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Sick days – most of us get them so we can get well and not lose our wages during time off. But not all smaller companies offer sick days like restaurants, mom and pop retail businesses and others. But that’s about to change after the House passed a bill that would mandate companies offer 40 hours of sick time per…

Connecticut is in desperate need of workers – tens of thousands of workers to build submarines, teach our kids, care for the sick, engineers to lead all that federally funded transportation projects that we have here in Connecticut. Yet some of the schools that do the training are seeing declining enrollment. There are some bright spots, thou...

A motorcyclist has died after a crash in Hartford on Saturday evening. Officers responded to the intersection of Fairfield Avenue and White Street around 8:30 p.m. for a report of a serious crash. Once in the area, police said they found a red Suzuki motorcycle in the middle of the road and a grey Honda Accord on the southeast side…

One person has died and four others are injured after a rollover crash in Willington on Saturday night. State police said a 21-year-old man from Bethel was driving southbound on River Road around 10:15 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and caused the vehicle to roll over. A passenger in the vehicle, later identified as 19-year-old Maria Dama...

A warm front brought showers to the state this morning and it brings warmer air to the state today and tomorrow. The average high temperature for late April should be in the upper 60s. High temperatures today (away from the shoreline) will climb through the middle to upper 70s. A south wind will keep the shoreline noticeably cooler with highs&#8230...

A woman who is considered armed and dangerous is being sought by police after an armed robbery in Stratford last month and she is also wanted by Connecticut State Police for escaping custody. Officers responded to the Stratford Motor Inn on Stratford Avenue on Tuesday, March 19, for a report of an armed robbery. Authorities said the victim reported...

Saturday marked National Rebuilding Day, a day that brings people together to help those in need. In our state, more than 300 volunteers fixed up 14 homes in the Blue Hills neighborhood of Hartford. One of those homes belonged to Theresa Battle. “Sometimes, we need a little extra push, and little extra help, and this is great for me,” s...

A man was shot outside of an apartment complex in Bridgeport early Saturday morning and police are searching for a vehicle that is believed to have been involved. Dispatchers received multiple calls about a shooting in the 300 block of Orchard Street around 12:45 a.m. Once in the area, officers found a 29-year-old Bridgeport man on the ground outsi...

An investigation is underway after an officer fired their gun during an incident in Hartford early Saturday morning. Police said the shooting happened in the 400 block of Wethersfield Avenue around 12:15 a.m. No one was struck by the gunfire. A portion of the road is currently blocked off by police tape and several officers remain at the scene. Inv...

A house fire has closed a road in New Fairfield on Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to the home on Wood Creek Road around 5:30 a.m. The extent of the damage is unclear at this time. Wood Creek Road is closed. There’s no estimate for when it may reopen.

A dog is dead, two people are seriously hurt and several others are hospitalized after a car crash in Wolcott Friday night. Police said they responded to the area of Wolcott and Mad River roads at about 5:15 p.m. A car with two adults inside collided with a truck, which was traveling north on Wolcott Road. There were three kids…

UConn students and community members are on day two of a protest in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza, and are showing their opposition to the war between Israel and Hamas. “We feel we as students we have a responsibility to use any little power, we may have to make the big changes that need to be made,” student…

A man has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted his next-door neighbor in Shelton, police said. Dennis Barry, 76, was arrested on Wednesday. Police said they received a complaint from a 29-year-old woman that her neighbor had sexually assaulted her. The woman told police that she went next door to see if her package was mistakenly del...