StormTracker 2 hours 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 ...

  • Waterbury 11 hours ago

    Waterbury vacant church to be repurposed as homeless facility

    “It’s heartbreaking, it’s frustrating, it is not unique to Waterbury, it’s a problem that is going all over,” Waterbury Mayor Paul Pernerewski said. There are plans underway to transform the former Sacred Heart Parish property into a multi-purpose campus that will offer resources to people re-entering the community after being incarcerated an...
  • Boston Red Sox 14 hours ago

    Red Sox plan to honor Tim Wakefield at home opener

    When the Red Sox take the field for their first game at Fenway Park this year, they will honor longtime pitcher Tim Wakefield and his wife, Stacy. The knuckleballer, who pitched in Boston from 1995 through 2011, died from cancer in October at the age of 57. Stacy Wakefield died less than five months later, also from cancer. The Wakefields…...
  • Bridgeport 15 hours ago

    Man arrested for role in $100K theft of jewelry at Bridgeport store

    A man has been arrested for his apparent role in an armed robbery that resulted in the theft of nearly $100,000 in merchandise at a Bridgeport store last year. The police department said they arrested a man in his 30s in connection to a violent armed robbery at ABC Jewelry on Boston Avenue in June 2023. On June 10, three…

  • Gambling 15 hours ago

    State offers resources to prevent problem gambling amid March Madness

    March Madness is here and the NCAA college basketball brackets are set. It’s estimated that more than $3 billion will be bet over the next couple weeks. Advocates are sounding the alarm about problem gambling online, and they’re calling for more government funding to help those affected. “It’s easier to gamble….I neede...
  • Bristol 16 hours ago

    Man in wheelchair dies days after being hit by car in Bristol

    A man in a wheelchair has died nearly two weeks after being hit by a car on West Street in Bristol. The police department said they responded to the area of West and Gridley streets at about 6 p.m. on March 3. Responding officers found Albert Sonier, who was laying in the road after his wheelchair was struck by a…

  • Marlborough 17 hours ago

    Driver was going 115 miles per hour on Route 66 in Marlborough: police

    Connecticut state police have arrested an East Hampton man who is accused of driving more than 115 miles per hour on Route 66 in Marlborough. State police said a state trooper saw a GMC pickup on Route 66 in Marlborough, heading toward East Hampton, at 8:35 p.m., on Wednesday. The GMC was initially clocked at 105 miles per hour, police…...
  • new haven 18 hours ago

    2 women injured in New Haven shootings

    Two women are injured after shootings in New Haven over the weekend. The first shooting happened on Sunday shortly before 9 p.m. when police received a ShotSpotter alert for several rounds of gunfire on Hazel Street. According to police, officers with Yale Police Department tried to stop a vehicle speeding on Trumbull Street near Canal Street. Offi...
  • MOHEGAN SUN ARENA 17 hours ago

    Rick Springfield to perform at Mohegan Sun Arena

    Rick Springfield is coming to Connecticut. The singer known for “Jessie’s Girl,” “Don’t Talk to Strangers,” I’ve Done Everything for You” and more hits will be performing at Mohegan Sun Arena on Sunday, May 19. The show will be at 7 p.m. Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 22 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster.com. If tickets are still...
  • EAST HARTFORD 19 hours ago

    Demolition begins on Silver Lane Plaza in East Hartford

    Demolition began on Monday on the Silver Lane Plaza in East Hartford. Over the years it was home to J.M. Fields, Burlington Coat Factory and Super Pets. “This represented a really vital, important shopping corridor for the town of East Hartford,” said Eileen Buckheit, the development director in East Hartford. “When I was younger, my parents did th...
  • East Haven 14 hours ago

    Armed intruders break into East Haven home looking to steal expensive cat: police

    East Haven police are searching for two suspects who broke into a home and attempted to steal a cat on Sunday afternoon. Officers responded to a home on Thompson Street around 3:45 p.m. after receiving a 911 call from a resident who reported a home invasion had just taken place. The victim told police two males tried to get in…

  • Cromwell 9 hours ago

    Texas Roadhouse in Cromwell opens Monday

    Texas Roadhouse has a new location in Cromwell and it opened to the public on Monday. The restaurant is at 55 Shunpike Road. It is open from 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, serving dinner only. It will be open for lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. The…

  • South Windsor 21 hours ago

    Charges filed in South Windsor against former Glastonbury police officer suspected of dozens of burglaries

    A former Glastonbury police officer who is suspected of committing more than 40 commercial burglaries in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Rhode Island is accused of a burglary at a South Windsor restaurant, according to police. South Windsor police said 37-year-old Patrick Hemingway, of Glastonbury, is suspected in a burglary at the Mill on the River...
  • ncaa basketball 22 hours ago

    UConn and Yale are both competing in men's NCAA tournament

    Yesterday was Selection Sunday and both the UConn and Yale men’s basketball teams will compete in the first round. UConn, the 2023 NCAA champions, will take on Stetson on Friday afternoon and Yale will take on Auburn a little later. Friday, March 22 (Round of 64) UConn is the top overall seed and the team will take on Stetson at…

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