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It is Mental Health Awareness Month, and we know that mental health support is crucial for kids. One nonprofit is making that, along with access to health care, more obtainable. It has outreach programs running right now at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford. It’s lights, camera, action, and Ellie McOmber is on air! From Connecticut Children’s Fami...

Friday is here and it started with morning showers. This afternoon will be cloudy, cool and breezy with a few isolated showers. High temperatures will be in the high 50s to low 60s. We will have partial clearing tonight. Temperatures will be cool, in the 40s or upper 30s. Saturday morning will begin with sunshine, and it will mix with…...

On Thursday, tenants were rallying and fighting for fair leases and better living conditions in New Haven and it comes after some tenant unions have notched successes as they look to improve the places where they live. “I’d say we feel like we accomplished a lot. And really it’s just a start,” said Zach Postle of New Haven. Postle......

One woman from Wallingford is in for a rewarding Mother’s Day. Rebecca Iannucci will be getting her master’s degree as a family nurse practitioner from Quinnipiac University this Sunday. “I am so excited. This has been a long time coming,” said Iannucci. But along the way, she reached a few other milestones, becoming a mothe...

Gov. Ned Lamont plans to veto a bill that would give financial aid to striking workers. Lamont told reporters in his office about his decision Thursday while reflecting on the legislative session that ended at midnight. “Does that mean I want the taxpayers subsidizing striking workers? I don’t think I do,” Lamont said, defending his record as a pro...

“There was no erratic driving or anything to indicate that, but they were concerned enough to call,” said Lt. John Schmalberger of Avon Police. Children and parents of Avon Public Schools alerted police of what they say was erratic behavior coming from their bus driver on Wednesday afternoon. “Some yelling, some loud outbursts, some hand waving but...

The historic Keney Park in Hartford is undergoing a beautification project this summer. The transformation will focus on adding artistic enhancements to its trails. On Thursday morning, leaders of local nonprofits including RiseUp and Friends of Keney Park joined Hartford Mayor Arunan Arulampalam to announce the revitalization effort. “This park co...

A longstanding diner in Wethersfield expects to have to close their doors for good after the town Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans to build mixed-use housing in its place. The Wethersfield Diner has called the Silas Deane Highway home for roughly 70 years, according to the owner. “Horrified, heartbroken, pissed off. It’s wrong,” ...

Police are investigating a shooting in Waterbury on Thursday afternoon and said the victim has life-threatening injuries. Officers responded to the intersection of Bishop and Bronson streets at 1 p.m. after receiving a report of a shooting and found a crime scene, police said. But before the officers got there, Saint Mary’s Hospital contacted polic...

The governor has signed legislation that will prohibit health-care providers and hospitals in Connecticut from reporting a person’s medical debt to credit rating agencies for use in credit reports. The law also voids any medical debt that is reported to credit rating agencies, according to Gov. Ned Lamont. It takes effect on July 1. “When medical d...

Windsor High School was placed in lockdown Thursday morning after a student brought what was initially believed to be a gun to school. Police responded to the school just before 11 a.m. after getting a report that a male student had a gun in the bathroom. The 16-year-old student was located and detained. It was determined the student had a…...

UConn has suspended the campus chapter of the Lambda Theta Phi fraternity Thursday, less than a week after the chapter’s former president was arrested in connection to a hazing incident. The initial incident occurred in early February, but was reported to state police on March 23 by a student who had taken part in the initiation process for t...

Roads in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven are getting major improvements to keep pedestrians and bicyclists safe. Phase I included a new bus stop, new speed bumps and new signs along Wintergreen Avenue and Springside Avenue near Common Ground High School. “That on its own makes me feel safer every day and makes students feel safer every day,...