner and this was the fourth one this week. The winning numbers for Thursday night were 1-4-14-16-29. The winning ticket was sold at Burnside Smoke Shop and Convenience at 487 Burnside Ave. in East Hartford. The first Cash5 jackpot win this week was on Sunday. The ticket was sold at Country Farms at 277&#82...

Several UConn students who are taking part in a pro-Palestinian protest on the campus in Storrs have gathered Friday morning after camping out overnight. The protest continues after a large crowd of around 300 people demonstrating to protest the war assembled near the Werth Residence Hall on campus on Thursday evening. Students said they have some ...

Connecticut’s Attorney General has announced a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general, rallying for enhanced protection in the wake of a recent cyberattack. In response to the recent catastrophic outage of Change Healthcare following a cyberattack, Attorney General William Tong has joined a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general u...

Two people have been arrested in connection with a burglary and attempted burglary that occurred back in January in Wallingford. Police arrested the two male suspects in New Britain on April 14 and April 22. Officers responded to the initial burglary in the early morning of Jan. 20. They say the pair broke into a Valero gas station on North…...

Would you know how to help someone suffering from a traumatic injury? High school students are learning how to do just that alongside medical professionals at Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford. Three trainings this April are part of Injury Prevention Month. Relying on speed and agility, the students race the clock and each other to put tourniquets...

Dozens of UConn students flooded the Storrs campus in a display of solidarity with the ongoing conflict in Gaza. A large crowd of about 300 pro-Palestinian demonstrators assembled near the Werth Residence Hall on campus Thursday evening. Students promise to be out until their demands are met. “We’re standing in solidarity with them because th...

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&...

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...